kinetik power!

[GotThemVibes90 10+ year member]

i just got my 2 kinetik HC1400's in the mail today

does anybody know how i go about charging them?

or do they come precharged and good to go?

i heard that you can't just use any method to charging these because it could be bad on the battery

im lookin for a solution for this, without having to buy that kinetik kips supply/charger they make.

what kind of charger to use, what output to use, etc etc. any and everything helps

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[anj46907 10+ year member]

they should be charged already

 

[x2o 10+ year member]

What voltage are they sitting at? New or used?

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

Iuse an agm charger. Kinetik has a charger also. http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=20455

Just make sure the charger you use has an AGM mode. They have different agm chargers at walmart too. I would venture to say you want an agm charger that can do 10 amps. The charger I have is an AGM auto charger that charges @ 6 amps but I don't ever run my battery down that far.

 

[GotThemVibes90 10+ year member]

they came new but i dont know the charge on them right now.

thanks for that AGM tip, it'll definitely come in handy

 

[Enellz 10+ year member]

Buy a 30 dollar charger from Autozone, and put it on slow charge. Also invest in a DMM and check your voltage first.

 

[GotThemVibes90 10+ year member]

Buy a 30 dollar charger from Autozone, and put it on slow charge. Also invest in a DMM and check your voltage first.

whats a DMM,

 

[Enellz 10+ year member]

Digital Multimeter. Good for checking voltages, ohm loads, etc.

A very handy tool, and I recommend anyone with a system to have one. It'll save you days of pulling you hair out and bashing your head it. I cant tell you how many times I went with out bump for days, or pissed at my system, just to find something as small as low voltage causing the pain in the a**. I brought mine for about 30 at Lowes. They sell them at walmart for about 20.

 

[GotThemVibes90 10+ year member]

thanks, i bought that charger, went a little more better tho and got a 12 amp

concerning that, one battery reads voltage= 15.9, tells me charge = 100% and the other battery says =15.3 and 100%

is that normal, orr? whats it supposed to read at a FULL charge

ill definitely invest in a DMM now, thats a must need in my book

thanks! i think thats everything

 

[Enellz 10+ year member]

thanks, i bought that charger, went a little more better tho and got a 12 amp, worked great!
ill definitely invest in a DMM now, thats a must need in my book

thanks! i think thats everything

just make sure you charge them slow

 

[GotThemVibes90 10+ year member]

just want to make sure of things

originally, both batterys were around voltage ~15 when charging

right now i just finished one battery, its reading voltage =13.5 (saying complete)

the second battery is saying voltage~15.9 and is decreasing...

does anyone know what kinetiks should read at a full charge?

or/and also what the **** happened in my situation?

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

would a 2amp slow charge be fine for a stinger battery? sorry for the thread jack but its kinda related question

 

[Fender5 10+ year member]

my hc600 came new precharged.. 12.3V on the dmm.

 

[alvitae 10+ year member]

would a 2amp slow charge be fine for a stinger battery? sorry for the thread jack but its kinda related question

x2 But I'm not sorry for the jack //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[Enellz 10+ year member]

would a 2amp slow charge be fine for a stinger battery? sorry for the thread jack but its kinda related question

should be fine, but make sure it regulates your voltage. Which means it stays constant, and doesnt increase with the charge