battery died???

[mustangowner 10+ year member]

I was sitting in a parking lot yesterday letting some friends listen to my new ported setup and my battery died (it wouldnt start). I listened to it for no more than 10 minutes at moderate volume...i did push it hard a couple of times. Just wandering if i should upgrade my battery?

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Do you have a regular car battery? As I said in the thread about "deep cycles vs. regular batteries", standard lead acids don't have much tolerance for high current draws. Although, 10min shouldn't be too hard of a load on it. How old is your battery, and what are the condition of the terminals (i.e, if there's corrosion on them, clean it off).

 

[Nightskye 10+ year member]

It shouldn't have gone out that quickly.

One easy thing you can do is take it to a local auto parts store that does free battery tests so you can eliminate/blame a weak battery problem as the cause.

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

do yourself a favor, whenever your system is on, start the car, otherwise. leave if off, or realllly low volume. period.

 

[mustangowner 10+ year member]

the terminals are fine. I think its just old. the car is a 2000 model mustang, as far as i know it still has the original battery. I have owned it since 2002 and i have not replaced it.