Battery Trouble

watsongarage · 02-24-2009, 04:53 PM

I have a 67 camaro bracket car, I have a auto zone deep cycle battery,,, it keeps dying on me. I was told by Optima to go with a yellow top, I was told by jegs to go with the red top. When walking through the pits I see more red tops than yellow tops. I do not run an alternator.... Any advice ???

Bob Verwold · 02-24-2009, 05:42 PM

I run two yellow top battery's in my car. This year will be seven years, I keep waiting for them to quit but they must have a lot of energizer rabbit in them. I do charge them after each round TT or Elim..........

Marty Rinehart Jr · 02-25-2009, 03:59 AM

If you do not run an alternator, then you need to use a marine battery. The optima marine battery is the blue top.

Rick Blake · 02-25-2009, 08:25 AM

I suggest you take a look at "Odyssey Batteries" I run (1) PC-1200 dry cell w/o an alternator and it's hands down the best battery I have ever used, not to mention very light-weight also. It's six years old....!!!!!!

Just my .02

Thurston · 02-25-2009, 10:23 AM

Rick, Glad to hear that. Base on all the information I could find about batteries I just purchased an Odyssey PC-1200 for my Roadster (no alternator) looks like the right decision. I also purchased their 25amp charger.

How much charging are you doing at the track, after every round, every other round, or once per day??

Thanks
JT

krugracing12 · 02-25-2009, 11:34 AM

An alternator is the way to go. I had one put on my new dragster, and unless I forget to turn the fans or something off, I never have to charge it. I check it constantly with a meter and it is always ready to go. It was a good investment, I will never have another drag car without one.

Rick Blake · 02-25-2009, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Thurston

Rick, Glad to hear that. Base on all the information I could find about batteries I just purchased an Odyssey PC-1200 for my Roadster (no alternator) looks like the right decision. I also purchased their 25amp charger.

How much charging are you doing at the track, after every round, every other round, or once per day??

Thanks
JT

I have hot lapped rounds without charging, but generally set it on 20 amps until voltage reaches mid 13 volts and then switch to 2 amps between rounds. Don't let the voltage go above 14 volts. Congrats on your choice, you'll like it....!!!!!!

Rick Blake

Burner · 04-13-2009, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by watsongarage

I have a 67 camaro bracket car, I have a auto zone deep cycle battery,,, it keeps dying on me. I was told by Optima to go with a yellow top, I was told by jegs to go with the red top. When walking through the pits I see more red tops than yellow tops. I do not run an alternator.... Any advice ???

I run a bracket car and charged every chance I had.(no alt) first thing when the car came out of the trailer and between each round. still had problems with my battery dying, replaced it, them changed to a different one altogether. Looked at the color tops and spoke to some fellow racers and could not bring myself to spend that much on a battery, went with the autozone top line battery, but still seems that i was always having trouble keeping it up in the later rounds.
Then i checked my charger and found that it was not putting out 100% all the time. replaced the charger and the problem went away. The charger would build up to a certain point then start showing full charge when it really was'nt.

02-24-2009, 04:53 PM	#1
watsongarage Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Battery Trouble I have a 67 camaro bracket car, I have a auto zone deep cycle battery,,, it keeps dying on me. I was told by Optima to go with a yellow top, I was told by jegs to go with the red top. When walking through the pits I see more red tops than yellow tops. I do not run an alternator.... Any advice ???

02-24-2009, 05:42 PM	#2
Bob Verwold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fayetteville Ohio Posts: 656 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Battery Trouble I run two yellow top battery's in my car. This year will be seven years, I keep waiting for them to quit but they must have a lot of energizer rabbit in them. I do charge them after each round TT or Elim..........

02-25-2009, 03:59 AM	#3
Marty Rinehart Jr Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Rineharts Performance Race Cars, Thomasville,PA Posts: 492 Likes: 296 Liked 333 Times in 75 Posts	Re: Battery Trouble If you do not run an alternator, then you need to use a marine battery. The optima marine battery is the blue top. __________________ Marty Rinehart Jr 1125 SS STK SG SC SST

02-25-2009, 08:25 AM	#4
Rick Blake Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SW FLORIDA Posts: 208 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Battery Trouble I suggest you take a look at "Odyssey Batteries" I run (1) PC-1200 dry cell w/o an alternator and it's hands down the best battery I have ever used, not to mention very light-weight also. It's six years old....!!!!!! Just my .02 __________________ Rick Blake 2395 SG, SC, SP

02-25-2009, 10:23 AM	#5
Thurston Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 22 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Battery Trouble Rick, Glad to hear that. Base on all the information I could find about batteries I just purchased an Odyssey PC-1200 for my Roadster (no alternator) looks like the right decision. I also purchased their 25amp charger. How much charging are you doing at the track, after every round, every other round, or once per day?? Thanks JT

02-25-2009, 11:34 AM	#6
krugracing12 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 171 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Battery Trouble An alternator is the way to go. I had one put on my new dragster, and unless I forget to turn the fans or something off, I never have to charge it. I check it constantly with a meter and it is always ready to go. It was a good investment, I will never have another drag car without one.