eddie357 Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 has anyone here on the forum used a deep cycle battery like the ones for sale at wal-mart and if so how good are they for running your audio system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam4563 Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 yea i think a few ppl on here have used them but im not sure how well they work... Quote The New - 2002 Acura Rsx (work in progress)Eclipse AVN7000Eclipse 4 Channel4 Polk Audio Db 6.5 (soon to be changed)T500.1Punch 3 15"- The (old) System - 94 GMC Sonoma Ext. CabH/U - Pioneer Avic D3Eclipse 4 Channel Amp2 MB Quart DUA 216 6.5 components2 Polk Momo 4x10s1 RF Power T5001bd2 RF P315D4's 5 cubes net @ 35hzPowermaster D1200 Battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdizzle Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 Use dry cell... Quote Damn Thiefs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MegaloManiac Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 yes a deep cycle battery is the way to go for a car with an accessory load, such as an a pounding stereo. A deepcyle battery is technology used. the battery can be drained and recharged numerous times without hurting it, where as a normal lead acid(nondeepcycle) battery for a car isnt meant to go past 60% charge level, they(normal leadacid) were designed for just starting the car, thats it, then alty takes over. whats physically different in a deep cycle battery, technology? answer: the charging plates inside the battery are thicker. where as a normal non-deepcycle battery have thinner plates inside. The thicker the plates means less "wear" on them can happen. But the trade off is a slower current passthrough rate, which means it takes longer to charge and less energy to disperse as fast. in a nondeepcycle battery can past energy a lot faster but the plates will decay sooner. They(nondeepcycle) are usually cheap to make so you will see most of them with an 3+ warranty on them. for that very reason Optima(battery company) has a red top(for starting purposes) & a yellow top(deepcycle, accesory loads). But Optima also has a dual purpose yellowtop. which can be used under the hood as a starting & accessory load battery, half and half kinda. it was meant for the clients who didnt want to spend money on 2 batteries. hope that helps oh and that drycell thing, thats just a battery that is usually sealed, no need to add water, it uses a gel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E a r t h Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 yes a deep cycle battery is the way to go for a car with an accessory load, such as an a pounding stereo. A deepcyle battery is technology used. the battery can be drained and recharged numerous times without hurting it, where as a normal lead acid(nondeepcycle) battery for a car isnt meant to go past 60% charge level, they(normal leadacid) were designed for just starting the car, thats it, then alty takes over. whats physically different in a deep cycle battery, technology? answer: the charging plates inside the battery are thicker. where as a normal non-deepcycle battery have thinner plates inside. The thicker the plates means less "wear" on them can happen. But the trade off is a slower current passthrough rate, which means it takes longer to charge and less energy to disperse as fast. in a nondeepcycle battery can past energy a lot faster but the plates will decay sooner. They(nondeepcycle) are usually cheap to make so you will see most of them with an 3+ warranty on them. for that very reason Optima(battery company) has a red top(for starting purposes) & a yellow top(deepcycle, accesory loads). But Optima also has a dual purpose yellowtop. which can be used under the hood as a starting & accessory load battery, half and half kinda. it was meant for the clients who didnt want to spend money on 2 batteries. hope that helps oh and that drycell thing, thats just a battery that is usually sealed, no need to add water, it uses a gel In case some are unfamiliar with Optima,the blue highlight represents the blue top.Megalo`s mind was one step ahead of his fingers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MegaloManiac Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 (edited) what are you talking about? the bluetop is for marine use...boats the yellow top is deepcycle & meant for the accessory loads there are 2 versions of the yellow top. Edited August 10, 2007 by MegaloManiac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassINyoFACE Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 ^^^ X2 sure are----three typres of optimas n blue is for marine duty but still are deep cycle and still work, but they are the most expensive of the group Quote I got banned for being an ignorant ass....and im a dickhole i like men, michael jackson and large sausages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E a r t h Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 what are you talking about? the bluetop is for marine use...boatsthe yellow top is deepcycle & meant for the accessory loads there are 2 versions of the yellow top Yes you're right,but one is automotive [ dual purpose starting w/deep cycling abilities ] the other is commercial [ heavy equipment and such ]. The blue top is a deep cycle only. The blue top is better suited for high current accessory loads like the ''kinetik'' when the current delivery required is higher than the alternator`s output. Yellow top works in this senario,but not as well do to higher voltage drop while passing current. I'm telling everyone this is I have been certified in battery technology,and used to be a mobile battery unit delivering,installing,other etc.I know what I'm talking about,I have experience with many different battery technologies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MegaloManiac Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 good to know. thanks man. now i seem to know more about batteries than yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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