Fish Chris Posted February 12, 2020 Report Posted February 12, 2020 First let me just say, I have had a small electrical drain in my truck for a LONG time, and nobody has been able to figure out where its coming from I used to use some very expensive, pretty high end batteries... but after letting those sit for a while, I killed them a few times, and that killed them permanently. I couldn't afford to keep putting $300 batts in the truck every time I killed one, so I decided to try one of these cheap azz batteries from Walmart. https://www.walmart.com/ip/EverStart-Value-Lead-Acid-Automotive-Battery-Group-Size-65/47308796 And holy $#!+ ! They work just great. For the time being, I'm only running about a 2 Kwt stereo system, but with only one of these batteries for both the truck and the stereo, and I can't believe it holds up to at least 13.5 volts when beating on the stereo. Heck, my expensive, high end batteries did no better. So here's where I'm going with this, I am planning to upgrade my alternator soon to a 300+ amp model (more than I need for now, but for future proofing). And I want to have some extra battery power. What would be the advantage of say, 1 of these batteries https://www.crutchfield.com/p_122D3400/XS-Power-D3400.html?tp=36339 verses 6 of these batteries https://www.walmart.com/ip/EverStart-Value-Lead-Acid-Automotive-Battery-Group-Size-65/47308796 .....other than weight. And to be honest, I only said "6 of these" as you can literally buy 6 of these for the cost of the one Excess Power battery above it. Honestly, I think I would probably only go with 3 or 4 of them. And btw, I NEVER play my stereo with my truck not running... except maybe at a very low level, while watching my voltage gage to insure it doesn't drop below 12 volts, so deep cycle wont help me much.
Fish Chris Posted February 12, 2020 Author Report Posted February 12, 2020 Tell me why an expensive @ss battery like those, is a better value than 3 or 4 of the batteries I posted the link to, and then I can decide where I buy them from.
reedal Posted February 12, 2020 Report Posted February 12, 2020 Finding a parasitic draw is a simple process that you should do yourself since you've had others fail (likely due to not understanding what it is they're doing). This isn't too terrible of a writeup, and you should have no problems finding your draw. https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.wikihow.com/Find-a-Parasitic-Battery-Drain%3famp=1 As your battery choices, to each his own, I prefer quality over quantity, and I have family that uses those cheap walmart batteries for their vehicles (no aftermarket anything, just for the purposes of starting the vehicle) and after a year, sometimes two if they're lucky, they're replacing the battery again because it won't hold a charge anymore. I've been running the same XS Power under my hood for 5 years now with zero issues starting up or holding a charge, still rests around 12.9 when I havent driven for a few days. SMD Tool Map https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/193176-smd-tool-map-new-november-2014/ Build log https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/197217-reeds-03-tahoe-hat-sqaq-singer-xs-shca-cockbox-80prs/?page=32
ToNasty Posted February 12, 2020 Report Posted February 12, 2020 I'd personally choose the xs. It will last longer. Buy a charger or battery tender to keep it up. I've had the same xs d3400 in my 07 silverado for I dont know how long. I've let the truck sit twice for like a year at a time. Battery was dead dead. Hooked it up to the xs psc15 on recovery mode. Like new again. ***Super Sellers List***http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/25829-super-sellers-buyers
slowfkncar Posted February 12, 2020 Report Posted February 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Fish Chris said: Tell me why an expensive @ss battery like those, is a better value than 3 or 4 of the batteries I posted the link to, and then I can decide where I buy them from. Those expensive ass batteries won't fill a sealed cab with explosive/poisonous hydrogen gas like LA/FLA does during hard charging, id keep them under the hood or in a vented exterior enclosure.
bmwking Posted February 12, 2020 Report Posted February 12, 2020 3 hours ago, Fish Chris said: Tell me why an expensive @ss battery like those, is a better value than 3 or 4 of the batteries I posted the link to, and then I can decide where I buy them from. it's the internet, you can say ass. we won't tell your mom.
bmwking Posted February 12, 2020 Report Posted February 12, 2020 2 hours ago, slowfkncar said: Those expensive ass batteries won't fill a sealed cab with explosive/poisonous hydrogen gas like LA/FLA does during hard charging, id keep them under the hood or in a vented exterior enclosure. this. although some AGM batteries do require vent tubes, I haven't seen an XS that does.
bmwking Posted February 12, 2020 Report Posted February 12, 2020 3 hours ago, Fish Chris said: Tell me why an expensive @ss battery like those, is a better value than 3 or 4 of the batteries I posted the link to, and then I can decide where I buy them from. Battery composition. Lead acid/Flooded Lead Acid vs AGM. https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/bu_214_summary_table_of_lead_based_batteries
Phaeton Posted February 13, 2020 Report Posted February 13, 2020 If you ever crash with a agm and it flops over it wont leak acid either, Flooded lead acid batteries will however. 1997 subaru legacy outback Four 15's in a almost wall Rockford Fosgate t2500-1bdcp Rockford Fosgate T400-4 on tweets Rockford Fosgate T400-4 on highs Rockford Fosgate T400-2 on midrange Rockford Fosgate T400-2 on midbass Optima Yellow top batteries 270A Singer alt (working on a bracket for a second) Lots of Second Skin
fishchris1 Posted February 13, 2020 Report Posted February 13, 2020 4 hours ago, slowfkncar said: Those expensive ass batteries won't fill a sealed cab with explosive/poisonous hydrogen gas like LA/FLA does during hard charging, id keep them under the hood or in a vented exterior enclosure. My batteries will be under the bed cover of my truck.
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