Charge No Charge?

[goldrush1975]

i'm shopping for batteries. i have 3 rf 2000.1. my alt. is a iraggi cs144 300amp. under the hood is a an autozone battery. now, this where i need the best advice. i'm travel the road(otr truck drver) and i am gone 5 weeks at a time. i like the 3100 xs but, i dont want to buy a battery charger/maintainer. is there another battery(no optima) that i can use that will keep a charge when i'm gone or, can i still get the 3100xs(power cells) and allow the alt. to charge them before i began to crank the system...... please help. i made several post with other questions but haven't received any good or helpful answers. this time i feel its gonna be better. thanks N.O. CUT THROATER. f.y.i i want to buy 3 of the batteries that are recommended

[audiofanaticz]

the d3100s should stay charged, and shouldnt go dead as long as there is no current draw.

Your alternator should be enough to keep that many and a few more charged while running.

I think it takes about 10 amps per battery from the alternator to charge a battery.

Although I would get rid of the non gel cell/agm battery under the hood, that battery will weaken your battery power and will start to drain, leaving whatever batteries you got to keep the battery under the hood charged.

[mrwigglezdj]

yea you should have no problem, now if you live in the cold areas (summer time now so it doesnt matter) you might run into a snag where you might need a bat. maintainer.

go with the 3100 they will work great and you should be very happy with them and your amps will love you as well

[roscoe1129]

One other thing to consider is an alarm/remote start with a battery voltage sensor that will start the car if the voltage drops to low.

[goldrush1975]

One other thing to consider is an alarm/remote start with a battery voltage sensor that will start the car if the voltage drops to low.

Do you know or can you recommend an alarm that has that function.