Not a problem, more of a PSA

[Mandeep D]

32cm of snow overnight + 20" open spoke wheels = WICKED VIBRATIONS!

That is all.

[Maraschino Larry]

What is this "snow" you speak of?

[Dreamstate]

I've only had two opportunities to use my new snowblower this winter. Not that I'm complaining.

[Mandeep D]

Supposedly we've had less snow this year than last. Despite that, I have banks as high as the Tahoe....

[tripwalking]

PSA:
Found an article on the Optima website outlining how to 'resurrect' a dead Optima battery. I found one on the shelf here, and have it hooked up now. I'll let you know how it works.

Hook up the dead and good batteries together positive to positive and negative to negative. Hook the battery charger up to the good battery. The charger will recognize the good battery and start charging them both, since they're hooked up to each other. Once the dead battery regains something like 10+ volts, it'll be able to be charged on its own.

[Dreamstate]

Interested to see how this turns out.

[Maraschino Larry]

Found a video on the subject

[wide_load]

Interesting... on that note as well. If any of you guys want a cheap optima yellowtop I have 2 laying around.

[tripwalking]

I might buy one off you... Depending how the resurrection goes.

[wide_load]

No rush.. let me know.

[tripwalking]

Seems to be taking a charge... The mechanic next door hit it with his big charger this morning and declared it dead. It's warm, anyhow, which seems to indicate charging. I've got it on 2amps and will leave it the rest of the day like that.

[Dreamstate]

Leave it a day or two and see what happens.. it may need longer than one afternoon.

[tripwalking]

Sounds good.

[Dreamstate]

I did a 2 amp charge for a week on the battery that is now in the golf.. it seems to have brought it back to life. It doesn't feel 100%, but better than buying another battery.

[tripwalking]

Thanks Tristan! Hope you made it home safely.

[wide_load]

No problem. I hope it lasts a long time! Was going to try and search on how to figure out mfg date on an optima to try and date them.

[Dreamstate]

were you able to bring it back to life?

[tripwalking]

I'm not actually sure which battery I'm using now... I think it's Tristan's which was fine from the beginning. The dead optima did come back a bit, but not enough by the time I needed it. I haven't kept it up buy have a feeling that it could be resurrected.