Well my battery took a dump after only 3 years. Odyssey PC1500, 4 year full replacement is being stood by. Went to start & only 5.6 volts after sitting for a few weeks! New one coming soon!! Also a battery maintainer, 3 stage slow charger, was told to keep on it if I don't shut off battery power!
That sucks ... You may have just gotten a bad battery ... I have the same one in mine and lasted almost 5 years now and i keep it on a slow trickle battery tender when parked for more than two weeks ... Full replacements are nice tho, huh ?!?! Hope you have better luck with the next one ...
I heard those were good batteries. I'm going on 6 years with my Yellow Top Optima, its been great too.
I went away from my Yellow Top ( had from 4 years), if the voltage ever goes bellow 10 volts only way to recharge is @ 2 amps for 72 hours!! No matter what the alt. output!! Battery tender is what I need to use ,if power not turned off, & has to be from Odyssey, or one approved by them!
You must have really put a strain over and over on that thing, that brand is supposed the be the go to battery that's replacing all deep cycle batteries these days. I always like to tell my story about my 18 year old yellow top Optima...Bought new in 94 for my pop up camper. Used it occasinally for a few years on trips. Didn't have power ran to it, so would have to put a charge on it before trips. Then life changed a bit so it sat drained in the camper for about 10 years. Life got better, added a second battery to my Chevy 4x4, and in went Old Yeller. This battery is still going strong! It's jump started my horrible red tops more times than I can count, been used in my bass boat to power the Minkota troller, used on my bed hoist last week, (see pic) so I guess I just got lucky and got a special one of a kind battery. It's too bad batteries have gotten so damn expensive, because it'll definitely be another yeller for me, but I guarantee I'll never own another battery as good as Old Yeller has been. 19 years old in a month! I'll have a cerimonial beer fest and burial when it's time, and I'll probably cry a bit. I'll definitely be saying goodbye to a great old friend. Can anyone top this?
That's awesome! I've drained mine dead on numerous occasions leaving the stereo or having the compressor run overnight when a relay went bad, and it's always been a quick jump and off to work. I hope mine makes it to 19.
Got a replacement sent to me, & now changing the way I have the battery/ battery box held down. Was battery studs though the floor & nuts on bottom, that is a pain to remove. Made tabs that will weld to the floor & come though the battery box & studs will attach from the top ,with nuts on top . Top plate changed from side to side ,to end to end. Will throw photo's up soon!
You got it Ricky! Will be starting the bed area today! And the Odyssey batteries require a special charger,their own or a approved one. Got the smallest one as told it would do the job!
