>Can't give you any help on the Optima's, but one thing I
>would check on would be the two-bank charger. I have known
>several people, myself included that no longer rely on the
>onboard chargers. They have a tendancy to not properley
>regulate output and in some cases not turn off automatically
>which harms the batteries. I know of one guy who replaced
>batteries every year for two or three years before he found
>out his onboard was burning them up. I use mine for overnight
>or weekend trips only and use a 10 amp auto charger at the
>house. If the batteries aren,t charged by the next morning, I
>look into battery problems at that time. My Opinion of
>Course.


I've been suspecting this might be the problem, hmmmm??