# DAM IT Optima Red Top Discharged to 5 volts...

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [August 5, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dam-it-optima-red-top-discharged-to-5-volts/15544 "2006-08-05T17:28:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![RobY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@RobY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobY)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2006, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dam-it-optima-red-top-discharged-to-5-volts/15544/6 "2006-08-06T08:06:35Z")

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Everything is fine. Popped the batt in and it started right up. Took a short cruise this morning.

I guess sitting unused for 2 months was too much for even the mightiest of batteries.

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