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 Mar 18, 2014 - 8:22 AM
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I've seen people having an extra car battery in the boot for the extra ICE they have.
I am thinking of installing a small extra battery in the arm rest to boost the power of my existing racing battery. Question is, what is the proper way or doubling a battery and is there a problem with mixing different battery types and size? For instance, can I add a small 12v motorcycle battery with the 12V car battery? |
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Mar 20, 2014 - 3:46 AM
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Ok. So im struggling to find a battery which cranks out
60Ah 500A+ cca And thinner then 80mm being sold in the uk. So another thought. Can I buy 2 motorcycle battories which are smaller and easier to hide int he boot instead? Or even make my own battery by wiring a series of cells? If so what cells and where? This post has been edited by yellowchinaman: Mar 20, 2014 - 3:47 AM |
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Mar 20, 2014 - 3:52 PM
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QUOTE (yellowchinaman @ Mar 20, 2014 - 3:46 AM)  Ok. So im struggling to find a battery which cranks out 60Ah 500A+ cca And thinner then 80mm being sold in the uk. So another thought. Can I buy 2 motorcycle battories which are smaller and easier to hide int he boot instead? Or even make my own battery by wiring a series of cells? If so what cells and where? Ultracapacitor cells. There is a video of a guy who used 6 D-cell sized capacitors in place of a battery. He has several videos chronicling his progress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8miq6sDy0wA...be_gdata_player It wont store very much energy but it has far more cranking amperage than any type of battery. Capacitors are able to fully charge or discharge in fractions of a second because they actually store electrons instead of converting electricity into chemical storage. You may only get a matter of seconds worth of cranking though depending on how many Farads the caps are. This post has been edited by Special_Edy: Mar 20, 2014 - 4:03 PM |
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yellowchinaman running 2 batteries Mar 18, 2014 - 8:22 AM
The_enD I am running two Acid lead batteries. I've hea... Mar 18, 2014 - 8:27 AM czwalga Why an extra battery instead of a high powered alt... Mar 18, 2014 - 10:39 AM Syaoran Running a cal and battery do help, but they strain... Mar 18, 2014 - 6:11 PM Hanyo Let me chime in about this topic:
It's not th... Mar 19, 2014 - 1:16 AM
czwalga QUOTE (Hanyo @ Mar 19, 2014 - 1:16 A... Mar 19, 2014 - 9:55 AM yellowchinaman Thanks guys.
You see have a small battery mod whic... Mar 19, 2014 - 7:30 AM Tigawoods you dont have anything draining the battery do you... Mar 19, 2014 - 7:48 AM The_enD Look into XS power. AMG technology, used by many c... Mar 19, 2014 - 8:01 AM yellowchinaman QUOTE (The_enD @ Mar 19, 2014 - 8:01... Mar 19, 2014 - 8:31 AM The_enD Relocation of the battery to the passenger foot we... Mar 19, 2014 - 8:42 AM Nihil QUOTE (The_enD @ Mar 19, 2014 - 9:42... Mar 19, 2014 - 8:50 AM The_enD There are two things to prevent this.
Buy a sealed... Mar 19, 2014 - 9:31 AM yellowchinaman BMW's, Mercs and Audis have batteries in the b... Mar 19, 2014 - 12:34 PM The_enD Again, XS Power Mar 19, 2014 - 1:17 PM yellowchinaman QUOTE (Special_Edy @ Mar 20, 2014 - 3... Mar 22, 2014 - 4:04 PM Hanyo QUOTE (czwalga @ Mar 19, 2014 - 7:55... Mar 26, 2014 - 1:36 AM yellowchinaman Looks good Hanyo
I could probably use this to make... Mar 26, 2014 - 7:54 AM |
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