Im running a yellow for my car's battery and a friend of mine stated the running a deep cell battery is hard on the alternater because the alt keeps thinking is has to charge the batt ,Is there any truth to this? He said i should get a new batt for main up front and wire the yellow in the trunk to the amps. any thoughts on this?

 

yup, run your yellow for audio, and a red for main... i did that...

-db

 

and are the 2 batteries not connected?

 

Im just running the one battery right now (yellow top)But what my friend is suggesting I do is to get a regular battery to run the car and run the yellow top in the trunk to the amps.

[ February 15, 2004, 08:33 PM: Message edited by: Paulnold ]

 

dont waste ur money, jus buy the yellow top and run that if your concerned, also what kinda power we talkin about here, because you may not have tyo waste money on a gell cell for a low powered system??

 

If you're listening to your stereo with the engine off a deep cell battery is still going to be a good choice to save possible damage compared to a regular battery no matter the wattage of the system.

 

Im running a JL 1000/1 and a 450/4 for amps.Ive been told that the JL gear is power hungy

 

I might just do that, Sounds like a good idea also I can get a half decent deal on the red [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]

 

I wouldnt be to concerned. Just by a yellow top (1), to replace your OEM battery, and you'll be fine. You dont have to add a 2nd battery with the power you are gonna be runnin.

 

A second battery will not really give you more power to your amps, only increase the reserve capacity, so that you can listen longer with the engine off. If you are concerned about giving enough power to your amps, I would look into a higher output alternator. If your stock battery is in need of being replaced, Just get a single battery (yellow or red top will do fine)..