good batteries?

[Enes]

so i need a new car battery...

what is a good one and who has them now days..?

[Shotgun!]

If you are going for light weight, I have a Hawker for sale.

[iceminion]

Optima batteries are not light, but they are extremely powerful and I have never killed one in my life, I think my kill count for lead acid batteries is about 10 now

[Thor06]

I have an Interestate in the Talon but I dont know how well it works since the Talon isnt running and I have an Ever Start in the Cavy. The Everstart has been a good battery for the past two years. My buddy has a Optima Red Top and he thinks its great.

[rst95eclipse]

The smallest battery that has the output that you need. Garden tractor battery I would guess.

[Jakey]

I fried an Optoma yellow top a few years ago. As to how I fried it, I have no idea. I had it wired in series with my underhood battery for my stereo power supply.

One thing to keep in mind is that a number of well known battery brands are all manufactured by the same company, Johnson Controls:
http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/bg/products_brands.htm

[tpunx99GSX]

Thats funny jakey, i looked at that link and realised that they are a client of the company i work for. They use our laser vibrometers in development of their products. I wonder if i can get a nice discount (free maybe).

[1ViciousGSX]

I fried an Optoma yellow top a few years ago. As to how I fried it, I have no idea. I had it wired in series with my underhood battery for my stereo power supply.
Should have wired it in parallel which gives you two 12v sources feeding into one circuit. Series gives you a set-up that wants to be 24v. ;)

[scheides]

I'll throw in another vote for Optimas. They usually have them in stock at Batteries Plus.

[JET]

I had an optima that was 11 years old and still worked like a champ. I can't say the same for the Exide Orbital, which looks the same, but I have killed one in under a year. If you want a light weight one, go to Walmart and get a lawnmower battery. The little things work great!