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<blockquote data-quote="Selvos" data-source="post: 8545626" data-attributes="member: 659514"><p>Hi</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>I have the stock alternator at 100 amps. It whines when the hu is on.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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?</p><p></p><p>Anyways, any suggestions? thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[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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