SnowDrifter Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Ask them, I don't want to put words in there mouth. And yes external reg you can go as low as 13.8 if you wanted to which is perfectly fine. I have mine set at 14.3 for daily driving, never moves, hot or cold. Ok good. My big concern was that I don't want to replace the batteries just to have the same issue happen again. I don't have that money laying around lol. PMing Kyle right now ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted March 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Quick update on things. The battery wouldn't even turn my car over when "cold." Think 30 degrees or so Put a 130a load tester on it and it dropped to 5v with a clamped 47 amp load lol. I had an epiphany. These aren't sealed batteries - they are VRLA batteries. That means they have a hole somewhere. So I popped off the cover, pulled off the valve covers, put about 110ml of distilled water in each cell. Then I hooked it up to the charger. Charging at 14.8v, it was only taking in around 5a of current. Well, I left it and came back a half hour later and it was taking in 20-25a of current. Who says you can't add water to an agm battery ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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