Starter battery recommendations

[dbmachine]

Notice lately my battery isn't holding a very long charge anymore. The cart is an 09 model with the original battey. It's a sealed battey meankng it doesn't have the strips that you pull off to add water etc. any particur brand do you guys suggest or just use a regular sealed car battery from auto parts store??

[dbmachine]

Btw would a optima yellow top battery be over kill for a golf cart?? I do like to jam the radio for long periods while working outside.

[rjeezy3209]

any kind of car battery will work I have a battery out of my old pickup and I leave the cart sitting for hours playing music while doing yard work or drinking a couple beers by the fire all night with led lights on too and my cart always fires right up when I get back on

[dbmachine]

Thanks for the input.

[sho305]

I bought a marine battery it has posts and the studs/nuts for cable ends. Its really handy to wire accessories to it. Its a starting battery not a deep cycle. It was not much more than a normal battery like $8 more and had more CCA, was larger. Before that I ran 3 different truck batteries. I had a friend his work truck would start slow in the winter so he would get a new battery. I got them from him each one ran fine in my cart for 3 years each or something. When I dropped the clone engine in the battery was toast finally I said ok I'll get a new one.

Good battery should run a radio for a long time. If you have amplifiers then that might be a different story.

[dbmachine]

Yeah the battey with the top post and side post would help me alot. Right now I'm running the headlights, radio, under glow neon lights, and soon to be a winch. Getting cluttered run ing all these accessories on one post. I did order one of these fused distribution blocks from a marine boating store so that each accessory will have its on fuse.

http://shop.pkys.com/Blue-Sea-System...uits_p_15.html

[SandbaggerYDRA]

When it comes to batteries, I'm a big believer in getting the largest capacity that you can fit in, and can afford. There's no such thing as "too much" battery, and if you run a lot of "stuff", it'll handle it better.

[sho305]

I ran my cart on a $30 jumper pack before I bought the battery, because it was fall and was only going to run it a short time why let a new battery sit all winter I figured. Just shows how much power you need to run the cart, I don't use my lights that much but they are 55w driving lights. Dropped in the new battery in spring.

I agree, a larger battery last longer and runs more stuff longer, less hassle, they are a good deal. This is only a 650cca or something (whatever the smaller marine battery is I'll look next time I ride), not huge but considering my use its huge for this cart with only lights I rarely use. I have jumped cars and lawnmowers off it so the least I would put in it is a normal size car battery.

[Mike Mac]

I'm with Bagger, 800 amp in mine!! Just not deep cycle.

And like Sho, just a couple 55 watt lites! But I use mine!!

[sho305]

Lol, and I have some LED to put on my cart to save power. Figure I can use those on local rides in dark which is usually what I'm doing, short distance and low speeds.