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headlight dimming problems solved tonight
I was going to do the typical thing and add 3 farads of caps to my system
but then I did some research and a few guys on here said caps were not as good as a second battery for the problem. Well I went to Autozone and bought the commercial series battery (biggest reserve and cca availible) and installed it in my caddy tonight. Problems solved and the bass seems to hit deeper and harder now.Now for my Earthquake ph-d2 amp to arrive I have already had my alternator replaced with a 200 amp model and the shop that did it said for anothber 70 dollars they will make it a dual rectifier 250 amp alternator. Do you think the Earthquake amp will need that? I will be running it at 1.6 ohms so should have over 2000 watts RMS. |
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In article , "wicked1" wrote:
I was going to do the typical thing and add 3 farads of caps to my system but then I did some research and a few guys on here said caps were not as good as a second battery for the problem. Well I went to Autozone and bought the commercial series battery (biggest reserve and cca availible) and installed it in my caddy tonight. Problems solved and the bass seems to hit deeper and harder now How does that make your bass hit deeper ? |
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let me rephrase that the deep bass sounds louder
"Captain Howdy" wrote in message ... In article , "wicked1" wrote: I was going to do the typical thing and add 3 farads of caps to my system but then I did some research and a few guys on here said caps were not as good as a second battery for the problem. Well I went to Autozone and bought the commercial series battery (biggest reserve and cca availible) and installed it in my caddy tonight. Problems solved and the bass seems to hit deeper and harder now How does that make your bass hit deeper ? |
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headlight dimming problems solved tonight
Did you buy a Sealed battery?
Where did you install it? What part of the car? "wicked1" wrote in message ... I was going to do the typical thing and add 3 farads of caps to my system but then I did some research and a few guys on here said caps were not as good as a second battery for the problem. Well I went to Autozone and bought the commercial series battery (biggest reserve and cca availible) and installed it in my caddy tonight. Problems solved and the bass seems to hit deeper and harder now.Now for my Earthquake ph-d2 amp to arrive I have already had my alternator replaced with a 200 amp model and the shop that did it said for anothber 70 dollars they will make it a dual rectifier 250 amp alternator. Do you think the Earthquake amp will need that? I will be running it at 1.6 ohms so should have over 2000 watts RMS. |
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headlight dimming problems solved tonight
no its not sealed its in the trunk about 2 inches from the amp.
"Masterson" wrote in message ... Did you buy a Sealed battery? Where did you install it? What part of the car? "wicked1" wrote in message ... I was going to do the typical thing and add 3 farads of caps to my system but then I did some research and a few guys on here said caps were not as good as a second battery for the problem. Well I went to Autozone and bought the commercial series battery (biggest reserve and cca availible) and installed it in my caddy tonight. Problems solved and the bass seems to hit deeper and harder now.Now for my Earthquake ph-d2 amp to arrive I have already had my alternator replaced with a 200 amp model and the shop that did it said for anothber 70 dollars they will make it a dual rectifier 250 amp alternator. Do you think the Earthquake amp will need that? I will be running it at 1.6 ohms so should have over 2000 watts RMS. |
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headlight dimming problems solved tonight
"wicked1" wrote in message ... | no its not sealed its in the trunk about 2 inches from the amp. | You do realize that as an unsealed battery is charging, it emits explosive gases, although in very small amounts...Under the ventilated hood of a car, this is not a problem...in a sealed up trunk, it could very quickly turn into a very big problem... Just my 2¢ Gary |
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headlight dimming problems solved tonight
Well Gary Rodgers is on the right track.....sort of....
Its not so much Explosive Gas's, as Toxic ones. An alkaline, unsealed, battery is always giving off fumes that are deadly to a human. In a sealed car, over time, the gases will affect the people inside. They will pass out and over a longer time, die. no its not sealed its in the trunk about 2 inches from the amp. |
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headlight dimming problems solved tonight
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"Gary Rodgers" wrote: "wicked1" wrote in message ... | no its not sealed its in the trunk about 2 inches from the amp. | You do realize that as an unsealed battery is charging, it emits explosive gases, although in very small amounts...Under the ventilated hood of a car, this is not a problem...in a sealed up trunk, it could very quickly turn into a very big problem... Just my 2¢ Gary Hydrogen not a problem in a car trunk. Hydrogen is very light so it pushes quite hard to escape. Acid leaking, burping, and misting are something I'd worry about more. Cheap batteries make a mess all around them. You'd only want to use a good "sealed" car battery back there. It isn't truly sealed, but it vents much less than a battery with maintenance caps. |
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headlight dimming problems solved tonight
Not to mention that it's illegal to mount a non-sealed battery in your trunk
In article , "Masterson" wrote: Well Gary Rodgers is on the right track.....sort of.... Its not so much Explosive Gas's, as Toxic ones. An alkaline, unsealed, battery is always giving off fumes that are deadly to a human. In a sealed car, over time, the gases will affect the people inside. They will pass out and over a longer time, die. no its not sealed its in the trunk about 2 inches from the amp. |
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headlight dimming problems solved tonight
How does that make your bass hit deeper ? the power of suggestion... |
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headlight dimming problems solved tonight
Kevin McMurtrie wrote:
Acid leaking, burping, and misting are something I'd worry about more. I'd worry about any lead acid battery which foolishly obeys the laws of inertia and keeps going in the event that your car meets another car at speed, and decides foolishly to obey the laws of inertia by stopping. -- Lizard That airbag ain't gonna do **** to prevent "Die Hard" from being stamped on the back of your melon. |
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headlight dimming problems solved tonight
Well maybe theres truth in that but on my old bronco I used to have it had 2
non sealed batteries in the back for air compressor and other things and I aint dead yet so that doesnt bother me. I never had any major seapage then so I dont plan on it now. "Masterson" wrote in message news Well Gary Rodgers is on the right track.....sort of.... Its not so much Explosive Gas's, as Toxic ones. An alkaline, unsealed, battery is always giving off fumes that are deadly to a human. In a sealed car, over time, the gases will affect the people inside. They will pass out and over a longer time, die. no its not sealed its in the trunk about 2 inches from the amp. |
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headlight dimming problems solved tonight
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"Masterson" wrote: Well Gary Rodgers is on the right track.....sort of.... Its not so much Explosive Gas's, as Toxic ones. An alkaline, unsealed, battery is always giving off fumes that are deadly to a human. In a sealed car, over time, the gases will affect the people inside. They will pass out and over a longer time, die. Car batteries are acidic; the opposite of alkaline. Only the lead is toxic in small amounts. Batteries with large vents will emit microscopic lead and sulfur droplets caused by gas bubbles bursting. These droplets, actually their mess, become visible if you use the battery in an enclosure. The so called "sealed" batteries are clean. Hydrogen and sulfuric acid aren't toxic in small quantities. Sulfuric acid is used in dried fruit to preserve the color. Hydrogen is naturally in your blood from the work going on in your intestines. As for the other posting about momentum... I would assume and hope that it's in a secured basket meant for holding batteries. |
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headlight dimming problems solved tonight
Well maybe theres truth in that but on my old bronco I used to have it had
2 non sealed batteries in the back for air compressor and other things and I aint dead yet so that doesnt bother me. I never had any major seapage then so I dont plan on it now. and i never wear condoms... we KICK ASS -- sancho |
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headlight dimming problems solved tonight
it is secured. I wasnt trying to say that its the best idea but I am out of
money now for the optimas.I think it will be fine for another month or two then it will go under the hood and an optima in the trunk. It cost me around 60 dollars and it fixed my problems. Even if it does emit a ltittle gas its not a big deal its in the trunk that gets opened every day or two.It definately isnt going anywhere. If it does even puke it wont hurt anything but the interior carpet of my trunk not the amps or such.Not a big deal to me right now. "Kevin McMurtrie" wrote in message ... In article , "Masterson" wrote: Well Gary Rodgers is on the right track.....sort of.... Its not so much Explosive Gas's, as Toxic ones. An alkaline, unsealed, battery is always giving off fumes that are deadly to a human. In a sealed car, over time, the gases will affect the people inside. They will pass out and over a longer time, die. Car batteries are acidic; the opposite of alkaline. Only the lead is toxic in small amounts. Batteries with large vents will emit microscopic lead and sulfur droplets caused by gas bubbles bursting. These droplets, actually their mess, become visible if you use the battery in an enclosure. The so called "sealed" batteries are clean. Hydrogen and sulfuric acid aren't toxic in small quantities. Sulfuric acid is used in dried fruit to preserve the color. Hydrogen is naturally in your blood from the work going on in your intestines. As for the other posting about momentum... I would assume and hope that it's in a secured basket meant for holding batteries. |
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headlight dimming problems solved tonight
Well Gary Rodgers is on the right track.....sort of....
Its not so much Explosive Gas's, as Toxic ones. Actually Gary is right, A car battery is not alkaline, it's lead acid. And when charging it emits hydrogen, which we all know is very explosive. If you've worked in an auto shop you've seen a battery or two blow up in peoples face. That's why when you boost your car you connect the ground last, and you ground to the chassis instead of the battery terminal. Keep the spark away from the vents... Aaron |
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headlight dimming problems solved tonight
or just get a capacitor and open the hood and trunk a pretty good bit On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 11:26:58 -0500, "wicked1" wrote: it is secured. I wasnt trying to say that its the best idea but I am out of money now for the optimas.I think it will be fine for another month or two then it will go under the hood and an optima in the trunk. It cost me around 60 dollars and it fixed my problems. Even if it does emit a ltittle gas its not a big deal its in the trunk that gets opened every day or two.It definately isnt going anywhere. If it does even puke it wont hurt anything but the interior carpet of my trunk not the amps or such.Not a big deal to me right now. "Kevin McMurtrie" wrote in message ... In article , "Masterson" wrote: Well Gary Rodgers is on the right track.....sort of.... Its not so much Explosive Gas's, as Toxic ones. An alkaline, unsealed, battery is always giving off fumes that are deadly to a human. In a sealed car, over time, the gases will affect the people inside. They will pass out and over a longer time, die. Car batteries are acidic; the opposite of alkaline. Only the lead is toxic in small amounts. Batteries with large vents will emit microscopic lead and sulfur droplets caused by gas bubbles bursting. These droplets, actually their mess, become visible if you use the battery in an enclosure. The so called "sealed" batteries are clean. Hydrogen and sulfuric acid aren't toxic in small quantities. Sulfuric acid is used in dried fruit to preserve the color. Hydrogen is naturally in your blood from the work going on in your intestines. As for the other posting about momentum... I would assume and hope that it's in a secured basket meant for holding batteries. |