Posted by MoparNorm on Saturday, July 21, 2007 at 09:59:05 :
In Reply to: Re: "thoughts" on Impregnated felt washers.... posted by Big E on Friday, July 20, 2007 at 18:55:32 :
Uh...I have nothing against felt washers, Optimas are sometimes shipped with felt washers.....
The Optima's usually last from 8 to 10 years. I started using them in 1988, I'm on my second battery in that particular vehicle.
The whole discussion of which type of metal and which type of connection is mute with an Optima, there is no liquid acid, so the out gassing is nearly non-existence to, in some cases, non-existent.
The battery, the connections and the cables stay completely clean. The only terminal corrosion I have experienced was most likely due to moisture, in a vehicle that was stored outside for a time.