Recommended Deep Cycle Battery - Optima OR

[NASTY GM]

You get those here: https://www.amazon.com/XS-Power-D65...ild=1&keywords=xs+power&qid=1612463087&sr=8-2

I bought them off Amazon, but I don't remember exactly

 

[OR VietVet]

They have a bunch of options at Amazon for those batteries.

 

[bobsburban]

Been using Interstate for years now. Haven't switched to AGM yet; my mechanic, who wheels/camps on the weekends, said for what I'm doing, the AGM isn't worth the difference in price. But he's a fan of Interstate, whether AGM or not. I just dropped a standard battery into the truck this time. I plan to keep it idling while using the compressor if I need to inflate tires. That's the only real draw beyond stock right now other than forgetting the lights or something.

I'll probably install a 210 Ah Lifeline on the trailer when my stock battery dies in a year or two; at that point, I'll probably go AGM in the truck along with a 240 or 320 Amp Mechman alternator to feed everything.

 

[JonnyTahoe]

I run two batteries. I use to run Stinger but recently switched to XS. The XS are awesome!

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Almost everyone in the Audio power world is running XS battery's.

 

[JonnyTahoe]

Looking into
Never heard of a Group H6. What is it going in?
PREMIUM
MTX-48 H6

36 month warranty
Free replacement warranty



760 Cold Cranking Amps (CCA)

Group Size H6

Suggested Retail Price: $217.95



Interstate’s MTX absorbed glass-mat (AGM) battery will meet or exceed your car’s starting requirements while delivering premium battery performance to power all your accessories and plug ins.

 

[OR VietVet]

Almost everyone in the Audio power world is running XS battery's.

Good thing I still like AM radio and my Lynyrd Skynyrd/Paul Butterfield cd's then. Save me some money. Those XS batteries are expensive.

 

[swathdiver]

I know the Optima's are most popular but I went with a Sears one which did me well for 4.5 years of heavy usage. Sears not around like that anymore. Anything out there to handle abuse from car audio? I dont sit in car listening while its off but want to keep that option open, thus why i am asking for the deep cycle.

Just put an ACDelco 48HPG in mine. 42 month free replacement warranty, 80 amp discharge capacity, 135 minute reserve capacity and has 56.3 amp hours of power.

 

[OR VietVet]

I was wrong about my friends battery discount at Interstate Battery here locally. The normal walk in price for the AGM MTZ 78 is 296.95. I can get it for $246 even. About 18.5% discount.

 

[JonnyTahoe]

I was wrong about my friends battery discount at Interstate Battery here locally. The normal walk in price for the AGM MTZ 78 is 296.95. I can get it for $246 even. About 18.5% discount.

That's exactly why I bought a regular non-agm Interstate battery for half the price.

 

[Sparksalot]

I bought a pair of AGMs from Walmart for less than $350 total. They’re made by Johnson Controls.