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2 burned out Odysseys....at $3+ bills a piece...

Diagnosing a weird issue in the wife car......Regardless, I've got 2 High End AGM as paperweights..... Going back to flooded or just a *cheaper AGM*. Flooded has similar warranty, can be *topped* off with fluid, CCA and reserve is a smigen more than their AGM counterpart. Pricewise, I'm okay...

JHZR2 - Couple of options...depending on budget. The Chenille *locks* microfiber mitt at most autojoints is fine for the lower panels - that's what I use for all lowers. It's safe/soft enough for the top - if you're not that picky... Sheepskin mitt is pretty good....u just need to wade...

I hear ya. For a daily driver that doesn't really care about discharge factor, wet cells IMO are the best bang for the buck IMO. $ for $. Deep Cycle, garage queens, shore-dual battery systems: AGM. Not all AGM's are the same though, and prices reflect that

I was speaking with Northstar just a month ago....re: BP Batteries. Re: Exide, I have no experience but I was talking to master distributor who carries Oddysey and Trojan as well....as he said for budget friendly, the Exides AGM's are worth a look

Originally Posted By: Greasymechtech Invest in a lithium jump starter. Keep the battery until you have to use the jump starter. http://themicrostart.com/products/micro-starts/xp10/ http://www.geniuschargers.com/boost/phone/index.html $209 for that kit You can spend $110 on the JNC660 and I'm...

Originally Posted By: 2010_FX4 Originally Posted By: Bluestream Test it to see how many Amps it puts out...no point in trashing a good battery Originally Posted By: Falken Don't AGM batteries last longer than 4 years? Lead-acid they say should be load tested at 3-4 years before change... +1 -...

Actually the BP X2 out here in the Northeast, are made by Northstar.

Odyssey or Northstar. For a more budget friendly battery, consider the Exide.

WRC - Did not speak to Ctek, but Noco advised during the post testing/during absorption, they cut to float during their resistence testing. OT, or on, but love to pick your brain. I have a JNC X ForceE Jump Back. This thing is a beast coming in at close to 40lbs. It has 2 batteries in the...

Off topic or on topic...but at the end of the day, I do like the Cteks/Nocos in terms of user ~usability~ whereas the latter may require more ~involvement~. In my world, it's more to keep the garage queens batteries in check , and the extra toy that I don't take out often. With that said, it...

Horses for courses, this thread with your posts, WRC has been a good gulp of 12V Wiki for me. Out of curiousity, I'm going to give Ctek and Noco a call tomorrow just to understand in clarity more in depth about their charge profile. Ctek spells alot of it out. I've called Noco in the past and...

Originally Posted By: wrcsixeight 'Equalizing' is not a charge procedure recommended for AGM batteries. If one cycles their AGM below 95% state of charge regularly, then the vehicles ability to hold absorption voltage as long as required, really comes into play in battery longevity. WRC, I...

WRC - If you're still following this thread...what's a good rule of thumb for a AGM if it's being used as a main only, daily driver to put a charger on it to top-equalize it off. Assuming the alt. already is giving the battery a long absorption charge....just not at the ideal voltage of 14.7...

Here you go for you all GB portable pack fans.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVY86mkA3vA

Originally Posted By: SIXSPEED Originally Posted By: chefwong I've got a honking big JNC...it weighs like 40+lbs and has 2 AGMS in the pack.. Holy cow! Might as well carry around an Optima Yellow Top I'd rather lug a Northstar or Oddyssey ;-) I was having a parasitic draw and I did not have...

Quick google. Sums it up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6n2m38MOG0

I've got a honking big JNC...it weighs like 40+lbs and has 2 AGMS in the pack.. Back on topic. I have ~wondered~ how safe are the ~charging systems~ in these small lithium packs. Regardless, these little itty bitty jump packs may serve the need to just give enough boost to start a small engine...

There is a certain lack of ~controls~ I cannot achieve with my Cteks/Noco, which I knew buying into it..... I do want to get one higher amp charger in the stash just for those times where I need to recharge a deep cycled AGM. I'll mess around with my Noco some more but I'm not 100% confident if...

WRC - What charger are you running by change. At some point, I plan to add this to supplement the biggest one on my stash, which is the Noco 25 Samlax SEC-1250UL