Ford302Redneck
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Mo POWA!!!! DURRR
with a large sound system the battery tends to get drained more (even with the engine on) . regular batteries cant take this as well and start loosing capacity if they get drained and recharged. plus typically deep cycles have a greater capacity per same sized case....alot of companies like optima wont warranty a starter (red top). alot of people say you can get around that but after the second or third time it happens (and if they keep track) i doubt you would leave a very happy person. just buy right the first time
redtop > yellowtop with car running/driving.
yellowtop>redtop with car off playing
but they both **** compared to some others.
yellowtop>redtop with car off playing
but they both **** compared to some others.
or get an electrical system that can handle your system and you won't have to worry about draining your battery
ultimate157
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Engineering Student
I have a 7000 amp alternator, is that enough?
my trruck will be getting dueal 200, and 6 kinetiks //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif that should do //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
Kenny Pollock
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drag it!
haha.
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CBFryman2
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Both are the most vibration resistant on the market and offer GREAT CA and RC. Not the best for the price but that combined with the name and the vibration resistance and the fact that they are entirely sealed makes for a GREAT battery.
They are no eagle pincher but they are **** good batteries.
Deep cycles can be drained lower and still be able to move current and can be drained to almost no voltage, be recharged, and you wont notice a big difference in how the battery charges or discharges where convential batteries wont hold a charge and their current capacity is greatly reduced if they are drained too low (11v or lower).
Deep cycles are NOT made for massive, 1-3 secon bursts of current...contentional batteries are better for that. Deep cycles will allow yo uto make 2, 3, 4 medium bursts of current with little or no drop in voltage and if you do drain them you wont harm it. They are also good for playing music for longer periods of time with out a good replenish charge.
If you plan on playing with the car off or if you have a system you plan on installing that will max out the alternator plus more and you plan on using it at thoes levels for extended periods of time then look into a deep cycle.
Otherwise a conventional battery with good cranking amps and a decen reserve capacity will do just fine.
One benefit of a deep cycle is if you have a drain you dont catch (such as a light) and you go to start your car it will start with a good battery like a yellow top, even after 10+ hours of 5-10a draw. Many conventional batteries would have a hard time cranking the car after that...some wouldnt be able to budge the engine.
well, for caraudio, i would run another company before them.
CBFryman2
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I absolutely love my Yellow top and for $150 it does great. My voltage stays reletively stable even with 100a + draws on it. That combined with me going off roading and it getting bumped around quite a bit I dont think there is a better battery for me personally.
In a car I'd look into kenetiks or similar.
ngsm13
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Eagle pincher. Kenetiks.
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