Dear "copper_trace": Do you or do you know where or who retail these Odyssey or Hawker batteries? I would like to try one. You can e-mail privately: kayoong(AT)aol.com As far as the power cables for my amp, I do believe they are "4" gauge cable (or thicker?) and are made by "Stinger." Both of the positive and negative cables are directly wired to the battery's post along with the DeLorean's cables. Kayo Ong #5508 Lic 9D NY In a message dated 8/19/05 8:57:17 PM, copper_trace@xxxxxxxxx writes: > The Odyessy brand batteries are very good. They are used by the US > Military. They aren't very expensive and have a proven track record. > They used to be the Hawker battery brand. They are widely used in > competition car audio and racing circuits. > > In the case of the DeLorean, a upgraded alternator to provide higher > charge currents for the battery which would sustain more current > drain if you're going to run high powered audio amplifiers > (500wrms+) and upgrading the alternator-to-battery charging lead to > 4-gauge will help increase current flow, along with upgrading the > battery power and ground wires to at least 4-gauge. > > A lot of people use the Optima batteries, and while they work well > for most I've had several customers who had they cars stored, even > on tenders and the Optimas lost their current capacity. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/