Optima Battery

[Haibane]

Which type optima battery would you suggest adding to a system. The best battery please, this is an add-on for car audio, and I want the most power I can get for the battery, without blowing my stuff up.

[Deakins]

What do mean by "add-on"?

Anyway, yellow top, white case.

[sr20de4evr]

yep, yellow top is the deep cycle, best for car audio

[Haibane]

Originally Posted by Deakins

What do mean by "add-on"?

Anyway, yellow top, white case.

I mean 2 batteries instead of one.

[ponchonutty]

Originally Posted by sr20de4evr

yep, yellow top is the deep cycle, best for car audio

Like the audiobahn stuff too. Anyway, why not go with a voltage regulator. You can even step up the voltage to a constant 14-16v. It's a great way to cheat more out of the system.

[Haibane]

Originally Posted by ponchonutty

Like the audiobahn stuff too. Anyway, why not go with a voltage regulator. You can even step up the voltage to a constant 14-16v. It's a great way to cheat more out of the system.

Please explain what the above is... and where to get one.

[PaulD]

ok, why do we want a 2nd battery

[sr20de4evr]

One main battery to start and run the car basically, the other as a deep cycle in the trunk to run the system. I imagine he will ground both batteries to the chassis and run a 1/0 ga wire between the + on the 2 to connect them in parallel. There are many people who have a setup like this, one advantage is that if you like to run your system with the car off you can do it for much longer without worrying about being able to start the car afterwards. It can also be used sort of like a capacitor, and wiring is much easier because your power wire only has to be 3' long or so.

[Haibane]

Originally Posted by sr20de4evr

One main battery to start and run the car basically, the other as a deep cycle in the trunk to run the system. I imagine he will ground both batteries to the chassis and run a 1/0 ga wire between the + on the 2 to connect them in parallel. There are many people who have a setup like this, one advantage is that if you like to run your system with the car off you can do it for much longer without worrying about being able to start the car afterwards. It can also be used sort of like a capacitor, and wiring is much easier because your power wire only has to be 3' long or so.

I actually was planning on getting it installed for me