I Need Help With Choosing a Battery...

[Chris1309ny 0]

It seems as though a nightmare has occured because yesterday my voltage was very low and my battery light kept flickering on and off. I went to O'Riellys and they told me my battery was bad. I have owned the Kinetik HC1800 for only about 6 months now and I have a custom 240 amp alternator (12v). I need advice please! If in fact the battery is bad what to I change to? Here are the specs:

 

2001 Ford Windstar LX

Pioneer Head Unit

0 gauge & big three

2 alpine type rs

hifonics brz1200d @1ohm

Kinetik HC1800 (claimed to be bad after 6 months?)

 

The gentleman at O'Reillys told me to switch to an Optima? As a car audio guy I though Optimas weren't the way to go? I was thinking XS? I need advice so anything and everything is appreciated. -CHRIS

[Tirefryr 1,742]

You need to find out what happened to the battery.  What exactly did they say was wrong with it? 

 

I would call Kinetic, get the warranty work started and get a standard wet cell battery and go from there.

[Billetproof97' 2]

I would check the alternator as well

Edited September 14, 2013 by Billetproof97'

[EPerez 236]

You need to find out what happened to the battery.  What exactly did they say was wrong with it? 

 

I would call Kinetic, get the warranty work started and get a standard wet cell battery and go from there.

Exactly what I was going to say!

[audiolife 14]

If the shop has a pulse tester they can not check a Kinetik KHC series battery properly. Kinetik is also coming out with new batteries . https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kinetik-Audio/197138513646684

Edited October 21, 2013 by audiolife

[On3Hundr3dProof 19]

You need to find out what happened to the battery.  What exactly did they say was wrong with it? 

 

I would call Kinetic, get the warranty work started and get a standard wet cell battery and go from there.

Exactly what I was going to say!

I would get another agm if you can at the time you could use as a secondary batt after the warranty work is done.