Should I get this battery?
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Silver Member Username: TatonkaPost Number: 129 Registered: Mar-07 | I'm putting another battery in the back of my car, and I was wondering if it is safe to get this battery: It's the first battery listed on this page. The "Workaholic" cca battery. http://www.interstatebatteries.com/www_2001/content/products/product_commercial. asp Would this battery solve my small voltage drop? |
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Silver Member Username: JblanfordPost Number: 687 Registered: Oct-06 | the best thing to do would to be upgrade your alternator |
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Silver Member Username: TatonkaPost Number: 131 Registered: Mar-07 | I don't need that. I only get a small voltage drop at night. Just need something to get the voltage up |
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Silver Member Username: JblanfordPost Number: 689 Registered: Oct-06 | yeah you could add another batt i guess...i would check out the workaholic 4d but seriously why aren't you looking at kinetik or optima ? |
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Silver Member Username: TatonkaPost Number: 132 Registered: Mar-07 | Because I can get that battery for free. |
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Silver Member Username: JblanfordPost Number: 690 Registered: Oct-06 | ahh well thats always a plus  |
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Gold Member Username: OglejustPost Number: 1335 Registered: Aug-06 | just remember when u add a batt that u cant mix and match TYPES... u can mix brands but not types. like dont mix wet and dry cells, or dry and gel, or gel and wet... u get the point if i have a wet cell up front u get a wet for the back |
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Silver Member Username: TatonkaPost Number: 133 Registered: Mar-07 | Which type of battery is that? I can't feind the type. |
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Silver Member Username: JblanfordPost Number: 692 Registered: Oct-06 | probably a wet cell |
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Silver Member Username: TatonkaPost Number: 134 Registered: Mar-07 | Anyway I can tell? I got an interstate 65 month battery in the front. I'm not sure what type it is either |
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Gold Member Username: OglejustPost Number: 1338 Registered: Aug-06 | well normally a wet cell has a cap on it like to put water in.... but some dont so it might say on it |
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Silver Member Username: TatonkaPost Number: 135 Registered: Mar-07 | I don't think my front battery has a cap on it... |
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Gold Member Username: Mygame5982I Got Serious Wang H-..., TEXAS US Post Number: 1561 Registered: Jan-06 | get a kinetic hc2000 man.. |
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Platinum Member Username: BestmankindLos Angeles, CA USA Post Number: 11867 Registered: Oct-05 | before you add another battery in the trunk, get a kinetik hc1800 for under the hood. after that add another one in the trunk. for the trunk you can go a bit bigger. like the hc2400. |
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Gold Member Username: Denali_on_22sHit you in the chest m... Post Number: 1896 Registered: Feb-06 | A bigger bat under the hood and big three shoudl fix your problem |
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Silver Member Username: TatonkaPost Number: 136 Registered: Mar-07 | a 2400 would be extreme overkill. Look, im only getting a voltage drop at night when i have the volume on 50/60. and it is VERY small. I can get that battery for free and I was just wondering if it would get the job done. |
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Gold Member Username: DrivingrecklessDD 9515f, 146.2 db Mov... Post Number: 3246 Registered: Apr-06 | in the car audio dictionary you cannot find the word "overkill" |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Southeast PA Post Number: 1335 Registered: Jul-06 | An extra battery is NOT going to fix your problem. If your voltage is not dropping below 12.5 volts, you're charging system is fine. An HO alternator with a better voltage regulator may help, but even that may not fix it. When the voltage drops from ~14.4 down to ~12.5 or higher, it is caused by the alt's voltage regulator not being able to respond to the current draw fast enough. An extra battery will do jack sh!t to help that. Even with a good HO alt, often the voltage regulator is not fast enough to eliminate light dimming and voltage drops. As long as the voltage stays above 12.5, your electrical system is up to par for your equipment's current demand. |
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Silver Member Username: OlegSanta Monica, CA USA Post Number: 784 Registered: Nov-04 | on another note...it was discussed in another thread that mixing battery brands is not desirable. |
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Gold Member Username: Mygame5982I Got Serious Wang H-..., TEXAS US Post Number: 1614 Registered: Jan-06 | why are you guys argueing...i mean he said he can get it FREEE..why not? just get it and sell it for a few bucks if it doesnt help.. end of thread |
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Gold Member Username: Wolfman1966WEST MONROE , LOUISIANA USA Post Number: 2477 Registered: Jan-06 | ^post whore |
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Silver Member Username: TatonkaPost Number: 138 Registered: Mar-07 | James DOES have a point. Why can't you mix and match battery types? |
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Silver Member Username: OlegSanta Monica, CA USA Post Number: 786 Registered: Nov-04 | Slightly different voltage and different charge/discharge rates. It was discussed in more depth in another thread and I don't remember the semantics. But I do remember that the conclusion drawn was that it's not advisable to mix them. |
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Gold Member Username: Johnfiac151.9db Dail... My wangers b... Post Number: 2163 Registered: Mar-06 | Justin i want to add to that mixing of types, On top of mixing dry with wet or gel cells, you cant really mix batterys that have differenct floater voltages, the battery with the higher voltage will slowly go dead trying to constantly charge the battery with the lower voltage |
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Silver Member Username: Waterboy2289Martinez, Georgia 2 18 SX w/ ... Post Number: 193 Registered: Jan-06 | just use a relay to connect the two different batteries together try the stinger battery relay |
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Silver Member Username: TatonkaPost Number: 140 Registered: Mar-07 | Where can I find one? |
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