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<blockquote data-quote="Selvos" data-source="post: 8545626" data-attributes="member: 659514">HiIve been trying to decide on what battery would be right for my car.&nbsp; I currently have an Optima yellowtop that refuses to crank in cold weather.&nbsp; This has been an ongoing problem each winter for a few years.&nbsp; I usually take the battery out and charge it overnight, then it starts fine.&nbsp; As long as I drive the car everyday, it usually starts.Anyways I&#039;m sick of dealing with this, so I&#039;m wondering if I should get another yellowtop or go with something else.&nbsp; My system is 1360 watts I think (i didn&#039;t install),&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; It whines when the hu is on.I play music pretty loud most of the time I&#039;m driving.&nbsp; I don&#039;t usually play with the car off.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; So does this warrant a deep cycle or something?&nbsp; Also what about parasitic drain? Will a regular starter battery just keep getting drained?Anyways,&nbsp; any suggestions?&nbsp; thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Selvos, post: 8545626, member: 659514"] 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! [/QUOTE]

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