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On 3/20/2019 at 5:06 AM, will77530 said:
Only difference between the two is cosmetics go ahead and strap em
I remember reading on the forums that the new DC5K can't be strapped with the older models.
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I am thinking about upgrading this Summer and would like to strap on a second DC5K but I have the old original all black model. I was wondering if DC Audio still have any in stock?
I heard you can't strap the new DC5K model with the old one.
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DAmn. I missed another raffle.
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Does the Blackvue have motion alerts to your phone when in parking mode? My Thinkware dashcams doesn't have those features. All of my home cameras (Ring and Nest Eco-System) have motion alerts notifications sent to my phone and lets me view the video to see what happens.
Can you show us some video footage of your drives in the forest roads? I get a lot of artifacts from trees driving in forest roads.
I use a Cellink Neo and a Cellink Pro 2nd Gen (neo is better and lets you check battery status via blutooth on phone) and I think they're great.
The NEO charges pretty quick. Just sitting in the parking lot with my engine idled while I eat my lunch would charge it from 11% to 80% very easily. I never had a problem with its charge depleting all the way to 0% before. I don't drive much either. 15 minute drive a day and maybe 15 minute idled at lunch.
So when in parking mode, my Thinkware F770 uses power from the Cellink Neo and my F800 Pro uses the Cellink B 2nd Gen and my Thinkware F110 just drains all three of my car batteries.
It would be nice if there was a way to get my Cellink batteries to charge WITH my three car batteries when I have it on the ctek over night though.
In conclusion, I don't know if the Cellink "Dashcam" batteries are worth it. I was told they were since they were engineered towards "Dashcams" and would be more efficient than buying more AGM car batteries.
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omg. i missed the promotion
Oh well good luck guys!
I was one of the winners from that Alpha damp years ago on facebook
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I think Anforny broke the website cause some of the images are not in the image box
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What the hell is going on around here?#$%#@
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Are the internals the same with the older style DC Audio heat sink (all black) vs the new one (white stripes)?
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15 hours ago, audiofanaticz said:
ShowTime Electronics is legit if you knew what I knew you would have no problem buying XS Power from them
You did good recording a video of the package and opening it on camera for evidence to back yourself up.
That being said, I probably would of contacted the company first before going public with it.
With that also being said Id want a new battery even if it appears to work fine currently because for 1 you dont know the abuse that the package went through, and there could be tiny cracks in the led plates or anything that may perform fine with a simple voltage test but wont handle the load, or it may get worse and not work at all. There you be up shits creek without a paddle then. Not to mention the case looks dinged up pretty bad around the corners and once again who knows how sealed the battery may really be in its current state.
Buying a new battery, a battery that keeps getting more expensive every few months (it seems) I would want it in mint new condition, and not some second hand store off the shelf of Salvation Army looking battery.
The Styrofoam in the other package is designed to take the brunt force abuse and become busted if shit goes south during shipping. What Im guessing is the XP3000 was packed like that too, since its in its original box so Im sure the tape let go and some careless shipping emplyee taped it up as quick as possible and didnt care about putting the battery back in the packaging right.For what its worth the XP 3000s are a waste imo anyways. Everything about the D series is just so much nicer, though my butthole still puckers when I pick them up by the plastic handle thinking its going to break. LOL
Only $80 more for a D3100 that will school the XP3000 in every way, and the D3100 comes double boxed surrounded by Styrofoam and a 3 year warranty.Where as the XP3000 you get 10ah more, a small piece of useless Styrofoam at the bottom it seems, and a plastic bag and not doubled box with a 2 year warranty.
Just my preference though.Damn. I should have bought the D3100's during the eBay 20% discount promo then :(. I don't know what I was thinking.
I'll keep in mind and purchase all of my future batteries from ShowTime Electronics though.
Are there tools for stress testing batteries so I can stress test that AudioSavings' XP3000 and compare it to the Showtime Electronics?
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2 hours ago, mbdblue said:
Those pictures make me think the box didn't survive the trip and the shipper just went wild with the tape...LIke you said, would be really interested to know if it left there facility like that. Id probably give them a call, send them the pictures/video and ask.
I think every XS I've ever ordered has come in the manufacturer's box with styrofoam. Literally just got my D4700 yesterday; ordered from showtime (through ebay) and it came like that. Soon as I see it, I get the camera out. Thankfully, I've never had one damaged...but the syrofoam never survives in solid pieces.
Damn. I guess buying batteries online it's all about luck if the battery will make it to you in one piece or not.
There was a guy on this forum that had a thread up about his battery leaking after only using for three years. It makes you wonder how he initially received his battery in the mail. My XS Power Batteries from 2012 were able to last until this very day probably because nothing was damaged during the shipping process.
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47 minutes ago, Crazy 8s Drums said:
I got a XS battery from Showtime and it got sent in the XS single box with a shipping label stuck on it. It was in good shape when I got it but I remember scoffing at it's chintzy packaging considering how volatile a battery can be.
True. I just checked my Showtime Electronics XS Power D2400 unboxing video (I'll upload that one later) and it came with only the XS Power packaging.
However though, the Packaging on the XP3000 from Showtime Electronics was double boxed (can't remember if they were XS Power boxes) with Styrofoam). I didn't record the unboxing video of the XP3000 from Showtime Electronics though.
Nonetheless, it's sad to see Audio Savings skimp out on boxing the expensive batteries. In 2012, they were my go-to dealers for car batteries whenever my friends needed an XS Power Battery.
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I bought an XS Power XP3000 from AudioSavings (XS Power Authorized Dealer and EX-SMD Vendor) and the package severely was damaged. I don''t know if it was damaged from the AudioSavings' Warehouse or by UPS.
The XS Power XP3000 and D2400 that I bought from Showtime Electronics on eBay arrived with not a single dent on the box.
I've bought batteries (XS D2400 and XP3000) from AudioSavings back in 2012 when they were still a vendor here on SMD forum and those batteries are still running strong until this day (6 years later).
However, with the current XP3000, do you guys think the battery cells were damaged based on the appearance of the package?
If you guys think it should be fine, I'd rather not have to ship it back to them for a replacement.
I was comparing the XP3000 from AudioSavings with the Showtime Electronics one and for some reason the sticker on the AudioSavings looked newer compared to the Showtime Electronics (blue sticker looked faded). The Showtime Electronics XP3000 has been sitting in the garage without the charger and is able to hold a 13V voltage since I've received it so I think that one should be good.
Here's a comparison of what the packaging looked like from AudioSavings back in 2012 (they double boxed).
AudioSavings Packaging 2012
AudioSavings Packaging 2018:
I didn't record the packaging done by Showtime Electronics (eBay) but if I remember correctly it was double-boxed also and voltage was ~13V out of the box.
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Does an XS Power Battery still lose some of its life overtime if I don't use it and just leave it on the trickle charge for 1 year? I have 3 new XS Power batteries but am debating if I should install them now or a year later. I only bought them because of the 20% eBay discount. I was gonna save the batteries unused and buy more batteries later and use them all at once so that they are all in new conditions.
Also, these don't have manufacture dates on them do they? Sometimes I wonder how many years they've been sitting on standby in the warehouse from these retailers.
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Damn. I'd like to know what could have caused that too!
Luckily my XS D2400 under the hood is 6 years old (bought from AudioSavings a while back) and still running strong. I charged them every night on my CTEK US7200 also.
I'll be replacing my D2400 and 2x XP3000 sometime later this year (bought them with 20% eBay discount promo a while back from Showtime Electronics [these actually arrived with a nice ~13V out of the box]and AudioSavings) just for the hell of it. I remember XS Power said their batteries should last about 5 years.
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That's a lot of rolls of second skin.
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Probably too much power. The DC Audio XLM2's handle that better. I've been running my XLM2's for over 5 years on the DC 5K and haven't blown it yet. Gain was set at -4.6dB overlap with the SMD DD-1+ because I listen to a lot of decaf and got160's at full tilt.
But then again, it might handle it fine depending on the box rise and such =_=.
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What the hell is going on around here? %#$%
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Second Skin Damplifer Pro is the best Sound Deadening I've ever used compared to other products.
Do it right the first time with Second Skin.
Second Skin Sound Deadening:
(Old School Second Skin Alpha Damp)
Competitor Sound Deadening (Crap):
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Elemental Designs eD 13kv
was my first system back in 2010.
600 watts rms powered by eD nine.2x
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Watching that video makes me want to get a Brad Nail Gun. It would take so long if he used screws building that giant box.
It was cool to see how the Plunge Router roundover was used on the fully built box near the end. Most of the YouTube videos from the CarAudioFab guy only shows the router being used fixed on the router table.
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Where can I get those small clamps used in the video at:
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Should sell some to SoundManCA [ https://www.youtube.com/user/soundmancaraudio/videos ]. In one of his YouTube episodes a while back, he said he was in the market for one.
Wire 6yr old XP3000 with brand new XP3000's? Is this bad idea?
in XS Power Batteries / Chargers! (and other stuff too)
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I'm about to swap out all my 6 year old XS Power batteries with new ones. However, after topping off my 6yr old XP3000 and leaving it in the garage disconnected, it's actually holding a stable voltage of 13.18V after 24 hours. Does mean the battery is still good?
I was thinking about tagging it along with the two new XP3000's and D2400 but I don't want it to slowly kill my new batteries. Is it a bad idea to use old an new batteries together?