Deep Cycle Battery or Cap??
12-30-2006, 04:02 AM
#1
Deep Cycle Battery or Cap??
Just wanted to get your thoughts on which would be better for me to stop my lights from dimming. Running a MRV-345 4 gauge pro wire power/ground
Battery Choice would be an Optime Yellow Top Model 51
I used to use a CAP then it died. I got Yellow top and it was awesome.
J
Battery Choice would be an Optime Yellow Top Model 51
I used to use a CAP then it died. I got Yellow top and it was awesome.
J
12-30-2006, 06:27 AM
#4
Thanks guys,
This system was not designed for bass. This is my daily driver car and I need something better then the stock system for my 1 hour commute. I listen to rock music mainly and all I needed is a solid woofer like the JL 10w1 in a small removable box. My main concern is dimming and damaging the alternator. This happened on my Civic and cost be a bundle to replace the alt. The Cap I used in that car was inexpensive and lasted maybe a year and a bit.
Sound like the yellow top will be the answer unless someone else has another POV.
J
This system was not designed for bass. This is my daily driver car and I need something better then the stock system for my 1 hour commute. I listen to rock music mainly and all I needed is a solid woofer like the JL 10w1 in a small removable box. My main concern is dimming and damaging the alternator. This happened on my Civic and cost be a bundle to replace the alt. The Cap I used in that car was inexpensive and lasted maybe a year and a bit.
Sound like the yellow top will be the answer unless someone else has another POV.
J
12-30-2006, 08:58 PM
#9
500 Watt CAFz'r
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 756
Never seen a cap just die... Hook it up wrong, sure, but just die? What makes ya say that?
I run a simple 1f cap, and have for years, never had a problem with it. And I work it far harder than I should, with 2 to 3 kw going through it...
And Optima has discontinued the 51R's. No longer available. Go Kinetik or Deka or something similar.
Lotsa good related readin' here too: http://www.allstart.net/batadv.htm
I run a simple 1f cap, and have for years, never had a problem with it. And I work it far harder than I should, with 2 to 3 kw going through it...
And Optima has discontinued the 51R's. No longer available. Go Kinetik or Deka or something similar.
Lotsa good related readin' here too: http://www.allstart.net/batadv.htm
12-30-2006, 10:57 PM
#10
The Cap I had kept on beeping and stated the voltage was under 10 volts but my main digital voltage meter up front stated between 11.9 to 12.9 at start-up just after the car would start and I had to keep charging it.
It was a cheap brand and I knew it was crap from the get go. You can tell caps' are cheap when they charge slowly.
No it was not installed incorrectly - Professionally installed.
Yes the Yellow Top 51R is no longer avail...neither of them will fit the 2007 honda FIT.
J
It was a cheap brand and I knew it was crap from the get go. You can tell caps' are cheap when they charge slowly.
No it was not installed incorrectly - Professionally installed.
Yes the Yellow Top 51R is no longer avail...neither of them will fit the 2007 honda FIT.
J
