Re: Battery Suggestions
Sitting in the same box as a petrol isn't too clever if you think about it.
Petrol vapour can ignite from 40 feet away. Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ "Hank" <viriiman@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1105895040.501330.98770@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com... > Makes you wonder about the Hydrogen powered cars. > > > Hank > |
Re: Battery Suggestions
I have had my Red top Optima for 5 years and 2 rigs now. It has been the best battery I have ever had. Most batteries around here last 2-2.5 years. Be fore the Optima I used to buy AC Delco no-maintenence batteries. I don't think they sell them anymore. Sealed batteries for me are the only way to go. I hate cleaning/replacing battery connectors and if I wouldn't have had a sealed battery last weekend I would have been in trouble (I stood my Jeep on it's rear end for quite a while). One hint if you get an Optima: if you discharge it (leaving lights on or whatever) slow charge it back to life. They don't like quick charges and I believe (JMO) the quick charge dries them out inside and will kill them. --James "Hank" <viriiman@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1105765728.121200.111550@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com... > Well all, it's time to replace the battery in the Jeep. Was looking for > suggestions as to which to get. > > I'm prefferably looking for something that's totally sealed (or no > matience at all). I currently run all the stock goodies for a 01 > Cherokee plus: > 1000 watt amp (not running it that high) with a 1 Farad Cap > Lightforce 170 Strikers (http://www.lightforceusa.com/rmdl170.html) > Cobra CB > Laptop (occasionally) > Radar Detector > > > I know I also need a stronger alternator soon, but before I'll put a > new one in before I add any other goodies. > > TIA > > Hank > |
Re: Battery Suggestions
I have had my Red top Optima for 5 years and 2 rigs now. It has been the best battery I have ever had. Most batteries around here last 2-2.5 years. Be fore the Optima I used to buy AC Delco no-maintenence batteries. I don't think they sell them anymore. Sealed batteries for me are the only way to go. I hate cleaning/replacing battery connectors and if I wouldn't have had a sealed battery last weekend I would have been in trouble (I stood my Jeep on it's rear end for quite a while). One hint if you get an Optima: if you discharge it (leaving lights on or whatever) slow charge it back to life. They don't like quick charges and I believe (JMO) the quick charge dries them out inside and will kill them. --James "Hank" <viriiman@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1105765728.121200.111550@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com... > Well all, it's time to replace the battery in the Jeep. Was looking for > suggestions as to which to get. > > I'm prefferably looking for something that's totally sealed (or no > matience at all). I currently run all the stock goodies for a 01 > Cherokee plus: > 1000 watt amp (not running it that high) with a 1 Farad Cap > Lightforce 170 Strikers (http://www.lightforceusa.com/rmdl170.html) > Cobra CB > Laptop (occasionally) > Radar Detector > > > I know I also need a stronger alternator soon, but before I'll put a > new one in before I add any other goodies. > > TIA > > Hank > |
Re: Battery Suggestions
I have had my Red top Optima for 5 years and 2 rigs now. It has been the best battery I have ever had. Most batteries around here last 2-2.5 years. Be fore the Optima I used to buy AC Delco no-maintenence batteries. I don't think they sell them anymore. Sealed batteries for me are the only way to go. I hate cleaning/replacing battery connectors and if I wouldn't have had a sealed battery last weekend I would have been in trouble (I stood my Jeep on it's rear end for quite a while). One hint if you get an Optima: if you discharge it (leaving lights on or whatever) slow charge it back to life. They don't like quick charges and I believe (JMO) the quick charge dries them out inside and will kill them. --James "Hank" <viriiman@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1105765728.121200.111550@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com... > Well all, it's time to replace the battery in the Jeep. Was looking for > suggestions as to which to get. > > I'm prefferably looking for something that's totally sealed (or no > matience at all). I currently run all the stock goodies for a 01 > Cherokee plus: > 1000 watt amp (not running it that high) with a 1 Farad Cap > Lightforce 170 Strikers (http://www.lightforceusa.com/rmdl170.html) > Cobra CB > Laptop (occasionally) > Radar Detector > > > I know I also need a stronger alternator soon, but before I'll put a > new one in before I add any other goodies. > > TIA > > Hank > |
Re: Battery Suggestions
I saves on inventory.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Mike Romain wrote: > > The extra posts are pretty handy for hooking up things in a Jeep. We > tend to have extra lights, winches, CB's, etc. and the stock wiring is > too small to handle the extra load so a direct battery connection is > best. > > If you are running a winch I think you have to get the extra posts on > the top, not the side ones. I think I read here that the side terminals > weren't internally big enough for a winch draw. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's |
Re: Battery Suggestions
I saves on inventory.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Mike Romain wrote: > > The extra posts are pretty handy for hooking up things in a Jeep. We > tend to have extra lights, winches, CB's, etc. and the stock wiring is > too small to handle the extra load so a direct battery connection is > best. > > If you are running a winch I think you have to get the extra posts on > the top, not the side ones. I think I read here that the side terminals > weren't internally big enough for a winch draw. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's |
Re: Battery Suggestions
I saves on inventory.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Mike Romain wrote: > > The extra posts are pretty handy for hooking up things in a Jeep. We > tend to have extra lights, winches, CB's, etc. and the stock wiring is > too small to handle the extra load so a direct battery connection is > best. > > If you are running a winch I think you have to get the extra posts on > the top, not the side ones. I think I read here that the side terminals > weren't internally big enough for a winch draw. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's |
Re: Battery Suggestions
Unlike gasoline, hydrogen is a vapor until compressed into a bomb.
We'll never have to worry about it though, other than a couple of sacrificial lamps in government employment, as they need about ten times the energy to produce hydrogen, than we can recover. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Dave Milne wrote: > > Sitting in the same box as a petrol isn't too clever if you think about it. > Petrol vapour can ignite from 40 feet away. > > Dave Milne, Scotland > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ |
Re: Battery Suggestions
Unlike gasoline, hydrogen is a vapor until compressed into a bomb.
We'll never have to worry about it though, other than a couple of sacrificial lamps in government employment, as they need about ten times the energy to produce hydrogen, than we can recover. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Dave Milne wrote: > > Sitting in the same box as a petrol isn't too clever if you think about it. > Petrol vapour can ignite from 40 feet away. > > Dave Milne, Scotland > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ |
Re: Battery Suggestions
Unlike gasoline, hydrogen is a vapor until compressed into a bomb.
We'll never have to worry about it though, other than a couple of sacrificial lamps in government employment, as they need about ten times the energy to produce hydrogen, than we can recover. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Dave Milne wrote: > > Sitting in the same box as a petrol isn't too clever if you think about it. > Petrol vapour can ignite from 40 feet away. > > Dave Milne, Scotland > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ |
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