whats a good battery to buy
#21
01-27-2011, 10:05 AM
#22
01-27-2011, 12:58 PM
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.
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.
#23
01-27-2011, 02:01 PM
Diesel Bomber
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.
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#25
01-27-2011, 02:55 PM
Diesel Bomber
i see y ur sig says Joe-AKA Gauge ***** 
#28
01-28-2011, 09:13 AM
Diesel Bomber
