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Gold Member Username: MixmastaspigTeam RD, Canada Post Number: 2005 Registered: Sep-05 | Hey, I see the post down below about batteries but I wonder if you can give me a list as to what brands are good and all that. My buddy is wanting an Optima but I know that for the price, there are WAY better batteries but I'm not sure exactly what to reccomend.... He has an 05 RX-8. My battery is from these guys: http://www.batterydirect.com/en/batteries/starting_lighting_ignition/14 Has a 5 year uncodnditional warrenty and it's been awesome so far, I believe is is a Discovery battery. Let me know. Thanks! |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Philadelphia, PA Post Number: 9952 Registered: Jul-06 | For car audio or just the best all around battery? Deka Odyssey Stinger Kenitik Northstar Powermaster For an under the hood or all purpose battery durability is an issue though, so drop northstar and possibly kenitik form the list. As most people here probably know, I only endorse Odyssey brand batteries and their variants i.e. stinger, made by enersys / west coast batteries. Optima and everstart are the ones experience has taught me to avoid. |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Philadelphia, PA Post Number: 9953 Registered: Jul-06 | BTW that in no way means to imply there are not other good types of batteries out there that I have not encountered. |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, WI Post Number: 3510 Registered: Mar-07 | Not looking for a debate here. Just want to say something. Let's see if we can do this civilly. Now, just because someone has had a bad experience with an Optima battery, doesn't mean that everyone will, and doesn't mean that they should be looked at as below average, pieces of sh!t. I know a couple people with yellow tops and they have never failed them. I don't doubt there being better batteries out there for the money, I just don't think Optima should be completely excluded. Now, I don't run an Optima battery and don't really have any intention on doing so, I'm simply stating my opinion. It's kind of like the whole pioneer thing. Just because people have had problems with noise issues doesn't mean that everyone will experience it and I don't think it's a reason to discourage people from their products. Are there other brands out there that might be better? Sure. Does this mean that pioneer shouldn't even be considered? I certainly don't think so. |
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Gold Member Username: Basebalz13Moneta, Va Usa Post Number: 1097 Registered: Aug-07 | i got a redtop under the hood??? |
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Gold Member Username: Drant19DUB-C, TX Post Number: 1440 Registered: Aug-07 | well put stavenmist.. very well put |
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Gold Member Username: MixmastaspigTeam RD, Canada Post Number: 2006 Registered: Sep-05 | I hear ya Stavenmist! It's just that in town for a red/yellow top you are looking at $220+tax and I picked up my Discovery platinum battery for like $140 and it has a 5 year warranty and has been good to me. I will pass this info on to my buddy. Thanks everyone! |
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Gold Member Username: BasssquaredKansas Post Number: 2464 Registered: Nov-06 | LOL Steve you crack me up but i do agree |
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Bronze Member Username: Msand951Riverside, Ca Usa Post Number: 90 Registered: Mar-07 | have you heard of armasafe batteries its made by enersys for the military. just want to know what you guys think for a stereo application. or is it overkill. my military friend can get me one out of a abrams tank. http://www.enersys.com/defense/armasafe.asp |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Philadelphia, PA Post Number: 9966 Registered: Jul-06 | If you are looking for a deep cycle, that looks like very powerful one. Usually those do not have a short (5 second or so) current supply as good as a regular sealed battery though. And that is one of the things to look at for an audio application. Also I'd be wary of a used one from the military... deep cycle batteries have a shorter life and a limited number of discharges... you don't know how it has been used. |
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Bronze Member Username: Mpinto19kDallas/Fort Hood, Tx Post Number: 33 Registered: Feb-09 | Yeah I'm in the Army and I am a tanker on the Abrams so I can tell you from working on the damn things you don't want to run one of those and if it is coming right off the Abrams the things been used hard |
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Bronze Member Username: Msand951Riverside, Ca Usa Post Number: 91 Registered: Mar-07 | Thank you for your service and tip, Mauricio . my friend has a machine that breaks them down and i guess refurbished them or something. he has a contract with the gov in the battery business but probably still a bad idea. |
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Bronze Member Username: Mpinto19kDallas/Fort Hood, Tx Post Number: 34 Registered: Feb-09 | Appreciate that Mike, and yeah I don't know a whole lot but I know enough that you wouldn't want to use those. Also... Ill be home in 5 DAYSSS!!!!! Been in Iraq for a year now! |
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Bronze Member Username: Msand951Riverside, Ca Usa Post Number: 92 Registered: Mar-07 | Congradulations and welcome back. |