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  21. WTB SHOK CCA 1/0 ASAP

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    Just my .2 but any cca is chit no matter how flexible it is. Your electrical is the foundation of your system why skimp? You wouldn't use mud for the foundation on your house, you use concrete and you do it right the first time. Mud would be cheaper but no one (well not everyone hahahah) uses it for a foundation.

  22. WTB SHOK CCA 1/0 ASAP

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    If all your worried about is flexibility then buy what ever you can afford. If you want a good OFC cable then get the Shox. Another option would be to get some 2/0 cable from trystar (cableguy on e-bay) 100' of that would keep you in your "price" range. Either way good luck with what ever you get for your electrical system :shrug:

  24. XS Power Batt Close To The KHC1800

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    Will a 3400 and a 3100 handle 5k for daily use on a stock alt? Yes they will. Are you going to see some voltage drop? Yes, because there is no way your alt will be able to keep up with 5000watts.

    Not sure what sears marine batteries you are trying to compare them to, but here is a post I made before that should help in your decision making. Of course if you compare two group 31 marine batteries against the D3100, then the two group 31 marine batteries will have more reserve capacity but reserve capacity doesn't help you if it can't be used properly.

    There are many AGM batteries out there to choose from. The thing to keep in mind when making your decision is that all AGM batteries are not designed for high amperage discharge. There are some AGM batteries that work perfect for providing low amperage discharge for extended periods of time, but these batteries will not perform well in a car audio application. Car audio needs high amperage discharge instantaneously and this is why AH, CCA, and CA test mean nothing for car audio. If you are running flood lights then by all means look at the AH rating of batteries, but for car audio it is useless.

    What makes some AGM batteries better for high amp discharge? Well its the same reason we upgrade to 0gauge wire and use as many runs of 0gauge as we can fit. The more surface area you have the better and more efficient the current can flow. This not only includes the size of plates in the battery, number of plates in the battery, but also the design of the battery moving the power from the plates to the battery pads (+ - terminal locations on the battery).

    Its basically the same idea as getting your power from your battery/alt to your amp. You can have a ton of power available in the battery and alt, but if you have 16gauge wire for that power to run through then you are limiting the power to the amp. Some companies design their batteries with very small connections going from the battery plates to the battery pads (+ and -), which limits the battery's ability to discharge high amperage quickly. This cuts costs for the company, but also cuts the performance of the battery as far as car audio goes. These batteries would be fine to supply low amperage draws for extended periods of time though, and that is what the battery is actually designed for. The problem is that some battery companies that market their batteries toward car audio applications design their batteries like this, and try to use a lot of marketing $$$ to make up for their poor performance.

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    Great info right there. You may end up spending more on an XS battery but it will be worth every penny that you spend. Your electrical system is not the place to "go cheap" you wouldn't build your house on swamp land so don't go half ass with your electrical. :shrug:

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