Optima Yellow Top D35

[98 SNAKE EATER]

I have been running a yellow top as the primary battery in my 40 since May 2007. However, I have had 3 of the blue tops die within 18 months. One in a cruiser and the other 2 in a solar panel setup.

Which model blue tops?

The blues are basically identical to the yellows as they're both deep cycle, but the blues have marine style accessory posts instead of the GM style side posts.

I've seen two blues fail, but only because my customer used the accessory posts for main current draw (huge SPL sound system)

Optima replaced them and suggested he use the main terminals for high current accessories (like I initially told him when he bought them from me)

Zero problems eversince


I've got a yellow in my 98 T/A that's over 10 years old and still going strong, a yellow in my Five Window Coupe cranking over a high compression BBC with ease, a used blue in my drag boat cranking over a built 440 like it's nothing and a pair blues in my Cruiser (used primary, new secondary) running more electrical goodies than you can shake a stick at

Hearing all the Optima horror stories on this board, I guess I'm just lucky

 

[Blackdog]

True Believer In the Yellow Top

I've been running a Yellow Top since '07 and have only had it die once, but that was my own fault. My son left the interior light on once for four days while we were out of town and it still managed to crank the engine (slowly but surely). Three years and still cranking, but for $155 I expect it too for awhile longer.

 

[Cambino123]

Its now several weeks later and the Red Top is still cranking along perfectly. The truck has also been idle for 4 days and it started right up. Ready for the cold winter!