Stinger's new dry cell battery question

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04-19-2005, 05:48 PM

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I was over at This local stereo shop today... and saw that Stinger has a new battery out... its this new dry cell technology... its supposedly better then the Optima series....

does anybody have any experience with these batts?

04-19-2005, 05:54 PM

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What was the model number on it?

04-19-2005, 10:36 PM

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dry cell technology is far from new, its been out for like the last 5 years. whoever is feeding you the info about the battery is either stupid or lying.

04-20-2005, 08:53 AM

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I'm pretty sure I have that pamphlet about it still in my car. I'll have to find it.

Man oh man... I really hate this stereo shop here in Calgary called
"Soundsaround" those guys are frickin' sharks... holy crap... man I was insulted leaving there. Im never going back. All they had was ridiculously overpriced crap. Like $300 for a 4 gauge wiring kit.... like F-off.

So Im assuming that the optimas are better still then?

04-20-2005, 08:55 AM

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Meh... depends on which battery you are buying.

The Stinger is just s rebadged Hawker... and they've been tested to be very comparable to the Optimas.

Which one is better? Depends on who you ask

04-20-2005, 09:03 AM

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btw, he said it could put out 3500 amps in short bursts... I was thinking... man this guy is an idiot.... does he even know how much power 3500 amps is? you can power a sky-scraper building with that kind of amperage...

like 3500 amps from those little battery terminals... I dont think so pal....

But is the ESR rating really better then that of a power cap like he says it is? or is that also a load of BS?

04-20-2005, 09:35 AM

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most of the soundsaround salesmen have no idea what their talking about. $200 for the battery isn't a bad deal if its the same as an Optima.
I have pretty good luck with Soundsaround Crowfoot... but I also know all the salesmen there and have been going there for years.

04-20-2005, 10:28 AM

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as far as i know, top of the line stinger vs. top of the line optima perform equally well.

04-20-2005, 12:11 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by the Limo driver:
btw, he said it could put out 3500 amps in short bursts... I was thinking... man this guy is an idiot.... does he even know how much power 3500 amps is? you can power a sky-scraper building with that kind of amperage...

like 3500 amps from those little battery terminals... I dont think so pal....

But is the ESR rating really better then that of a power cap like he says it is? or is that also a load of BS?

It all depends on the time interval... a good battery can produce upwards of 800-1000amps of current for a second with less then 1v drop.... if we are looking at dynamic ability it may be for a period for less then that..... ie 3500 amps for 1/3 of a second is believable...

As far as having ESR less then a cap... wouldn't doubt if it was lower then a multifarad carbon cap... but less then a 1F can style electrolytic, I doubt it...