MY 94 ALL CLEANED UP TELL ME WHAT U THINK EVERYONE MUST LOOK
#24
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Red Tops are the battery of choice if that brand is your flavour of choice and the dark stuff looks like rust inhibitor. I have the same in my car.
#25
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Originally Posted by harofreak00
Just a note, that Optima yellow-top will kill your alternator before too long
#27
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No dice. You'll just kill a more expensive alternator. The charging/regulating circuits in automotive alternators aren't designed to deal with the deep charging characteristics of a deep cycle battery. Putting the correct circuit in BEHIND an isolator will solve part of the problem, but you'll still need at least a 160 or 200 amp alt at that point.
Running the yellow top isn't a matter of if, but rather WHEN the alt will die.
Running the yellow top isn't a matter of if, but rather WHEN the alt will die.
#29
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The red top is a standard automotive battery. But still with the Optima cell/coil/gel technology.
The yellow top is for RV'*, boats, or Audio systems, but not as a primary battery.
The yellow top is for RV'*, boats, or Audio systems, but not as a primary battery.