Optima vs Diehard Platinum

I worked in the Sears Auto center for some time. Had Many Optima returns. They are very tempromental charging. Sears Diehard has a new series battery called Platinum. The have a marine deep cycle version. These batteries have a fiberglass mat between plates that absorbs the acid and strenghthens plates. Vibration resistant. There are significantly more plates and plate surface than optima spiral gel cells. Reserve min are 2x that of same size optima. These batteries can be rapid charged without damage. The can be mounted on side, end or upright (but not upsidedown) and in nonvented areas. These are the most advanced batteries out there. Price is about 10% more than same size optima. Check em out. And I am no longer at Sears so there no comission issue.

Just a note when comparing group size to group size reserve capacity is about 25% more with platinum. Price may be same or lower for platinum depends where you shop. And optima is an AGM battery not gel cell.

[quote=kydonky;359760]I worked in the Sears Auto center for some time. Had Many Optima returns. They are very tempromental charging. Sears Diehard has a new series battery called Platinum. The have a marine deep cycle version. These batteries have a fiberglass mat between plates that absorbs the acid and strenghthens plates. Vibration resistant. There are significantly more plates and plate surface than optima spiral gel cells. Reserve min are 2x that of same size optima. These batteries can be rapid charged without damage. The can be mounted on side, end or upright (but not upsidedown) and in nonvented areas. These are the most advanced batteries out there. Price is about 10% more than same size optima. Check em out. And I am no longer at Sears so there no comission issue.[/quote]