Cheap second battery ....

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

or there is this one i could get with a free shipping //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gifhttp://www.blyachting.com/En/detail.asp?sku=0311029 Interstate srm-29 is it worth something?

 

[loopkiller 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

You have to enter a postal code to view those. What should I use?

or there is this one i could get with a free shipping //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gifhttp://www.blyachting.com/En/detail.asp?sku=0311029 Interstate srm-29 is it worth something?

That is not an AGM battery.

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

You have to enter a postal code to view those. What should I use?


That is not an AGM battery.

sry try g2g1n6 and i'll be getting even more weekly flyers //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

The largest I could find was a 200A diode based unit, but you can parallel them to make a 400A isolator :fyi:QUOTE]
But what about voltage drop?

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

The largest I could find was a 200A diode based unit, but you can parallel them to make a 400A isolator :fyi:QUOTE]
But what about voltage drop?

The 1/2 volt could be gained back on the supply side via an MLA adapter.

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

Candian Tire //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif That place has everything.... I used to go to the one in Thunder Bay when I went up to my cabin.

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

sry try g2g1n6 and i'll be getting even more weekly flyers //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

The only AGM battery I saw for sure was the Orbital Extreme, which seem to be a private branded version of the Optima Yellow Top. If that is the only thing you can find, it will work, but you are only going to get about 1000W RMS out of it.

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

The only AGM battery I saw for sure was the Orbital Extreme, which seem to be a private branded version of the Optima Yellow Top. If that is the only thing you can find, it will work, but you are only going to get about 1000W RMS out of it.

indeed it look a lot like a yellow top... with a 50ah //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

went there and there was not agm batteries... We canadians are so winner!!!

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

Candian Tire //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif That place has everything.... I used to go to the one in Thunder Bay when I went up to my cabin.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif I love the Tire perfume inside this place. Canadian tire is so part of our history... don't know why //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

Ok i just find a place called "batteries expert" near my home. The name mean Battery expert //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif btw

They seems to carey odyssey batteries. Which one is for me?

there's also a enerwatt agm 175ah that weight 114lbs, don't know anything about price...

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

Ok i just find a place called "batteries expert" near my home. The name mean Battery expert //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif btw
They seems to carey odyssey batteries. Which one is for me?

there's also a enerwatt agm 175ah that weight 114lbs, don't know anything about price...

114lbs!! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif Wow! That thing is a beast! I don't think that one will be very affordable. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

As for the Odyssey models, the 2150 is a bad mofo. That is a Group 31 battery. They actually make two different 2150 models, but the only difference is an extra set of posts on the one model. The actual battery inside is identical. If that one is too expensive, then just buy the biggest one you can afford.

Also, while you are at the battery expert place, ask them if they have any other AGM batteries. Sometimes you will find that they sell a no-name version of AGM batteries that might not be the best batteries, but they might be much cheaper.

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

114lbs!! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif Wow! That thing is a beast! I don't think that one will be very affordable. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif
As for the Odyssey models, the 2150 is a bad mofo. That is a Group 31 battery. They actually make two different 2150 models, but the only difference is an extra set of posts on the one model. The actual battery inside is identical. If that one is too expensive, then just buy the biggest one you can afford.

Also, while you are at the battery expert place, ask them if they have any other AGM batteries. Sometimes you will find that they sell a no-name version of AGM batteries that might not be the best batteries, but they might be much cheaper.

Yeah best bang for the buck //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif I don't care having a no name battery, it will be hidden in the wheel pit anyway //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

i'll go there after my class today, I hope i'll find something that fit the bill for around 200$

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

Yeah best bang for the buck //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif I don't care having a no name battery, it will be hidden in the wheel pit anyway //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif
i'll go there after my class today, I hope i'll find something that fit the bill for around 200$

The no name is sometimes also less performance too, so be careful. I have seen batteries that were supposedly no name Kinetik batteries, but they had like half the performance. Remember what you see on the outside is not what makes a battery. It is the insides that matter. The plates and the electrolyte are what is crucial to making a good battery. Those are not something you can see by looking at the outside of a battery. Some of the ratings are valuable, but again are not everything. The Ah rating and the reserve minutes are useful, at least more useful than CA and CCA values.

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

The no name is sometimes also less performance too, so be careful. I have seen batteries that were supposedly no name Kinetik batteries, but they had like half the performance. Remember what you see on the outside is not what makes a battery. It is the insides that matter. The plates and the electrolyte are what is crucial to making a good battery. Those are not something you can see by looking at the outside of a battery. Some of the ratings are valuable, but again are not everything. The Ah rating and the reserve minutes are useful, at least more useful than CA and CCA values.

Overrated and underrated battery don't surprise me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif like car audio equipment

Ok I'm back from the little shop. They had odyssey 2150s group31 at a whopping 469,99$+tax for around 460$Us i guess Only a 100ah for 450$ us buck ain't cool with me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

There was also a Enerwatt no name brand (at least i think) model wp110-10 with 110ah for 229,99$+ taxe so around 230$ US. Can i get better online with the high shipping price over here //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

here's info on that no name battery.. that's all i can find

http://www.worldbatteries.com/documentsNew/901.pdf

He also sugegsted me a selenoid isolator, saying the diodes were always breaking after few month on the other customer..

So should i go with this 230$us 110ah no name battery ??? and is he talking shit on isolator?

He also do some alternator work. That's might be interesting once i'll get my next car

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

Overrated and underrated battery don't surprise me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif like car audio equipment
Ok I'm back from the little shop. They had odyssey 2150s group31 at a whopping 469,99$+tax for around 460$Us i guess Only a 100ah for 450$ us buck ain't cool with me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

There was also a Enerwatt no name brand (at least i think) model wp110-10 with 110ah for 229,99$+ taxe so around 230$ US. Can i get better online with the high shipping price over here //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

here's info on that no name battery.. that's all i can find

http://www.worldbatteries.com/documentsNew/901.pdf

He also sugegsted me a selenoid isolator, saying the diodes were always breaking after few month on the other customer..

So should i go with this 230$us 110ah no name battery ??? and is he talking shit on isolator?

He also do some alternator work. That's might be interesting once i'll get my next car

That battery looks decent. I can't tell you for sure how it will work, but it looks like it has pretty decent specs. For $175 US you can get a Deka Intimidator 9A31 here, so the $230 US price is a little high. It might be the best value you can find.

As for the isolator, if you use the solenoid based isolator, you will kill your starting battery much sooner. If you are willing to take that risk, go with the solenoid based. It is better than running nothing at all.