battery option

[kyleorsini 10+ year member]

currently i have the stock batt up front and a 34/75 red top in the trunk at full tilt with my current set up iirc i dont think i drop below 11.5 not that bad, and i was able to get another 34/75 red top so my question is what would benifit me the most with what i have, putting the second red up front, or putting it in the back with the other one and adding another run of 1/0 to it. keep in mind that in the next couple weeks i will be getting my second sub from being reconed so i would be running my amp at .5ohms, as opposed to being run at 1 ohm now.

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[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

I would get a group 31 sized battery in back, like a kinetik 2400, optima g31 or an odyssey pc2150.

 

[kyleorsini 10+ year member]

i asked for what i have, not what i should get thanks anyway tho:crap:

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

doesnt matter where u put it. its still gonna transfer power

 

[kyleorsini 10+ year member]

well if i put it in the back id have 3 as opposed to 2 batteries thus why im asking what would be better for the amp.

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

so ur asking if you should install it or not? 3 batteries or 2 batteries? thats a no brainer.

 

[slapperz 10+ year member]

Just curios, Why did yo choose red top over yellow top? Isnt Red top for maximum CCA and Yellow for heavy electronic use?

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

Just curios, Why did yo choose red top over a c&d? Isnt Red top for maximum CCA and c&d for everythingelse?

thats what i was wondering

 

[kyleorsini 10+ year member]

becasue i have easier access to a red top.

 

[slapperz 10+ year member]

LMAO changed my **** to C&D you propaganda using jerk!

 

[kyleorsini 10+ year member]

LMAO changed my **** to C&D you propaganda using jerk!

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[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

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[smoka 10+ year member]

well if i put it in the back id have 3 as opposed to 2 batteries thus why im asking what would be better for the amp.

3 batts would be slightly better for power obviously. But mixing 2 redtops with a stock batt will probably lower the lifespan of all the batts.

Different batts usually have a slightly different resting voltage. This causes the higher voltage batt to charge the lower voltage batt. This constant charge causes the plates to sulfate prematurely and could kill both batts within a year or more.

So I would definitely go with just the 2 redtops.

You could get an isolator to seperate the batts, but then that will give you a small voltage drop so you'll lose a few watts from that.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

i asked for what i have, not what i should get thanks anyway tho:crap:

The fiberglass freak up the street from me has a kicker 2500.1. He started out with 2 red tops from wal mart. Burned them both up twice, traded up too yellow tops and they burned up and now he runs dual yellow top g31's and he is swapping those out for 2400's. The yellow top g31's still work and have outlasted all 4 red tops.. I just don't think a redtop would be a wise choice on that much power.

 

[smoka 10+ year member]

The fiberglass freak up the street from me has a kicker 2500.1. He started out with 2 red tops from wal mart. Burned them both up twice, traded up too yellow tops and they burned up and now he runs dual yellow top g31's and he is swapping those out for 2400's. The yellow top g31's still work and have outlasted all 4 red tops.. I just don't think a redtop would be a wise choice on that much power.

Ya, when you constantly cycle a non-deepcycle batt its bound to cause them to sulfate quicker. But they should still work for him even though I would guess he will get 2 years or less from them instead of 4+.