Battery ? for fmic

[viscid240]

Yoshi: I see and appreciate your looking out for me. As I said it is free and yes it will be temporary. I live in Arizona and no it's far from getting cold at the moment, we have had rain these last two days but, stll in the 100's. so should I go for it or no. Like you said reliability: I do not care to get stranded anywhere.

I forgot to mention, I have no system/ stereo of any kind in my car right now, no a/c. the only accessory that is in use is my headlights on at night. nothing more besides the obvious.


Thanks,
Andrew

[Yoshi]

Originally Posted by viscid240

Yoshi: I see and appreciate your looking out for me. As I said it is free and yes it will be temporary. I live in Arizona and no it's far from getting cold at the moment, we have had rain these last two days but, stll in the 100's. so should I go for it or no. Like you said reliability: I do not care to get stranded anywhere.

I forgot to mention, I have no system/ stereo of any kind in my car right now, no a/c. the only accessory that is in use is my headlights on at night. nothing more besides the obvious.


Thanks,
Andrew

Welp I did some research 4u, and check this out! It seems (on paper) that those batteries are quite the deal! I don't know how much they retail for, but if it's less than $75, it seems to be a good deal... tho you're getting them for free so no worries.

Anyhow, here's a link to a spec's chart from Odyssey. I personally run a 925MJT, which I consider to be the MINIMUM power req. for regular use (with accessories, so u have some cushion)... your battery (again ON PAPER) seems to be directly comparable to the 925, so if the longevity holds up to what their specs are, this battery should be just fine for you, your biggest hurdle will be getting hte right terminals

Here's a link to the odyssey spec page (note that the odysseys are Drycells):
http://www.odysseyfactory.com/specs.htm

While it looks like the specs are up to par, you should note that by the post design, it was never intended for automotive use, which is not to say that it won't work, but things like the case material and operating temp come more into play under the hood of a car than they would be strapped to the back of a lawn mower, air cooled by a motorcycle, or "water cooled" by a jetski

If you lived anywhere but arizona, I'd say you'd be just fine, but I lived in phoenix for 8 years, and it gets DAMN hot. So I guess my advice is; if there are multiple batteries, run one of them and throw the other in a battery box in your trunk as a backup why not if they're free?
Hope that helps!