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SlamminBeats will never forget when somebody went out of their way to message him on Facebook about having a battery on concrete. He will forget that he already posted that in this thread though...

Worst part of a battery on the floor....... picking it up

Snow may have already answered that. I have a very scientific answer. If you leave a battery, on a piece of cement,..... in time, it will loose draw. Let me know if you need any more info Concrete.... cement is an ingredient in concrete. Thanks..........

Battery won't discharge, but I have proven it will cause creative use and combinations of profanity if you happen to accidentally kick that sneaky bastard.

17minute double post fail hahaha

nope. you have probably seen regular batteries drain from being a bad battery....and time catching up with it. But the concrete didn't have anything to do with it.

Noob test: How many of you think a modern battery can be discharged from sitting on concrete? I vote no. I am not a noob. LOL My batteries LOVE the floor. Keeps them cool.

Snow may have already answered that. I have a very scientific answer. If you leave a battery, on a piece of cement,..... in time, it will loose draw. Let me know if you need any more info

bant. Wheres my hammer. Oh ya it's in the shop for repair after being used so much the other day. You are lucky, this time.

i did the basics.....but didn't get too deep into it. Im working on the back, not the front.....its the DGAF! fuck driving, we need BASS!

I am in "hunter/gatherer" mode. I am ready to get started but every time i think i am ready, i remember i need something else before i can even think about it. I guess hunting, gathering, planning IS getting started if you think about it. It's time consuming and costs MONEY. The system is already worth 20 times the car but well, i DGAF! When it's all said and done it can come out and ill have a HELL of a system for another car Time to have some fun though and that's what this build is about. Got tons of Sky High 2/0 wire! Ordered up some 4 and 8ga as well as some nice OFC speaker wire for the doors. I have fuses, blocks and other nick nacks on the way too - all SkyHigh! Also, as you scroll down, you will see the DC Audio 90.4 amp that will run the doors. This is mainly going to be an SPL vehicle but it will have mids/highs for demo's - if it's worthy of a demo that is (when done). Some samples OFC and CCA. I won't be using any CCA though. Love the SkyHigh heat shrink.

Its funny bc I never heard of the concrete myth.

Interesting stuff guys, thanks. I always heard the whole *sitting on concrete is bad for batteries* stuff too. Never knew why or never knew anyone to prove or disprove it. Always avoided it anyways. Nice to know it doesn't matter though.

Clearly the acid in the batteries is affected by the Schrodinger's constant of energy squared k value of the concrete's specific rotational momentum about the Andromeda galaxy.

I call bullshit

alright kyle, don't come in here disputing things. Tell us what you know, cause i have heard the same and don't have the penitence to prove or disprove it.

I dropped a battery once along time on concrete it discharged and was a mess.

No watch out! The concrete reacts with the plastic casing to create fumes that degrade the cells and if it sits there long enough you can get a bad cell so you need to store it on wood otherwise you'll have issues Lolnope As I understand it: That myth originated from batteries long ago, where they consisted of the lead plates in acid, sitting inside of a glass liner, protected by a wood box. Any moisture on the floor would soak into the wood, warping it, causing the glass inside to crack and leak electrolyte

thanks for the props. it has definally been a fun build. and little man loves to drive this all over the place. now this one is built just for MidwestSPL since the meter is 3" above the window/dash line. So he is able to be competitive in USACi and MECA, i am building a 2nd powerwheel using a single 12" sub. In both of these organizations the meter is put in the kick panel. So this is going to be a forth order build. with a plexi glass access cover for the sub Approximate box design And what it will be going into

your wish is my pleasure. Feel free to come by the shop with that mouth. Don't bring your sharpie for an autograph and don't bring your smart phone for a photo....bring your big ass mouth. (for those wondering what this douche bag said, it is gone. Like him. And his father.)

actually, it's about average....the 9.0k's are just so big

Bus Bars are also photoboming a little in the back ground......haven't started them but just bought the material today.

So since we had another round of sleet and snow over the weekend I spent some time Sunday playing with this project. Rules state the meter is placed at the face of the windshield/dash area of the Powerwheel and has to be 12" from the port. So to concentrate the air coming out of the meter I went from a 3" port down to a 1/2" port. Should give a nice jet stream of air right into the meter. This will just be for competing. For daily play the elbow and 1/2 port will twist off for normal listening. Also is a shot under the hood since a lot of people are asking what kind of battery I run.

Here is a front of the powerwheel showing the amp as the grill. In this picture i was running an old American Bass cx-1500. I just traded that amp for a new American Bass VFL 80.1 I am trying to keep this build simple by just swaping out old equipment for new equipment. The only money i have into it is a sheet of birch and vinyl graphics. I might eventually get a higher rated amp, but as i said this is just for fun. and until there are other kids competing around here i am not going to invest alot of money into it