Life Expectancy of an Optima battery

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Well, I do believe that after a few hours of working on the inside of the car with the doors open and the ignition being turned on and off, it has met its maker. pretty close to dead as a door nail.

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They do that, and this is normal according to what I’ve read about the battery. The reds are for cranking/starting only, and do not take well to use while the car is not running.

The yellows on the other hand are “designed” for extended use (audio systems, etc) without the car running and therefore don’t have this problem.