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Battery powered Zombie thread.....!


Still loving my Optima Red R34

 

:lol:

You must have gone to school with my wife.....:biggrin5:

 

You've probably addressed this issue long ago, but oh well... Check your local parts house and look at the Interstate battery. I have had great luck with them and the one I got for my '05 MCS fit perfectly.

 

Wow...how did we all miss this for like almost a year.

 

optima red top ftw!

 

Optima is great for a car that will sit!!

 

Yup, Optima Red Top owner here.

 

Red top group 34 optima here too....

 

Dead Battery ???

So I went to my 07 MCS convertible out of storage , just back from spring break . BATTERY DEAD , I had bought a BMW charging system plugged into the cigarette lighter . I know the battery is 4 going on 5 , but how do know if the charger was working , so I don't do this next year. So as my reading is going I should buy a Optima Red R34 and it should fit.

 

I've never been a real fan of those cig lighter chargers. Give me the good old fashioned clip the wires onto the terminals kind. I know then that I have a positive connection.

 

Optima red top here!

 

I got one of these off Amazon and its great. ((Read the reviews))

Its perfect for AGM (Optima) and regular old school battery's.

I got this one.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/NOCO-G7200-Automatic-Battery-Maintainer/dp/B004LWTHP2/ref=pd_sim_auto_1"]Amazon.com: NOCO Genius G7200 12V/24V 7200mA Fully Automatic Battery Charger and Maintainer (Grey): Automotive@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41IjTRBAPHL.@@AMEPARAM@@41IjTRBAPHL[/ame]



You can also get the cheaper version.


[ame="http://www.amazon.com/NOCO-G3500-Automatic-Multi-Purpose-Maintainer/dp/B004LWVEKS/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1334012040&sr=8-18"]Amazon.com: NOCO Genius G3500 6V/12V 3.5A Automatic Multi-Purpose Battery Charger and Maintainer (Grey): Automotive@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41GKIYYkHtL.@@AMEPARAM@@41GKIYYkHtL[/ame]

 

Is the series one MINI battery the same as the battery in a series two MINI?

Dave

 

So after 24 HRS on the good old 30 years plus charger , turned the key MCS fired up first time all seams to be working need set clock & radio , how do I know what is not working.

 

New Interstate going into the 07 in the AM, with a Battery Tender, should be good for another 5 years.

I will try to take a snap of the installation as I have to hang at the shop, PES in West Denver.

Don

 

The Good and The Bad

Sam's Club has the Eveready MAX battery for $94. Installation is free. Warranty is 3 years non-prorated. 3 years and 1 day? You buy a new battery :nonod:

 

My standard practice is to not think about the battery until it dies and strands me in a parking lot at 101 deg with no shade for two hours until AAA comes.