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Optima Batteries
OPTIMA batteries advanced technology not only provides longer shelf life and vibration resistance, it also supplies consistent power through extreme temperatures and climates. Excessive heat can create corrosion and gassing which can shorten the cycle life of a battery. OPTIMA batteries have a higher resistance to heat, cutting down on its negative effects. In cold weather applications, a battery's ability to provide cranking power to the engine is extremely important. OPTIMA batteries have a lower internal resistance, which provides increased cranking power even in the coldest of temperatures.
Red Top OPTIMA batteries are designed for short term high current applications such as starting engines. They do not like to be "deep cycled" (like all automotive starter batteries). Although, this Red Top battery with its SpiralCell Lead Plate Technology, will suffer much less from the occasional deep discharge (such as leaving your lights on) than a "standard" flat plate style battery would do. Because of the fact that SpiralCell technology can store more energy for a given sized battery these types of battery are ideal for use in motor sport because a much larger "conventional" battery would need to be used in place of an OPTIMA to give the same starting current capability.
Yellow Top OPTIMA batteries are designed as DEEP-CYCLE Yellow for DUAL USE - DEEP CYCLE )and starting too!). These have lots of uses, everything from Golf carts, wheelchairs, alarm systems, emergency lighting, backup power systems, orbiting satellite communication systems, emergency vehicles etc can use these batteries. Anything that uses batteries in a cyclic manor, benefit greatly from these batteries. Unusually DEEP-CYCLE batteries are happy to produce large currents and so can also double as starter batteries. This allows the use of a single (deep-cycle) battery in a boat/car/generator/race vehicle, or one with TV/Powerful stereo systems etc or lots of ancillary equipment that runs when the engine is stopped. This kind of treatment would mean very short battery life in the case of a "conventional lead-acid" battery...
