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whats a good battery to buy
I have interstate in my '77 f150 hasn't let me down yet it got a little tired about a year ago when it was in the shop for a awhile gave it a charge been great sense
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Depends on your application.
There is nothing better than an AGM battery. Lead acid batteries are cheap- thats their only advantage. Check out if you need a starter battery or a deep cycle battery. Two choices Optima or Odyssey. Odysseys deliver a bit more capacity due to their plate design. Expensive are both. But to be honest- if you treat a battery in the wrong way you will kill them all, no matter what brand. Most people think an Optima is undestructable, but they are vulnerable. Discharge them deeply below 40% a couple of times without instant recharge and they are history. No matter what battery brand. Discharge them deeper than 50% and your charge cycles are also decreased combined with a lack of capacity. Another fact is that most alternators charge a battery around 85%. So your useable capacity is only 35% before recharge. Give the battery a complete recharge with a good external charger once a month to keep the capacity up before the battery gets used to the 85% charging state. |
Originally Posted by Deezel Stink3r
(Post 697451)
Another fact is that most alternators charge a battery around 85%. So your useable capacity is only 35% before recharge. Give the battery a complete recharge with a good external charger once a month to keep the capacity up before the battery gets used to the 85% charging state.
Plug it in on Friday nights and let it sit overnight. I am amaized how much better the truck cranks over in the morning and how quick the charge comes up to 14.2 volts. |
I do too.
It's worth every penny, when you have a lot of electrical consumers like amps, aux lights or seat heaters. |
Originally Posted by Deezel Stink3r
(Post 697490)
I do too.
It's worth every penny, when you have a lot of electrical consumers like amps, aux lights or seat heaters. gauges...LOL http://inlinethumb31.webshots.com/44...600x600Q85.jpg |
Originally Posted by CSIPSD
(Post 697500)
but it does look sick |
I counted 13, are there 3 more things monitored in the monitor thing?
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Originally Posted by bobcat67
(Post 697989)
I counted 13, are there 3 more things monitored in the monitor thing?
4 on the A pillar, 4 on the over head, 3 on the under dash. 4 around the factory bezel, one on the dash top and then the steering column pod which is a scan gauge... |
whats a good battery to buy
Holy crap lol if u dont mind me asking how much u think u have in gauges and pods alone?
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probably thousands cause they look like nice gauges too. that's awesome though
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