looking for a new battery!!!

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

Yea my yellow top has no issues. Idk why Ur voltage would drop that far anyway, unless you are running it a lot with your car off. I'm not saying they are the best, but with the 3 year warrenty, you should be fine.
I think I'm gonna get a deka or a XS for my trunk. Hopefully that duralast gold doesn't kill you. You better vent it somehow if it isn't sealed.

i had the deka but it died....

im running a stinger spv70 for the stock location and a optima D31T in the trunk

 

[BlackG35inTN]

hahah, thanks guys. I guess that's something I really need to look into. Worst case scenerio, I will go with an AGM

 

[martin8 10+ year member]

thats wat my dad said i cant run a 12 volt system ofo a 16 volt battery so i was wondering how everyone does it? do they have a 12 volt in the front then have a 16 or 18 volt in the back. or do they run a voltage regulator? or somethin but idk if i cant do that i was thinkin a regular 12 vold exstatic battery found it for 160 bucks and thats with shipping

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

hahah, thanks guys. I guess that's something I really need to look into. Worst case scenerio, I will go with an AGM

what does ur voltage drop too when you play at full tilt with just the xs?

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

You have to get a 16V alternator and run it just for the audio unless your stock system can handle it but most cant.

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

thats wat my dad said i cant run a 12 volt system ofo a 16 volt battery so i was wondering how everyone does it? do they have a 12 volt in the front then have a 16 or 18 volt in the back. or do they run a voltage regulator? or somethin but idk if i cant do that i was thinkin a regular 12 vold exstatic battery found it for 160 bucks and thats with shipping

your stock alt should charge at 14v

now what ur worried about is amps(this next part is only an example)

ur alt may be be giving off 100 amps but ur car would use about 80 or them

so u have 20 amps to use for ur system

now what u want to do is look at the batteries i showed you in the link......then look into a New alternator

 

[martin8 10+ year member]

how about a batcap power pack? it says its a 35 farad capacitor and a 600 cap battery

 

[BlackG35inTN]

what does ur voltage drop too when you play at full tilt with just the xs?

As far as I know, it never dropped lower than 13.4. The only time I metered it was when I first bought the batt. But that's one of those things, where you drop a system in, get tired of spending $ on car audio and lose interest for 2 years like I did. I put the battery in and NEVER had problems cranking, dimmed lights, reduction in power from my amps... nothing, no problems in 2 years at 2500w

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

i may go to one of those depending on how my batt setup now does

 

[-01limited- 10+ year member]

Op a little help too, the number of volts you are running isnt shit if you dont have the current behind it.

One lesson everyone should really take note of.

 

[martin8 10+ year member]

what do u mean by current? how much power? so i should use 16 volt if im using a bunch of watts?

 

[speakerdude123 10+ year member]

OP I know you are coming on here looking for advice, which is great and all but the best advice I think we should be giving you is to research how a 12V system works in a car. It seems you have little understanding of electronics and electricity in general, and a Google search would be more then helpful to you.

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

I bought an Excide Orbital Deep Cycle Marine battery 3 years ago. Sealed Gell cell and it still sits at 13volts. best buy ever for $40. clearence sale.

 

[ekeekk14]

im looking for a new battery get rid of my stock and get a new and better one and still just run one battery. and i wanna run a more than 12 volt battery i want a 16 volt battery. wat do i have to do to run it do i need an isolator or could i just switch it with no problem.i was looking at this battery copy the link and tell me what u think Amazon.com: Pyle PBAT1000 1000 AMP 16V Battery Capacitor (Car Battery with Built-in Capacitor): Electronics i dont like plye car audio at all there garbage but idk about there batteries.

not sure if this is what you're looking for.. but here's a 16V battery from TurboStart (if you find it easier to trust this brand)

Amazon.com: TurboStart S16V AGM Series 16-Volt Dry Cell Racing Battery: Automotive

 

[martin8 10+ year member]

ok ill just stick with a 12 volt battery then. but i was also thinking about a marine battery my friend has one. but i was thinking deka battery or an exstatic because there in the price range any other suggestions. and stinger that pretty good price its like 200 bucks