 Seeking battery advice |
 Mar 11, 2011 - 12:07 PM
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My crud Costco battery is slowly dying, so I'm looking for a good replacement. I run an amp on low power and my commute is really short, 2-3 miles to work or school. Needless to say, the battery takes some abuse and doesn't get charged much, although I don't run accessories on battery power that often. I've heard good things about Optima batteries, and I can get a yellow top locally for $120. Thoughts?
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Apr 7, 2011 - 4:38 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 11, '08 From Auckland, New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Good posts Hanyo.
If you can find an affordable Optima, do so. I never get one because it would have to last 3x as long as a regular lead acid 500cca (which is adequate) to pay itself off. They do have the advantage of being lighter, and mountable in the boot without a sealed box. 500cca lead acid battery is good enough to give u 30 minutes of sounds with a 12" subwoofer on battery power before you should start your engine -------------------- Mike W
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SwissFerdi Seeking battery advice Mar 11, 2011 - 12:07 PM
95CelicaST RE: Seeking battery advice Mar 11, 2011 - 12:44 PM HectortheRican Yellow top sounds good. My Bosch battery performs ... Mar 11, 2011 - 1:07 PM SwissFerdi Werd. Yellow Top it is then, fellas. Thanks for th... Mar 13, 2011 - 11:03 AM
95CelicaST QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Mar 13, 2011 - 9... Mar 16, 2011 - 5:42 PM
KAOS QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Mar 13, 2011 - 10... Apr 11, 2011 - 2:19 PM bloodMoney If you want to do it on the cheap, find an Interst... Mar 13, 2011 - 1:09 PM azn87 ive heard that the yellow tops now an days are not... Mar 18, 2011 - 12:39 AM njccmd2002 QUOTE (azn87 @ Mar 18, 2011 - 12:39 ... Mar 29, 2011 - 9:26 PM Hanyo difference between red top and yellow top is a sta... Mar 22, 2011 - 4:07 AM richee3 As long as you don't end up with one of the Wa... Mar 27, 2011 - 9:42 PM stephen_lee I've got an autozone marine battery. 115 ampho... Apr 4, 2011 - 10:19 PM Hanyo QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Apr 4, 2011 - 8... Apr 6, 2011 - 4:17 PM jordisonjr If you have a sound system, you should use a deep ... Apr 6, 2011 - 4:34 PM Hanyo QUOTE (jordisonjr @ Apr 6, 2011 - 2... Apr 7, 2011 - 1:49 AM richee3 ^^ I think that should say if you have a big sound... Apr 7, 2011 - 12:20 AM jordisonjr Yea I'm not too worried about the sound, just ... Apr 7, 2011 - 9:06 AM TerBeau shamefully i had a walmart turd battery cuz i was ... Apr 7, 2011 - 5:18 PM SwissFerdi ^ Werd, good, thank you. Why are you considering t... Apr 11, 2011 - 6:28 PM KAOS QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Apr 11, 2011 - 5... Apr 11, 2011 - 11:25 PM mak5603 I've had a Costco one for over 2 years and it ... Apr 11, 2011 - 8:03 PM jordisonjr I"ve heard that they have a really good warra... Apr 11, 2011 - 11:21 PM |
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