That is what they advertise

 

if thats the case, I would call em, tell em the acid leaked allover

 

well i'll be damned!!!!! at least u know whats wrong now and can get it replaced. it took me one replacement to get a optima yellowtop worth a shit. looks like you too

 

Second bad optima now...
Maybe they don't like to be laid down? I thought they were a sealed gel or something of the sort?
Glad u found it.

 

No gel, I thought that until recently also, they use a Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM). They use traditional techniques of a lead acid but rather than leave the space between cells open they put in fiberglass the help prevent migration of the acid. They are also sealed so they can have a flexible mounting solution.

Here is a link to some good info I found on batteies and chargers. It was interesting reading about the desulferication processes and some of the other tricks.

http://www.batterystuff.com/tutorial_battery.html

Here is some good info on Optima's sight.
http://www.optimabatteries.com/produ...t/techtips.php

 

f the optima buy a http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/p_...k_KHC1400R.aspx

 

My car batt dies after a week or so.

Although I'm using a very small motorcycle battery, which isn't meant for cars, but it's working.

I am going to build a box for it this winter.

 

is a 100 amp breaker enough?

 

I wouldn't think so since the battery has upwards of 400 cranking amps

 

Yes, 100Amp is fine, using a breaker is like using a slow blow fuse. The fuse and breaker will allow for a large in rush current like starting without tripping.