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OK, so I went to the Bay Area and Santa Cruz for a week of vacation. The second night I awoke from a sound sleep in a panic. Oh Crap! I left the map light on in the Maser while I was looking for my glasses! Did I turn it off?
NOPE! Got back and the poor baby was stone cold dead! Super high end battery charger said to dump the FIAMM (shorted plates). Remebering EXCELLENT advice from Ed and the others on this board, I ordered an Optima 34R Red Top from Summit Racing (through amazon.com). I paid $159 + $10.00 shipping/handling. It arrived in 3 days, fully charged.
Removing the battery is straightforward but it's tight in there under the relay/fuse boxes. The Red Top's terminals are closer together so the positive terminal sits uncomfortably close to a metal bracket. I turned the positive terminal cluster clockwise to maximize clearance and replaced the red cap. The strap fit perfectly and screwed right back into place, holding the battery securely. None of the supplied adapters were needed.
Surprisingly, after turning on the master power switch everything came right back up. I think the alarm was confused and needed an arm/disarm cycle but the radio didn't need its code and everything else checked out.
So I started the car.... Remembering comments like "wow it really spins"......
Well guess what? WOW IT REALLY SPINS!!!!!!!! I've never heard that car come to life with more vigor! I started it a few more times just to hear how positive the starting is. VERY IMPRESSIVE and HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
NOPE! Got back and the poor baby was stone cold dead! Super high end battery charger said to dump the FIAMM (shorted plates). Remebering EXCELLENT advice from Ed and the others on this board, I ordered an Optima 34R Red Top from Summit Racing (through amazon.com). I paid $159 + $10.00 shipping/handling. It arrived in 3 days, fully charged.
Removing the battery is straightforward but it's tight in there under the relay/fuse boxes. The Red Top's terminals are closer together so the positive terminal sits uncomfortably close to a metal bracket. I turned the positive terminal cluster clockwise to maximize clearance and replaced the red cap. The strap fit perfectly and screwed right back into place, holding the battery securely. None of the supplied adapters were needed.
Surprisingly, after turning on the master power switch everything came right back up. I think the alarm was confused and needed an arm/disarm cycle but the radio didn't need its code and everything else checked out.
So I started the car.... Remembering comments like "wow it really spins"......
Well guess what? WOW IT REALLY SPINS!!!!!!!! I've never heard that car come to life with more vigor! I started it a few more times just to hear how positive the starting is. VERY IMPRESSIVE and HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!