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Battery Size

59K views 22 replies 12 participants last post by  arechigaa402  
Stock weighs ~40lbs.

The ZPI battery kit looks like nothing a large motorcycle battery, and a new tie down. I would not recommend you switch to a battery with less than 600 Cold Cranking Amps and a decent reserve, otherwise your are setting yourself up to having a dead battery when you go to get in your car and go to work on a cold morning. Its just not a good plan.
 
The Alternator is the part that will be your power limiter though. If you draw more than your alternator can provide, you'll kill batteries all the time, whether they are deep cycle or not. And by kill, I mean no longer functional, not just needing a recharge.

However, my guess is you'll be OK with the stock electrical. It sounds like if you want to run the system at shows though, you may benefit from a yellow-top (or similar) battery.