Different batts???

[treylittlefield 10+ year member]

i currently have a HO alternator and a HC1800 up front.. would i need to get 3 more 1800's?? or could i get a different brand and get some bigger batts? like some C&D batts or somethin cheaper but just as good?? ive heard somwhere that u dont need to mix batts and u need to get the same model casue it will throw the voltage off and drain the smaller batt or somethin like that. somone please help me out cause im in the process of buyin batts now and was wonderin the best way to do this

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[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

you can mix but you start running into territory where things may not last as long and need replaced sooner rather than later. A battery has a life span and when you throw more inconsistances into the mix that are not balanced the shorter that span can be. The difference is near impossible to put a figure on because of the way the batteries could be used and cared for. They may last 2 years they may last 4+ but if they started off balanced matched they could last months or years longer.

 

[treylittlefield 10+ year member]

cause i was thinkin bout gettin one or two C&D batts and payin bout half the price..but if ya think it'd be better to just get 3 more 1800's then i'll just save up and wait

 

[CobraStang98 10+ year member]

How much power will u be running??

 

[treylittlefield 10+ year member]

ummm well i was plannin on gettin a sundown 4500D when they come out //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif i'm gonna pre-order one this week. i'm gonna have 2 12 Fi BTL's Fully Loaded.

 

[treylittlefield 10+ year member]

so yal think jsut gettin 4 more 1800's would be better than say 2 big batts?? sorry i kno this is an old thread i jsut diidnt think it was ness to start a new one.