Diff Between Optima Yellow and Blue Top

[Nd4SpdSe]

I've heard most people recommend the Optima Yellow Top battries for car's running powerful systems. Now, i saw that there are Blue Top Optimas. How, my Mx-3 being Tropical Emeral Metallic, or Aqua if you will, i would like to use the Blue Top to match my car, but does it offer the same "performance" as the yellow top?

[Marlon]

the blue one is for boats bout i don't know why

[BumpNGlow]

Blue tops are marine batteries. They can be run down to nothing over and over w/ out taking any real damage. They aren't used for comps because of cost I think. I'd recommend just getting a yellow top.

[Nd4SpdSe]

ahh, deep cycle, right?

[mzdspd]

there is also a red top witch discharges and charges real fast and the yellow top is made to be run almost dead then get charged over and over

[cjthor]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Marlon:
the blue one is for boats bout i don't know why<hr></blockquote><p> Made to be completely brought down to 0 volts and up again. Yellow top just a deep cycle.

[Da_Wiggy]

blue tops have two aditional threaded top posts for hooking up trolling motors hence marine battery. The yellow top is also a deep cycle battery and I would highly recomend the yellow top especially if you have dimming probs from your system