[bulldoggy]

Hey guys another noobie will a battery 254mm long fit in the little zook? the one in their at the moment is an N50 230 mm long looks like the 10"(254) will fit just wondering can get a good blue top optima for good price if it will fit.
Cheers again

[royce]

the height is the problem with a lot of batteries, triple check that

[PJ.zook]

Commodore batteries fit, so lookup whatever size they are. If memory serves, some ppl here are running the yellow tops, are they the same size as the blue tops?
Im running a commonwhore battery as my main, and an Orbital as my 2nd, both fit nicely.

[lukes_89]

PJ.zook wrote:

Commodore batteries fit, so lookup whatever size they are. If memory serves, some ppl here are running the yellow tops, are they the same size as the blue tops?
Im running a commonwhore battery as my main, and an Orbital as my 2nd, both fit nicely.

x2 im going to be runnging a yellow top commo bat soon and then a standard normal commo bat as my duel but not deep cycle.

[want33s]

Are all commonwhore batteries the same? I mean, they've made a lot of different commonwhores over the last 32 years...

[lukes_89]

want33s wrote:

Are all commonwhore batteries the same? I mean, they've made a lot of different commonwhores over the last 32 years...

not sure ask todd he works at battery world. Mines out of a newer one but im guessing they would all be very close to each other, as they are all the same size engine v6 still just changed a bit each year.

[bulldoggy]

Dimensions on the blue top are 254 long 171 wide and 199 high , the batt in it now is 230 x 174 x 205 so it's just the 24 mm longer and obviously heavier.

[mnemonix]

Don't mess around with something substandard. Go straight to a Optima Yellowtop D34 and don't look back.

[Ben_Sierra]

Why not take a tape measure and measure every dimension so you know what the maximum size is. Then you'll know what will fit and what won't!

[bulldoggy]

Ben_Sierra wrote:

Why not take a tape measure and measure every dimension so you know what the maximum size is. Then you'll know what will fit and what won't!

Just did it will fit

[86slowsierra]

when i got my yellow top - d34, jb hifi gave me the best price. $100 cheaper than anywhere else.
dunno if there is a price diff between blue and yellow . im fairly sure they do exactly the same job.

[steak_knife]

lukes_89 wrote:

want33s wrote:

Are all commonwhore batteries the same? I mean, they've made a lot of different commonwhores over the last 32 years...

not sure ask todd he works at battery world. Mines out of a newer one but im guessing they would all be very close to each other, as they are all the same size engine v6 still just changed a bit each year.

[foolsp33d]

lol, dont do it stekky... even mentioning Radial Tuned Suspension might cause a disturbance in the time continuum..

differences..
red/blue/yellow optimas..
"Starting Battery
OPTIMA RED TOP™ batteries, featuring SPIRALCELL TECHNOLOGY, are designed for all of your starting needs. "

"Deep Cycle Battery
OPTIMA Yellow Top™ batteries, featuring SPIRALCELL TECHNOLOGY, are designed for all of your deep cycle needs."

"Marine/RV Battery
OPTIMA Blue Top batteries, featuring SPIRALCELL TECHNOLOGY, are designed for all of your marine and RV, starting and deep cycle needs. "


found in notes...
Car batteries are made up of 8 "cells" each cell having 1.5 volts. Now, that 1.5 volts can be discharged to 1.2 volts and be perfectly happy. But, drop it below 1.2 volts and you've now "deep cycled" the battery, and severely shortened its life. Now, a deep cycle battery is still a little unhappy about the less then 1.2 V situation, but its physical make up allows for this to happen several times before it gets REALLY angry and stop holding a charge.

cliff notes: you can run a yellow top all the way dead more often then a red top.


But, a red top has a slightly higher CCA (cold cranking amps) rating, which is what starts your car.

[Red89]

foolsp33d wrote:

lol, dont do it stekky... even mentioning Radial Tuned Suspension might cause a disturbance in the time continuum..

differences..
red/blue/yellow optimas..
"Starting Battery
OPTIMA RED TOP™ batteries, featuring SPIRALCELL TECHNOLOGY, are designed for all of your starting needs. "

"Deep Cycle Battery
OPTIMA Yellow Top™ batteries, featuring SPIRALCELL TECHNOLOGY, are designed for all of your deep cycle needs."

"Marine/RV Battery
OPTIMA Blue Top batteries, featuring SPIRALCELL TECHNOLOGY, are designed for all of your marine and RV, starting and deep cycle needs. "


found in notes...
Car batteries are made up of 8 "cells" each cell having 1.5 volts. Now, that 1.5 volts can be discharged to 1.2 volts and be perfectly happy. But, drop it below 1.2 volts and you've now "deep cycled" the battery, and severely shortened its life. Now, a deep cycle battery is still a little unhappy about the less then 1.2 V situation, but its physical make up allows for this to happen several times before it gets REALLY angry and stop holding a charge.

cliff notes: you can run a yellow top all the way dead more often then a red top.


But, a red top has a slightly higher CCA (cold cranking amps) rating, which is what starts your car.

From what I have been told it takes longer to charge a deep cycle to full charge then a starting battery.

Also I am not sure about the smaller blue tops but the bigger blue tops also have 2 extra terminals to run your accessories off.

[gregdixon]

I run the yellow top in my stato as it doesn't get driven much. When it required a jump it only took about 10 mins to charge enough to start the car on it's own. Now I have a battery maintainer for it.

[alex]

i was going to put a normal one in mine but when i went down the road to battery world they sold me a yellow top optima battery and fitted it aswell seems to do its job

[imatt]

I would be wary of using deep cycle batteries as main batteries, as stated earlier they do not have the cranking amps, this might not be so noticeable on a zook but is on larger cars. Deep cycle batteries are designed to take continual loads and can be run flat more often but are not designed for the instant large demands of a starting battery.
Cheers Matt

[alex]

imatt wrote:

I would be wary of using deep cycle batteries as main batteries, as stated earlier they do not have the cranking amps, this might not be so noticeable on a zook but is on larger cars. Deep cycle batteries are designed to take continual loads and can be run flat more often but are not designed for the instant large demands of a starting battery.
Cheers Matt

cca on my battery is cca 450 same as a commo battery and many others

[Fatzook]

i've got a 520CCA centuray battery in mine. Goes good.

[imatt]

If its got rated CCA then the battery should probably be fine, but some deep cycle batteries will not be CCA rated, we use 50, 120 and 180AH deep cycle batteries at work and they work well on constant loads,but the other day I lent a 50AH deep cycle batt to my neighbour to start a mini excavator, it only lasted a few cranks before losing power. His battery out of his ute had no dramas, the deep cycle battery I'm still using to run my portable air compressor in the garage without having to charge it. Zooks only need a small CCA battery, some cars especially diesels require large CCA eg. 650 or greater.
Cheers Matt

[bulldoggy]

Blue top has a cca of 750 and has the extra posts for auxilary wires etc it is a dual purpose crank and deep cycle.

[mcwilly]

I have the blue top going in my Mazda because it's good at both. Any gel battery would be good in a zook that loves angles

[303zuke]

mcwilly wrote:

I have the blue top going in my Mazda because it's good at both. Any gel battery would be good in a zook that loves angles

And Engels (or Waeco's).

[whincup]

Digging up an old thread... whats the biggest battery (not physical size, i mean CCA and rc minutes) that people have in their sierras without modifying the area it sits in? i dont want to spend a fortune on a battery so not the ultima's, and i know a bloke who runs the local dealer for 'supercharged batteries' so i can get them a little cheaper. i know the battery from my lancer fits (just) and its rated to 610 CCA and 111 RC minutes, and i know i can get one of those for well under $150, just wondering if theres bigger capacities that fit... heres how the lancer batt fits...

[royce]

DONT FIT IT THAT WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

your bonnet is about to catch fire

[steak_knife]

royce wrote:

DONT FIT IT THAT WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

your bonnet is about to catch fire

[whincup]

royce wrote:

DONT FIT IT THAT WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

your bonnet is about to catch fire

as in, rotate it 180 degrees? i closed it slowly and watched as i was doing it, theres about 1cm between top of terminal and bonnet. and i use a cut up bike tube to cover the terminal in case the battery clamp breaks...

and after the amount this things cost me the last few months, i might actually be glad if it catches fire

[SierraDan]

I have neoprene ove my battery, to prevent any bonnet arcs

[christover1]

I was a passenger in a mates car, it had the battery under the seat.
Nobody as big as me had travelled in it before.

Travelling well, bum started getting warm,
then smoke came out of back of seat.

He never let me in his car again

PS my man bits survived ok

[whincup]

haha, yeah i was considering making a battery holder in the back but decided against it for several reasons... i plan on rotating it 180 degrees, and using an old bike tube to cover the positive terminal (what ive always done and it works fine) are there any other issues i may come across? i'm going to be doing a 100km drive on saturday with that battery...

Edit: correcting my moronic grammar and spelling