> Opps, forgot one key point though, the yellow tops only carry a 1 year
> warranty to the red tops 3 year warranty...  this is obviously because they
> expect yellow tops to see a lot greater abuse.  One final note, you can get
> red tops at Costco!  Not sure how it affects the warranty, nor if they are
> available at "all" locations.

>> The red top is the starting battery.
>>
>> jimt
>> On 8/18/05 6:56 PM, "greg crone" <l_levi1@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>>
>>> In searching the archives I've seen lots of info on
>>> using the yellow top for an auxilliary battery, laying
>>> it on it's side, etc...But what about as the main
>>> starting battery? I've got an 85 1.9 westy non camper,
>>> and it does have an auxilliary battery, but the
>>> starting batt is getting weak.

Having just bought & installed a yellow top aux. battery last weekend
($170), & read the instructions, yellow top batteries are listed as deep
cycle & starting batteries. If you want to use it for starting, you connect
the side post locations, if you want to run aux. Devices off of it, you use
the top posts. 1 year warranty like mentioned above.

Costco does not sell the yellow tops as far as I could tell, but did have
the red & blue in stock.

FWIW,

Tom