I like the ACDelco Model 78-7yr battery. It is a professional grade battery that is excellent IMHO - I got mine at NAPA for about $110. BTW, a master switch for the battery is a sure way of keeping the battery fresh for the next start if you let it set more than a few days. I'm on my second battery in nine years. Harold McElraft - 3354 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Soma576@xxxx wrote: > List, > > Today i had my charging system tested (volt meter was doing odd things) and > they said my battery tested bad. what i want to know now is what battery > should i get? in the archives it says that the optima is a good battery, but do i > really need it? is it worth the extra money? > > I am also having trouble figuring out which battery is the right replacement. > is it just called a ' 75 ' ? > > My car is driven mostly on weekends so often times it sits maybe 5 or 6 days > between starting. i have all of my electical issues sorted out so the battery > is never dead even after a couple weeks of non-running. my last battery was > an Exide and it is about three years old, however it was subjected to frequent > total discharge in the first two years of its life as i sorted things out and > fixed some wiring. i am sure that is what caused its early demise. > > what do you recommend out there? > Andy To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/