What handles spikes better?

[RollinRemz05 10+ year member]

Red or Yellow Tops?

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[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

The Red top SHOULD since it is a starting battery.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

^^^That was in really poor taste.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

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[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

steve irwin can't handle spikes.

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[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

if you have a system in your car i would lean more towards a yellow or a blue. optima doesnt suggest using red tops in car audio. the heavy hitters in db drag /usaci that used optima used yellow or blue.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

the heavy hitters in db drag /usaci that used optima used yellow or blue.

Doesn't mean a whole lot for a daily driver though. A serious SPL competitor is going to need a much deeper discharge out of their batteries than the average person. Even in the classes where the car can be running, the reserve capacity of the battery bank is severely tapped. It is also more of a continuous draw rather than music type transients.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

i don't think a timed SPL competition is considered a "spike" //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[RollinRemz05 10+ year member]

So do you think I should go with the Red top for a daily then? BTW I dont play my system with the car off.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

in my experience, the red tops are more durable for a daily.

3 year free replacement, too.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

http://www.optimabatteries.com/publish/optima/americas0/en/config/product_info/automotive/starter/warranty_info.html if they know you have a system in your car say what? i personally had 2 go bad about 8 yrs ago

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

you know you laughed.

i didnt.

 

[flamed_subage 10+ year member]

RedToPs **** fOr A sYstEm Of AnY ReaL pOWEr. PeRiOd. ***.

 

[Fast1one 10+ year member]

RedToPs **** fOr A sYstEm Of AnY ReaL pOWEr. PeRiOd. ***.

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[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

i don't think a timed SPL competition is considered a "spike" //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

2 seconds burping 8000+ watts off 1 battery isnt a spike? im sure its alot larger of a spike than what 99.9% of any daily set up will ever see. read what the manufacturer suggests they dont just make stuff up for nothing...