Cheap second battery ....

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

i've got a charger at home, what would i need? so my first idea would be "ok" as a temp bandaids if i got an isolator to go with it?

and what resting rate should a battery be if it's not 12.4?

Yeah temp here get as low as -40 celcius ( that's **** cold) and my car something has trouble starting in those weather but never fail on me....

So isolator (i'll be using it on my next car too) + big and cheap walmart/ canadiantire lol battery (marine ok?) = a ok band-aid for few months?

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

i've got a charger at home, what would i need? so my first idea would be "ok" as a temp bandaids if i got an isolator to go with it?
and what resting rate should a battery be if it's not 12.4?

Yeah temp here get as low as -40 celcius ( that's **** cold) and my car something has trouble starting in those weather but never fail on me....

If you already have a charger, that is one less thing to buy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif

Your flooded starting battery should be 12.6v with a full charge. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

If your current starting battery starts your car without any issues, then by all means, keep it. Just add a back battery and isolate it from the front. That will also help keep your front battery charged more because it won't have to help power your music anymore. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

i've got a charger at home, what would i need? so my first idea would be "ok" as a temp bandaids if i got an isolator to go with it?
and what resting rate should a battery be if it's not 12.4?

Yeah temp here get as low as -40 celcius ( that's **** cold) and my car something has trouble starting in those weather but never fail on me....

You know what the isolator does?

If you put the battery in the back, you could even go with a 3000 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

It will support quite a bit of current draw/wattage with your next vehicle when/if you upgrade.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

If you already have a charger, that is one less thing to buy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif
Your flooded starting battery should be 12.6v with a full charge. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

If your current starting battery starts your car without any issues, then by all means, keep it. Just add a back battery and isolate it from the front. That will also help keep your front battery charged more because it won't have to help power your music anymore. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Do you know of an isolator that's more than 250a?

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

i know what it does but that's all... 250amp current isolator needed?

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

how should i charge my batt btw? what amp? how long?

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

Do you know of an isolator that's more than 250a?

The largest I could find was a 200A diode based unit, but you can parallel them to make a 400A isolator //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

i know what it does but that's all... 250amp current isolator needed?

You need an isolator rated to be at lest the output of your alt. So if you have an alt less than 200A, I would get the 200A isolator. That way, you could use it in a new build with a bigger alt if needed.

how should i charge my batt btw? what amp? how long?

That depends on the battery. If you told me which battery, I could tell you more.

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

That depends on the battery. If you told me which battery, I could tell you more.

i'll figure it out latter today. All I remember is the production month : january 2007, so its not that old. it was in the car when i bough it

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

sold my type r last night so i got some money //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

i'll be visiting local shot to see what i can get on the low. Do you think local shop like canadiantire got battery isolator?

What should i be looking for in a second battery for my trunk? cca is not important on a non-starter battery from what i've read. Does it got to be dry cell? what specs most important for lower voltage drop and listening music without car on???

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

sold my type r last night so i got some money //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gifi'll be visiting local shot to see what i can get on the low. Do you think local shop like canadiantire got battery isolator?

What should i be looking for in a second battery for my trunk? cca is not important on a non-starter battery from what i've read. Does it got to be dry cell? what specs most important for lower voltage drop and listening music without car on???

Here are a short list of attributes you MUST look for in a new battery:

1) AGM, not flooded

2) Deep cycle

3) Sealed

4) Ah rating > 100Ah

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

Here are a short list of attributes you MUST look for in a new battery:
1) AGM, not flooded

2) Deep cycle

3) Sealed

4) Ah rating > 100Ah

thank you i'll look for that local ... batteries are ***** to ship in canada //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

go to a boating store. marine batts are sealed since they are on a boat* and many have high Ah

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

thank you i'll look for that local ... batteries are ***** to ship in canada //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

I know of a guy who bought his Kinetik in Canada. I am not sure if it was on this forum or another that I was on, but he was worried about the cold cranking ability of the Kinetik up there in the cold. He bought the HC1800 for his front battery in a small truck and it worked fine for him. I think he said that he bought it from a local audio shop.

Also, I just went to the Kinetik website and it gives a contact in Canada as:

Location: Canada

Company: Gem-Sen

Contact: Rolf Juraschka

Phone: 905-660-3110

Email: rolfj@gemsen.com

Website: http://www.gemsen.com

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

any comment on this? http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524443248305&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1408474396672456&bmUID=1236703358918&deptid=1408474396672395&ctgrid=1408474396672400&subctgrid=1408474396672456

or this one :

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524443271697&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1408474396672456&bmUID=1236703358907&deptid=1408474396672395&ctgrid=1408474396672400&subctgrid=1408474396672456 (103ah???)

btw prices are in canadian. One american dollar is worth like 1,20$ can atm

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

btw canadian dealers are extremely expensive... a type r 12sub sell like 279,99$ +tax over here so that's like 340$ tax included....

I sold my type r 12s for 250$ a pair yesturday and the guy tough he made a super deal, just to give you an idea //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Looks like Gemsen is in Ontario. I'll be contacting them just incase there is a affordable sellers in quebec