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<blockquote data-quote="IgnoreMe" data-source="post: 3208763" data-attributes="member: 551352">system in sig with an everstart maxx battery under the hood (875ca) and a 200a mean green alt.starting to work on my electrical a little bit more now, and am trying to get the voltage drops under control (not THAT bad even. these kickers are pretty efficient //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif ). but none the less, the better the voltage, the happier ill be. so i figured time to add another battery. heres my issue:all my research has told me to not mix a deep cycle style battery and a regular battery. research has also told me not to put the extra battery in my hatch area due to the gas released.so im kind of in a jam...how do i add more batteries that i can put in the back without going to a sealed battery or mixing battery types? i dont want to really buy a deep cycle battery but these seem to be the only ones that are fully sealed.so what the **** do i do? i thought about putting in a everstart maxx marine battery since its supposedly not a real deep cycle but its somewhat sealed...is this a bad idea considering i have a regular starting battery under the hood? anyone with an explorer with more than 1 batt chime in...what im hoping to accomplish is, keeping my voltage up, without blowing my car up...edit: more research shows that most marine batteries are considered &quot;hybrid&quot; and shouldnt be discharged more than 50%. so im assuming they are not a deep cycle battery (mostly)anyone know if the marine maxx batteries are sealed?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IgnoreMe, post: 3208763, member: 551352"] system in sig with an everstart maxx battery under the hood (875ca) and a 200a mean green alt. starting to work on my electrical a little bit more now, and am trying to get the voltage drops under control (not THAT bad even. these kickers are pretty efficient [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] ). but none the less, the better the voltage, the happier ill be. so i figured time to add another battery. heres my issue: all my research has told me to not mix a deep cycle style battery and a regular battery. research has also told me not to put the extra battery in my hatch area due to the gas released. so im kind of in a jam...how do i add more batteries that i can put in the back without going to a sealed battery or mixing battery types? i dont want to really buy a deep cycle battery but these seem to be the only ones that are fully sealed. so what the **** do i do? i thought about putting in a everstart maxx marine battery since its supposedly not a real deep cycle but its somewhat sealed...is this a bad idea considering i have a regular starting battery under the hood? anyone with an explorer with more than 1 batt chime in... what im hoping to accomplish is, keeping my voltage up, without blowing my car up... edit: more research shows that most marine batteries are considered "hybrid" and shouldnt be discharged more than 50%. so im assuming they are not a deep cycle battery (mostly) anyone know if the marine maxx batteries are sealed? [/QUOTE]

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