Batteries

[bassmachine 0]

Im getting an Optima yellow top on sunday for a good deal.I also hear that the batcaps are magnificient also and out of sight.My question is should I get 2 optimas or get one optima and a couple of batcap 800's.I dont know how many batcap 800's im getting because they are so small.

[theabunai 3]

2 batts get my vote...

IMO i don't like to sacrifice performance for aesthetics

[bassmachine 0]

class d amps need 1000 amps apiece to work properly, U really think to yellow tops will do it.

[djjdnap 78]

However u can get the most cca's

thats all that matters, lol

[bassmachine 0]

However u can get the most cca's

thats all that matters, lol

yea true that. I think im gonna get 1 yellow top and alot of batcap 800's.Or 2 all lead batteries, If I cook them really good like my homeboy did.They added up 2 a 26.7 battery charge.WOOOOOOOOOOOO In ya face.

Edited June 9, 2007 by Gorilla Pimpin

[djjdnap 78]

i dont know, i got two batts a kinetik and an oddysey and i believe thats like 2400+1600=4000cca's

two batts, lol

plus a regular battery just because i didnt want to take it out.

[bassmachine 0]

I havent got that far but i tell u what I will be really soooon.Whats your voltage on them.

[djjdnap 78]

still a 12v system.

i got a 250a alt as well, but i think i might need two more batts for my next setup.

[theabunai 3]

class d amps need 1000 amps apiece to work properly, U really think to yellow tops will do it.

You have 2 10,000 watt amps ?

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/i...?showtopic=1118

here is an excerpt

"A typical Class D amplifier is about 75% efficient at full output. A typical Class A/B amplifier is about 60% efficient at full output. Essentially, divide the power output at full capacity by the efficiency, then divide by the test voltage. For example, an amplifier is 75% efficient @ full capacity (1000 RMS with 14.4 volts). This means that current draw will be 92.6 amperes with a sine wave at full capacity and, obviously, less current draw at less than full capacity."

now that is a 1K watt amp at 14. volts and it only draws 92 amps

if your class D amps draws 1,000 amps that means it's essentially a 10,000 watts a piece from what i gathered...

what kind of amps?

I have 2 merlin md.1d 1K watts class "d" amps

1 soundstream rubicon 502 100 watts per channel class "a/b" amp

All on one yellow top in the back stock batt up front stock alt and big 3 ...

My volatge is steady at 13.7 volts and when slamming hard and rarely drops below 13V with the car on....

Edited June 9, 2007 by theabunai

[vladd 26]

i'm glad i wasn't the only person that caught that.

[tejcurrent 13]

^

I wish somewhere around me sold kinetic. Might get 2 2500s offline if I could find a good price shipped, but I know my voltage problem is really alternator based (200a alt); no one near me will machine a bracket to fit a 2nd alt, and I'm considering just looking into 2 300a alts offline. I have 3 optima yellows, and a starter I'm considering throwing in there. Great for demo w/ the car off though. Within a month or two I'll have ~ 16000watts though, and I know my electrical system is sub-par for that. Need to get to work on that.

Edited June 10, 2007 by tejcurrent

[weasle421 1]

a member of my other forum was at deka the other day and found out that carquest batteries are made by deka and identical in every way but price. someone else said the group 31 agm was $129

i wasn't sure if it was ok to likn to the other forum or not

if its cool i will add the link

[theabunai 3]

carquest makes an AGM ?

[weasle421 1]

http://www.splbassx.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9928

http://www.carquest.com/common/downloads/p...eriesCQ_NGT.pdf