i have a huge battery,and it dies on me super fast(after sitting for about 3 days),i cant think of anything that would drain it over night.

i know its almost twice the size of the stock battery.could my alternator maybe not be charging it fully because its so big?


Modified by civictypenos at 10:30 AM 9/21/2003


Modified by civictypenos at 10:30 AM 9/21/2003

 

^^^

 

what kinda battery is it?

 

one i bought from advance auto parts,brand new.

looking at the stock #'s and the bigger battery #'s

stock is:
ca 545
cca 435
reserve capasity is 70

bigger battery is:
ca 810
cca 650
reserve capcity is 110

i know that the cca is cranking amps,dont know what ca is and what resevre capacity has to do with anything.

 

i think you have a different problem, i don't think too big of a battery can hurt you, i may be wrong though

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civictypenos &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have a huge battery,and it dies on me super fast(after sitting for about 3 days),i cant think of anything that would drain it over night.

i know its almost twice the size of the stock battery.could my alternator maybe not be charging it fully because its so big?Modified by civictypenos at 10:30 AM 9/21/2003</TD></TR></TABLE>

No, something else is wrong. Either you have a constant drain or you alternator is toast.

 

i agree. probably both. something is probably draining the battery and in the process, ur alternator went dead. or maybe its just ur alternator and it doesnt charge. wut kind of electronic upgrades do u have?

 

full set up:

b16 alt
relocated big battery to the rear
4 gauge from front to rear
4 gauge ,18 inch ground
aem pulley&lt;----could be a problem???


stereo and power pulling:
zapco 650 6 channel amp
alpine cva 1005
alpine 12 disc
aline 510 surround sound
alarm with tons of upgrades(proximity,windows,scanner)
power windows

car running @ 1500 rpms ,my volts are 14.8.

 

make sure it is a good battery. sometimes when you buy new batt. they have a bad cell in them. Take it and have it tested.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civictypenos &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">full set up:

b16 alt
relocated big battery to the rear
4 gauge from front to rear
4 gauge ,18 inch ground
aem pulley&lt;----could be a problem???
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1. get rid of the pulley.
2. I thought that 0 awg was supposed to be used for relocating the battery? Shouldn't it be 14v at idle?

 

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1. get rid of the pulley.
2. I thought that 0 awg was supposed to be used for relocating the battery? Shouldn't it be 14v at idle?</TD></TR></TABLE>

1. That is what I recommended in his other post. The problems are obviously related.
2. On a honda 4 cylinder, you can get away with 4 gauge IMO. At 400 amps the voltage drop would be 1.68. But 400 amps can crank a v8. A 4 cylinder starter is closer to 200-250 amps which gives 1 volt drop. Calculations assume a 16.5 foot run of cable. It should be shorter than that.