Race Batteries and fitting. - Saxperience

Alex^p · 8th May 2011, 20:34

Yeh, I've asked before but looking for a refresh

Want to free up some bay room so looking to relocate to the passenger footwell.
What's would be best battery to use, It can be on charge when not in use but don't want it to let me down if i'm out or about or doing a long trip.

jonathon5 · 8th May 2011, 20:44

I use a oddessey battery , weighs about half of a STD battery with the same cranking power. £93

AndySAXO^p · 8th May 2011, 21:07

The oddessey 25 one is the one I have.

Get a ctec charger as oddessey battery are dry cell which sometimes dont take nicely to normal cheaper chargers.

I use a Ctek xs3600... Well price and good for an oddessey batteries

Alex^p · 9th May 2011, 13:26

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Originally Posted by AndySAXO

The oddessey 25 one is the one I have.

Get a ctec charger as oddessey battery are dry cell which sometimes dont take nicely to normal cheaper chargers.

I use a Ctek xs3600... Well price and good for an oddessey batteries

Have a CTEK, can't remember which one now but has maintenance mode

Will look at oddessey batteries.

AndySAXO^p · 9th May 2011, 16:33

Yer that good, some chargers and peak chargers, are not suited for a dry cell battery,

Alex^p · 9th May 2011, 18:56

It's an XS multi 7000, hopefully adequate.

jpsaxo · 9th May 2011, 19:22

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Originally Posted by jonathon5

I use a oddessey battery , weighs about half of a STD battery with the same cranking power. £93

Which oddessey is that jonathon?

adamskiTNR · 9th May 2011, 20:00

I have a powervamp 25 ( The company that make odyssey, varley and most of the other dry cell race batteries.) very good, use it as a daily and never had a problem

J222JRA · 9th May 2011, 21:43

Odyssey 30 ftw.

Alex^p · 9th May 2011, 21:54

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Originally Posted by J222JRA

Odyssey 30 ftw.

£50 difference between the 25 and 30 :o

J222JRA · 9th May 2011, 21:57

Depends on what your running though.....i spoke to a few people and they told me the 25 wasnt big enough if running a quite powerful sound system.

AndySAXO^p · 9th May 2011, 22:10

Yer, the 25 is on the limit it more a battery if it Basiclly a bear min.

But the 30 is bigger and I think a bit heavier.

So 25 for bit of weight saving

Colin · 9th May 2011, 22:26

I use a 20. Was fine until I wrecked it and let it fully discharge!

Alex^p · 9th May 2011, 22:34

I have no stereo

just some switches in the blank.

Guess fitting is relatively simple too, Just need to earth and run + to the bay pos via a kill switch.

I'm thinking of getting a navigators footrest and mounting the battery to the back of that, keeps it low and cable distance short.

Where did everyone source their parts?

jpsaxo · 9th May 2011, 22:35

30 looks like the sensible option then tbh, my brother has an odessey and after a day or two of not using it, it's always dead!

AndySAXO^p · 9th May 2011, 23:11

Hmm it shouldn't be like that they should hold vlcharge better than standard battery. Get a peak charger and just plug it in when you know it not going to be used for some time and just peak charge it.

But unless your brother has something draining it, it shouldn't lose it charge that fast.

Or it ran it totally flat which could or fucked it too.

AndySAXO^p · 9th May 2011, 23:12

Put it this way my 25 been sitting since oct and it not lose charge, just give it a peak charge every so offen and it fine.

AndySAXO^p · 9th May 2011, 23:14

Get a Ctek 3600 peak charger as it charges the battery and then keep it at it peak without damaging it. And has a adapter that allow to to just plug it straight in to the charger.

Makes life very easy.

AndySAXO^p · 9th May 2011, 23:14

Get a Ctek 3600 peak charger as it charges the battery and then keep it at it peak without damaging it. And has a adapter that allow to to just plug it straight in to the charger.

Makes life very easy.

J222JRA · 10th May 2011, 08:26

Tbh guys aswell if possible i think fitting a battery cut off switch with these batteries is a great idea just so you know nothing can drain it.......depends on your situation though.