I'm on my second battery for my car, soon to be the third, and am wondering if I should change to a different kind.
Like many SLCs, my car has the Infinitybox system which has a pretty substantial drain on the battery when on. Even with their InReserve, my battery gets flattened unless the battery cutoff is on, and sometimes that gets forgotten, and/or the automatic trickle charger gets turned off occasionally.
The result is always a flat battery.
I have an Odyssey PC1200, and I don't really blame the battery, as being radically discharged several times is a recipe for battery fatalities no matter the brand.
So, the question is, are their other choices that make more sense? For example, I know Mesa has a uber-cool LI battery with an automatic battery preserver that just internally disconnects the battery from the load when it gets close to the discharge level that could begin to have a deleterious effect on the battery. But along with being uber-cool, it's also uber-expensive. And I don't know if it fits in the same area as my current battery anyway, which is a strong preference.
Like many SLCs, my car has the Infinitybox system which has a pretty substantial drain on the battery when on. Even with their InReserve, my battery gets flattened unless the battery cutoff is on, and sometimes that gets forgotten, and/or the automatic trickle charger gets turned off occasionally.
The result is always a flat battery.
I have an Odyssey PC1200, and I don't really blame the battery, as being radically discharged several times is a recipe for battery fatalities no matter the brand.
So, the question is, are their other choices that make more sense? For example, I know Mesa has a uber-cool LI battery with an automatic battery preserver that just internally disconnects the battery from the load when it gets close to the discharge level that could begin to have a deleterious effect on the battery. But along with being uber-cool, it's also uber-expensive. And I don't know if it fits in the same area as my current battery anyway, which is a strong preference.