Changing battery.. recommendations??

[gmonkey]

ahhh yeh good thinking wouldnt have even thought theyd do it for something that small...

[SSs]

Im using stinger spv35, good battery I recon for any audio setup.

[djt]

but whatever you do dont got oddysee. They F#kn shit

[aaronng]

but whatever you do dont got oddysee. They F#kn shit

What was your bad experience with Odyssey batteries?

[gmonkey]

cheers guys, going to look into this tommorow before work hopefully

[djt]

What was your bad experience with Odyssey batteries?

Have a couple of mates with these, one was in a prelude and always dies on him. Would last them for like 2-3 days if not until they die. So they had to keep on recharging the cars before they go for a drive.

Now they don't use these anymore.

[aaronng]

I think the voltage put out by the alternator could have been insufficient to recharge the odyssey. At least that is better than the exploding Optima in an Euro owner's engine bay!

[djt]

I think the voltage put out by the alternator could have been insufficient to recharge the odyssey. At least that is better than the exploding Optima in an Euro owner's engine bay!

Dunno abt that but was also in a mates S14, different alternator but still same problems

[dcwrx]

I am using Exide Extra, it seems pretty good and better than standard or factory.

[rossw]

If the lights dim in time to the music, you're getting voltage drop between the battery and the amp. The culprit may not be the battery but the wiring. If it is too thin, you get more voltage drop, because the amp draws a lot of current at 12 Volts.

Why not try one of those 1 Farad Capacitors in series with your amp (and right next to it)? They act as a "jar" for electricity that smooths out the pulsating voltage and gives the rest of the system time to catch up in between beats. Some of them have the "bling" factor as well.