Extra Battery For Sundown 1500D

[cf2004 10+ year member]

My going to run a Sundown 1500 and a Sundown 50.4 in my s10 regular cab. Space is tight and about the only size extra battery I will fit be able to fit in the rear is a Powermaster D5100 (or a battery with similar dims).

How will this battery do with the 1500 @ 1 ohm and the 50.4? Do you think it would be decent? The only of battery I have now is a newer everstart battery. The biggest battery I can if upfront is a PM D1200 (or one of similar dims).

Factory alt ~105 amps or so. No power anything. has a/c & 2.2l engine. Big 3 will be done when I install the amps.

Will the d5100 in the rear alone be able to power the amps?

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[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

d5100 upfront and d3400/d2400 in the rear

 

[cf2004 10+ year member]

Sorry I edited the first post to clear things up.

I can only fit up to a 5100 in the rear. am working with limited space. up front i can only go as big as a d1200

Is the d5100 a pretty good battery?

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

you should be able to put a d5100 under the hood. the d1200 im pretty sure is an atv battery, the d5100 is the smallest car battery

 

[cf2004 10+ year member]

the 5100 is to tall for using it up front that why i needed to go d1200 up front.

the pm website doesnt say anything about the d1200 being for a atv only

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

Why would you use a D series to start your car though? Should use the S series IMHO if you are dead set on PM.

 

[cf2004 10+ year member]

would the s series perform just a well as the d series in terms of audio use? or is it only good for starting power?

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

Different types of batteries are made to do diff things. The D series is made for audio (deep cycle) and the S series is made for starting (not deep cycle). The thinner the plates in a batt the higher output. But you should not deep cycle a thin plate batt. There is just not enough lead in a thin plate batt and it will loose it's ability to hold a charge over time.

 

[cf2004 10+ year member]

That is kind of what I thought. Thats why I asked if the S series is just as good as the D for audio. I planed on putting the D series up front for extra deep cycle power for my audio (and to start the car lol). So to me it seems to make sence to use a D series PM up front instead of the S series and tear it up.

I am not dead set for having a PM up front either. I may go Yellow Top since it has a top post and side post mount (my truck has side post style terminals).

But for now I wanna use a PM D5100 in back as the dims on it fit the little area I have to work with and wonder if it will be stout enough for the Sundown 1500D.

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

The yellowtop is fine for starting, but it would take too many of them to equal the power in the D series when it comes to car audio.

 

[cf2004 10+ year member]

so would using D series up for starting and audio be ok?

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

so would using D series up for starting and audio be ok?

You could, that depends on the car. What kind of car is it? I think I missed that part if you said before.

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

yeh ive got a d5100r under the hood

 

[cf2004 10+ year member]

2.2L s10

 

[cf2004 10+ year member]

yeh ive got a d5100r under the hood

that what i figured the PM website say they can be used as a factory replacement.