battery

myhonda · Post by **myhonda** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:49 pm

what kinda battery should i get that would keep up to a car sterio and amplifier?

-aL- · Post by **-aL-** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:54 pm

you're putting a car stereo and amplifier on your moped?...

myhonda · Post by **myhonda** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:58 pm

the sterio is allready on but i can only use it during day cause at nite the lights take too much power. soo i need a different batt. i just need to know what kind of batt i need

myhonda · Post by **myhonda** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 10:40 am

everyone just looks no one can respond???

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 12:00 pm

not really 12 volt os all that fits...

Spreewell · Post by **Spreewell** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:26 pm

I unhooked my headlight and the standard battery powers my 8-track player fine. I only have one speaker but it rocks out lemme tell ya!

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:32 pm

soo// u saraficed a headlight for a radio? personnally i would swich the pulbs in the blinkers, tail light, and dash lights to led ones.. thats what i have in my aero and soon to be in the spree

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:32 pm

soo u saraficed a headlight for a radio? personnally i would swich the pulbs in the blinkers, tail light, and dash lights to led ones.. thats what i have in my aero and soon to be in the spree

Kemmer · Post by **Kemmer** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:50 pm

Yep, LED lights would do the trick. They don't use nearly as much juice. If you don't want to go that route, just add a second battery or larger motorcycle battery. The only problem is that your alternator may not be albe to keep up. It depends on what size amp you use. Worst case, you'll have to turn it off for a while so your batter can charge up if it gets too low.

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:53 pm

AND MY LEDS ARE TWICE AS BRIGHT

myhonda · Post by **myhonda** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:04 pm

would a car battery work on it?

darat · Post by **darat** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:24 pm

yeah after u fry every thing.. lol

myhonda · Post by **myhonda** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:00 pm

??? fry everything like what? the car batt would fry it? cause i havent put one in yet not till i know

Pygmaelion · Post by **Pygmaelion** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:49 am

Someone once told me "Ain't the volts what kill ya... It's the AMPS".

I'm pretty sure that the amperage that rolls out of a full sized automotive battery is much greater than the available amperage in our teensy stock batteries. I've read (not experienced, don't know for certain) that linking up your scoot to a car battery for long periods of time can cause damage to your harness/components, because it's ramming too many amps down wires and pieces not meant for it.

I'd do more research on it before you slap a Die Hard ChargeMaster UberBattery in there. I'd be more inclined to wire in a second standard battery in parallel, and put a battery tender on it when you're not riding it.

One last question... Why are you putting a full on automotive radio in? Why not hook up a discman/radio with a "car cable" and a 12 volt cig-lighter jack? That ought to draw less than a full on stereo. Granted, the "Pimp-ness" isn't as high, and you'd have to find a way to amp it to the speakers (or you couldn't hear it over the engine and wind).

Either way, best of luck on this.

Post by **noiseguy** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:26 am

Car battery just won't package, and the Spree could never charge it.

Actually, the car battery would be fine, EXCEPT what ppl tend to do when they have electrical problems is hook up the car battery to see if that helps. Usually the electrical problems were caused by some marginal system that the Spree battery didn't have enough current (power) available to kill. Car batteries, of course, do, so the next thing that happens is that something blows/burns up.

The car battery also allows ppl to do things like run the starter for a minute straight. Well, it wasn't designed for that, and the starter burns up from overheating. If it won't start off a good Spree battery, it won't start off a car battery either. If you do use a car battery, you just have to be careful with how long you keep trying the starter.