New ALT and Battery Installed Today! *pics*
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Silver Member Username: Devastation101Audioque SD2.5-ville, HENDERSON, NC US of A Post Number: 373 Registered: Feb-06 | I got my Optima Redtop and "Mr. Altenator" 200 amp altenator put in today. Sorry about the crappy pics. I got two Red tops, one under the hood and the other I'm going to have in the back with my amp. Just sucks that I'm still ampless, so I didn't put 2nd Red top in tonight!   |
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Silver Member Username: Teamdeboy1971OPTIDRIVE LN., TN Major Bass P... Post Number: 387 Registered: Nov-06 | When you use a Red top in the back, does that mean you don't have to use a cap? |
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Gold Member Username: StnorrisDavenport, IA US Post Number: 1835 Registered: Apr-06 | why not yellow top? the yellow top beats the red top in just about every spec there is on a battery. |
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Silver Member Username: Oglejust15in re sx, Il Us Post Number: 473 Registered: Aug-06 | how much did u pay for a red top? and where did u get it? |
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Silver Member Username: Devastation101Audioque SD2.5-ville, HENDERSON, NC US of A Post Number: 375 Registered: Feb-06 | See, I didn't pay for the Red Tops...as a matter of fact I can get them free. My fiances dad is the Senior Tech at his job and some of the machines use Red tops to work. Anyway, he just brings them home and charges them up. He gave me two, one brand new and the other barely used but used. |
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Silver Member Username: Devastation101Audioque SD2.5-ville, HENDERSON, NC US of A Post Number: 376 Registered: Feb-06 | But Steven, are the Red Tops bad? |
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Silver Member Username: Oglejust15in re sx, Il Us Post Number: 474 Registered: Aug-06 | dude!! u could sent me bout 3 of em! |
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Silver Member Username: Teamdeboy1971OPTIDRIVE LN., TN Major Bass P... Post Number: 390 Registered: Nov-06 | Hey, I will give you a 100.00 for 2 of them!! |
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Silver Member Username: Teamdeboy1971OPTIDRIVE LN., TN Major Bass P... Post Number: 391 Registered: Nov-06 | I will trade you a new Kenwood KAC-9152D FOR 2 NEW RED TOPS!!!!! |
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Silver Member Username: Devastation101Audioque SD2.5-ville, HENDERSON, NC US of A Post Number: 377 Registered: Feb-06 | I'll give you 1 for one hudnred! |
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Silver Member Username: Devastation101Audioque SD2.5-ville, HENDERSON, NC US of A Post Number: 379 Registered: Feb-06 | I'm willing to trade for them. Honestly, it'll be hard to get them brand new, I lucked up and got that one new, he said that someone hid it in a closet. They didn't have any use for it at the time, so he brought it for me. But he can get you some good used ones. But I'll try to see if he can get some new ones. |
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Silver Member Username: Teamdeboy1971OPTIDRIVE LN., TN Major Bass P... Post Number: 392 Registered: Nov-06 | OK, let me know, that amp is only 2mos old! I give 179+29.99 shipping! |
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Silver Member Username: Devastation101Audioque SD2.5-ville, HENDERSON, NC US of A Post Number: 381 Registered: Feb-06 | Hey Rob, you got a bigger amp to trade for? |
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Silver Member Username: Kaos15thPost Number: 327 Registered: Mar-05 | I can get red tops for 110 and yelllow tops for 120 new |
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Silver Member Username: Teamdeboy1971OPTIDRIVE LN., TN Major Bass P... Post Number: 393 Registered: Nov-06 |  This is the amp! |
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Silver Member Username: Teamdeboy1971OPTIDRIVE LN., TN Major Bass P... Post Number: 394 Registered: Nov-06 | No that Kenwood is the only one I have to get rid of now, but I run across them constantly, what are you looking for?? |
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Silver Member Username: Teamdeboy1971OPTIDRIVE LN., TN Major Bass P... Post Number: 395 Registered: Nov-06 | Avalanche18, what would you charge to get me 2 yellow tops, are they new? |
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Silver Member Username: Devastation101Audioque SD2.5-ville, HENDERSON, NC US of A Post Number: 382 Registered: Feb-06 | Hey Rob, I need something that's going to do 1000w continuous at 1 ohm! Guranteed 1000w. I'm pushing 2 15" Audioque SD2.5s |
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Gold Member Username: StnorrisDavenport, IA US Post Number: 1837 Registered: Apr-06 | the red tops are still really good batteries. the yellow are just like 20 bucks more.. how much would u sell a red top shipped for? they are like 165 new at the store. |
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Silver Member Username: Teddy21Ann Arbor, MI USA Post Number: 282 Registered: Feb-06 | they are 2 totally different batteries.... the yellow one is a deep cell battery which can be drained to nothing without hurting it and it is also a gel cell which makes it more durable and can take more bumping around in the car. and the red one is a car battery which is used for starting purposes, it does not hold as much as charge as the yellow top and is not a "gel cell". sorry i used to work at sears auto center... |
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Silver Member Username: Teamdeboy1971OPTIDRIVE LN., TN Major Bass P... Post Number: 404 Registered: Nov-06 | Hey, don't be sorry, thats usefull info!! |
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Silver Member Username: Kaos15thPost Number: 328 Registered: Mar-05 | rob i will charge you 250 plus shipping i gotta make 10 bucks atleast for gas and the hassle lol |
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Silver Member Username: JblanfordPost Number: 122 Registered: Oct-06 | trell ive got the nine.1... you willing to trade for some redtops ? |
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Silver Member Username: Kaos15thPost Number: 329 Registered: Mar-05 | oh and rob yes they are new 250 for both and 3 year warranty! same 3 year warranty for red tops as well |
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Gold Member Username: Extrmndor3Friday, Str8t to the Gentlemans club Post Number: 2752 Registered: Feb-06 | hey i have a red top 1000 amps battery barely used i can take pics if u want is beacuse i juzz got my kinetiks and im replacing my red top i can sell it for 100 plus shippin |
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Bronze Member Username: OneracistguyTWO EGG, FL USA Post Number: 81 Registered: Sep-06 | hey u goin to do the big 3? |
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Silver Member Username: Teamdeboy1971OPTIDRIVE LN., TN Major Bass P... Post Number: 411 Registered: Nov-06 | AVALANCHE18, What size are they do you know right off?Also, wonder how much shipping would be? TENNESSEE 37766 |
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Silver Member Username: Teamdeboy1971OPTIDRIVE LN., TN Major Bass P... Post Number: 412 Registered: Nov-06 | YEP! I am going to try! What is the big 3 exactly |
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Gold Member Username: FandimReno, Nevada United State... Post Number: 1441 Registered: Jun-05 | Red Tops are NOT deep cycle. Yellow Tops are. Red Tops provide much more current at start up, (CCA) then yellow tops, but do not have as many amp hours, and if you drop them below 12.6 volts, it's going to damage the battery, and it will never quite reach 100% again. Yellow tops can be discharged (not 100%, mind you...this will still damage the battery) a lot more times, than a red top. Granted - it still has a set number of times it can do this - but it's a LOT more than a non-deep cycle battery. I destroyed a red top optima in about a month. (Even with a HO alt, city traffic driving where my alternator remains at idle, dropped the voltage frequently pulling over 3k rms) Yellow tops - even though they have lower CCA, provide MORE than enough to start a car/truck with no problem whatsoever. More than one red top wired in para, mind you, wont really help with the fact that they're still not deep cycle.. just provide more amp hours, before backup before it reached a point to where the batteries would be damaged. However. Yellow tops, wired in para, not only increases the amp hours, but then, (in the rare circumstance...which I cant think of) if one wasnt enough to start your vehicle, the CCA also goes up when you wire them like this, so two optima's have every advantage over two red tops, for sure, too. (Personally, I'd even take a single yellow over two red) Seth |
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Gold Member Username: FandimReno, Nevada United State... Post Number: 1442 Registered: Jun-05 | Big three are... 1. Alternator pos, to battery pos 2. Battery neg to Chassis 3. Engine to Chassis However - I find the Huge Two (tm!) more effective. 1. Alternator pos to battery pos. 2. Alternator to Battery neg. |
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Gold Member Username: FandimReno, Nevada United State... Post Number: 1444 Registered: Jun-05 | Keep in mind... heh heh...the huge two, only applies, of course, if you're running a dedicated ground wire back to your amplifiers, etc. |
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Silver Member Username: ZoomiebirdGville, FL Post Number: 129 Registered: May-06 | hey avalanche where do you live? if you are close to florida or between florida and NC i would like to drop by to pick up a yellow. |
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Gold Member Username: BernymacAQ HD3!!, CA United States Post Number: 1220 Registered: Sep-04 | Trell, whats the status on your amp? Most likely I'm trying to get equipment to repair amps and such so hit me up. |
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Silver Member Username: Devastation101Audioque SD2.5-ville, HENDERSON, NC US of A Post Number: 385 Registered: Feb-06 | Hey Berny, I'm still AMPLESS! It's just sitting in my Expo in the backseat so that whenever I look in my Rear View, it's a friendly reminder never to buy anything like that from ebay! lol J/K But Yea Berny, let me know once you got it down packed! As far as the Red Tops, I can't Brand New ones, but barely used ones. That's just about it! |
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Gold Member Username: BernymacAQ HD3!!, CA United States Post Number: 1226 Registered: Sep-04 | sure thing. First I'm going to try to fix my own two MTX amps I blew like a few years back. If that goes well ship your amp, let me take a look at it, and if I can get it to work again, I'll charge you just for the components and to ship it back. If I can't fix it, I'll ship it back to you for free. |
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Silver Member Username: Devastation101Audioque SD2.5-ville, HENDERSON, NC US of A Post Number: 386 Registered: Feb-06 | Thanks, I wish you would have done this like let's say last week! lol That comp I was supposed to be in is Dec. 17th, don't think I'll be making it now. Do you know how stressful and frustrating it is to be riding around with this in the trunk:    I haven't even heard them fired yet! I'm getting real impatient, I was honestly almost tempted to buy this Sony Amp for 30 dollars from this Crackhead! But I'm trying to wait it out. |
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Silver Member Username: Kaos15thPost Number: 338 Registered: Mar-05 | ty i live on the other side of the usa lol in AZ. Rob ill get that info for you in a couple hours |
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Silver Member Username: ZoomiebirdGville, FL Post Number: 130 Registered: May-06 | hey dude where is henderson? i am gonna be travlin thru NC on the 11th or 12th to visit my parents in danbury (stokes county, above winston salem). i will have to take my subs out for the trip since a lot of stuff will need to com with me. i have a jbl bp1200.1 that does 1200rms at 2ohms, we could hook it up for a bit just to hear it. let me know. ill be coming up 95 to 26 to 77 to 85 then thru to home. |
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Silver Member Username: ZoomiebirdGville, FL Post Number: 131 Registered: May-06 | lol well i guess that rules a visit out heh? |
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Silver Member Username: Devastation101Audioque SD2.5-ville, HENDERSON, NC US of A Post Number: 389 Registered: Feb-06 | Ah man, I live like an 1 hour and 45 minutes away from Winston. I wish you were coming through like the 9th or 10th because I'll be in Winston Salem then! My High school football team is playing there for the state championship so i was going to go this upcoming weekend! Henderson though is right up under the Va Line, you have to come straight up 85! |
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Silver Member Username: ZoomiebirdGville, FL Post Number: 132 Registered: May-06 | wtf is the comp you were going to? i might be able to meet you there on the day. are you already wired? if so we could pop her in for the day (with conditions of course). |
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Silver Member Username: Devastation101Audioque SD2.5-ville, HENDERSON, NC US of A Post Number: 390 Registered: Feb-06 | The comp is in Roanoke Rapids, that's like 3 hours from Winston... too much of a drive. It's no biggie man, I appreciate your willingness to help though. Yea, everything is wired though! |
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Silver Member Username: ZoomiebirdGville, FL Post Number: 133 Registered: May-06 | i have some friends in hillsborough that need some help getting a car started. i was gonna drop by their place sometime before the 20th. i might be able to work something out to get farther east. |
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Silver Member Username: Devastation101Audioque SD2.5-ville, HENDERSON, NC US of A Post Number: 392 Registered: Feb-06 | Sounds good, just let me know. Hillsborough is like 40 minutes away from me. I'm pretty close to Durham. |
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Silver Member Username: ZoomiebirdGville, FL Post Number: 134 Registered: May-06 | if you think my amp would push your system enough to make it worth it, i would be willing to make the trip for a red top. i need a new main battery for my engine. we could meet at your place (henderson is less than an hour from hills), install, then head over to rapids. watcha think? |
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Silver Member Username: Devastation101Audioque SD2.5-ville, HENDERSON, NC US of A Post Number: 393 Registered: Feb-06 | sounds good. So a red top=1200.1? Is that a trade? |
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Silver Member Username: ZoomiebirdGville, FL Post Number: 135 Registered: May-06 | hey move this to email <nitaimcleod@gmail.com> |
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Silver Member Username: ZoomiebirdGville, FL Post Number: 136 Registered: May-06 | NM the email... weren't you taught not to dream toooooo big? i will take the JBL home after the comp. i love that amp and have big plans for it. |
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Silver Member Username: Devastation101Audioque SD2.5-ville, HENDERSON, NC US of A Post Number: 394 Registered: Feb-06 | lol I gotcha |
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