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<blockquote data-quote="husker77" data-source="post: 7765071" data-attributes="member: 641116">Nice post k.h.a. 10 years ago if you talked about putting in extra batteries you were chastised for the thought, it was just another load like you said.The other thing I can&#039;t really figure out is deep cycle batteries probably are not very good for this application any way. Up to a year ago I was a boat mechanic, anytime someone had starting or charging issues you could almost guarantee they were using a deep cycle(or walmart) battery for their starting battery. They are made to be discharged slowly and then recharged slowly, I wouldn&#039;t really think they would like the little &quot;pulls&quot; they would get, then the high recharge rate of a ho alt.I will say I had a yellow top in my suburban for 2 years, I pulled the battery when I was doing some work and it sat in an unheated garage for over a year. Then I needed a battery for another vehicle, picked it up stuck it in and it started it without a jump or charge. Ran it in there for over a year, then pulled it out and used it in a camper for a while. Finally died when my brother dropped it on something and drove a 1&quot; gash into one of the coils.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="husker77, post: 7765071, member: 641116"] Nice post k.h.a. 10 years ago if you talked about putting in extra batteries you were chastised for the thought, it was just another load like you said. The other thing I can't really figure out is deep cycle batteries probably are not very good for this application any way. Up to a year ago I was a boat mechanic, anytime someone had starting or charging issues you could almost guarantee they were using a deep cycle(or walmart) battery for their starting battery. They are made to be discharged slowly and then recharged slowly, I wouldn't really think they would like the little "pulls" they would get, then the high recharge rate of a ho alt. I will say I had a yellow top in my suburban for 2 years, I pulled the battery when I was doing some work and it sat in an unheated garage for over a year. Then I needed a battery for another vehicle, picked it up stuck it in and it started it without a jump or charge. Ran it in there for over a year, then pulled it out and used it in a camper for a while. Finally died when my brother dropped it on something and drove a 1" gash into one of the coils. [/QUOTE]

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