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Battery problem
Big Watty:
I've got yellow tops in my 110 and they're fine for starting - as mentioned above they are a deep cyle battery and as I understand it they can be run completely flat and as long as they're recherged at the correct rate they won't suffer any damage
Range Rover Blues:
If you're trying to jump a vehicle with a very flat battery you'll find the flat battery acts lilke a short accross the jump leads and absorbs all the power, the contact points on the jump leads act like resistors and limit the current, so that it seems impossible to start the car as you describe. Either disconnect the flat battery (your alternator is machine sensing so you should be ok) or leave it on the jump leads for 5 minutes and see if it picks up any charge.
I don't know about deep cycle batteries but I know with regular batteries that once they have been flattened below about 10 volts ( or 1/2 volts either side possibly) then they are toast!
discodaz:
The Optimas seem to be a Gel filled traction battery,they should be recharged when theres only 20% capacity left, & they are no good at all for starting duties, just as a starter battery is no good for traction purposes.
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