I guess the warranties in MASS are not as good as those in CA, cause Optima gave me
a new battery even though my posts were cut....people do this in lots of
applications, according to the battery shop where I bought mine...they even have a
special tool for doing this and melting the top of the post afterward.  The idea of
battery posts sticking out of the seat seems like more of a risk.  If you cut
notches in the battery box for the posts to fit past, cutting should be unnecessary.

steve

KENYON FAIREY wrote:

> In response to:
>
> > Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 16:52:59 -0400
> > From: Lawrence Johnson <ljohnson@HALHINET.ON.CA>
> > Subject: Re: Battery venting, etc.
> >
>  SNIP SNIP
> >
> > The Optima battery (yellow top) is probably your safest choice. All it gives
> > off are electrons and long service. If you remove (saw off) the metal tab from
> > the top/front of the battery box behind the driver's seat, then the Optima
> > D750S (or D750U) Deep Cycle Battery (Yellow Top) will fit on its side within
> > the battery box. This battery can be mounted in any orientation with no
> > adverse affect.
> >
>
> I spoke with my local dealer about the Optima and potentially "cutting off"
> the posts. She called the Distributer - and we were told that this kind of
> alteration _voids_ the _warrenty_! But Optima is working on a version of
> the battery with posts that will "screw" into either top or side position.
> Guess they have had many requests? Don't have any date or assurance - just
> a comment.
>
> Kenyon
> '91 Westy Greta II
> www.oit.umass.edu/kfwesties/
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