Hi
Ive been trying to decide on what battery would be right for my car. I currently have an Optima yellowtop that refuses to crank in cold weather. This has been an ongoing problem each winter for a few years. I usually take the battery out and charge it overnight, then it starts fine. As long as I drive the car everyday, it usually starts.
Anyways I'm sick of dealing with this, so I'm wondering if I should get another yellowtop or go with something else. My system is 1360 watts I think (i didn't install), with a touchscreen head unit (installed by me) plus a capacitor(not sure if that matters), plus led strip lights.
I have the stock alternator at 100 amps. It whines when the hu is on.
I play music pretty loud most of the time I'm driving. I don't usually play with the car off. I assumed that would just immediately drain the battery until I realized what a deep cycle actually is.
So I know the alt runs the system when the car is on, but it dips into the battery reserve when necessary. So does this warrant a deep cycle or something? Also what about parasitic drain? Will a regular starter battery just keep getting drained?
Anyways, any suggestions? thanks!
Ive been trying to decide on what battery would be right for my car. I currently have an Optima yellowtop that refuses to crank in cold weather. This has been an ongoing problem each winter for a few years. I usually take the battery out and charge it overnight, then it starts fine. As long as I drive the car everyday, it usually starts.
Anyways I'm sick of dealing with this, so I'm wondering if I should get another yellowtop or go with something else. My system is 1360 watts I think (i didn't install), with a touchscreen head unit (installed by me) plus a capacitor(not sure if that matters), plus led strip lights.
I have the stock alternator at 100 amps. It whines when the hu is on.
I play music pretty loud most of the time I'm driving. I don't usually play with the car off. I assumed that would just immediately drain the battery until I realized what a deep cycle actually is.
So I know the alt runs the system when the car is on, but it dips into the battery reserve when necessary. So does this warrant a deep cycle or something? Also what about parasitic drain? Will a regular starter battery just keep getting drained?
Anyways, any suggestions? thanks!