Minnesota Focus Owners Club

Anyone have any experiance with, or info on these being able to work as a daily driver battery? I've been looking into them for a while now, and I did email the company, but I figured I'd see if any of the guru's on here had any idears for me.

first off is this a batt for vision impared people? and your best bet for a good batt is a optima, i know there expensive, but i got a red top and its ratted at 900cca with a 9 hour reserve. with this batt i no longer have that annoying headlamp pulse or that stewbid dash flicker. also it will save the focuses horse shit alt. with a big batt the alt will never go into full field, there for it will never have to work hard, oh and i have ruffly 2600 watts of stereo boom-boom, i run 80 watt head lamps, but i have no power options.....go with the optima.

Optima does not make a lightweight battery.

I hate it when people say Optima everytime a batt. thread pops up. Besides, I have yet to find an Optima that will fit in the Focus and keep the battery tray cover still in take and working.

I've read into the Brailles, and they seem to be pretty comparable to the Odyssey batteries.

focinite wrote:first off is this a batt for vision impared people? and your best bet for a good batt is a optima, i know there expensive, but i got a red top and its ratted at 900cca with a 9 hour reserve. with this batt i no longer have that annoying headlamp pulse or that stewbid dash flicker. also it will save the focuses horse shit alt. with a big batt the alt will never go into full field, there for it will never have to work hard, oh and i have ruffly 2600 watts of stereo boom-boom, i run 80 watt head lamps, but i have no power options.....go with the optima.

I usually don't say anything but Jesus Rob where the **** did you go to school?

I'd bet your elementary school teachers are rolling in their graves and if they aren't dead yet they'd probably off themselves if they read that post.

why do you goofy kids always gotta be makin fun of eachother in my posts... lol.
I've also looked at the odyssey battery, and they seem to be a lot heavier than the braille. I was just curious on if anyone had one or have heard anything refering to them on a daily driver. thats cool though, thanks guys.
I emailed the company to get some more info on the daily driver aspect of one, so I'm just waiting to hear back on that.


EDIT:
Just got word from brallie, and they said for the focus in general the application would work perfectly, and would be good for cold starting in the winter, and also good for aftermarket stereos.
The battery(s) he recomended were:
B2015 & B2015C

http://braillebattery.com/index.php/

B2015: $159.99
Length:6.8"Width:3.4"Height (without posts):6.1"Minimum Weight:15 lbs
Voltage: [?]12 voltsFull Charge Voltage:13.8 VoltsShort Circuit Current (Max Cranking Amps):2500 est.Pulse Cranking Amps (PCA) 5 sec @ 80F: [?]1067Pulse Cranking Amps (PCA) 10 sec @ 80F:933Pulse Cranking Amps 20 sec @ 80F:824Cranking Amps 30 sec @ 80F:690Cranking Amps 30 sec @ 32F:574Cold Cranking Amps 30 sec @ 0F: [?]425Reserve Capacity: [?]35 minutesCapacity (C/20 rate): [?]21 amp hrInternal Resistance:4.5 miliohms (.0045 ohms)Life Cycle @ 10% DOD: [?]3100 cycles est.

B2015C: $239.99
Same specs, just comes in a carbon fibre casing.
"Cool" Carbon Fiber Case
Higher engine temps equal lower battery performance. Braille's exclusive Carbon Fiber Case protects the batteries internals from high temps and provides the longest service life. Don't settle for a metal case that conducts heat, be cool.

I was looking at the B2015C, thats the one I wanted...couldn't remember the numbers.

FORDSVTPARTS wrote:

focinite wrote:first off is this a batt for vision impared people? and your best bet for a good batt is a optima, i know there expensive, but i got a red top and its ratted at 900cca with a 9 hour reserve. with this batt i no longer have that annoying headlamp pulse or that stewbid dash flicker. also it will save the focuses horse shit alt. with a big batt the alt will never go into full field, there for it will never have to work hard, oh and i have ruffly 2600 watts of stereo boom-boom, i run 80 watt head lamps, but i have no power options.....go with the optima.

I usually don't say anything but Jesus Rob where the **** did you go to school?

I'd bet your elementary school teachers are rolling in their graves and if they aren't dead yet they'd probably off themselves if they read that post.

actually my teachers would be proud of me for being able to use a computer, most of my teachers thought i was mentally damaged. i suffer from disgraphiea its a lot like the reading backwerds, but involves writting and typing. but yeah i can see how its hard to go about reading my stuff, shoo you should sit and listen to me talk for a few hours i didnt do well in school, specialy in english, but you put a tape measure and a welder in my hands, i didnt need to talk, i didnt need to write i could just make. i lacked at math as well, but when it came to hands on, i could do math in my head, people were like how do you know how to build that with all the complecated angels? dont know just did i spose.

o2designs wrote:I was looking at the B2015C, thats the one I wanted...couldn't remember the numbers.

x2, thats the one I'm thinking about gettin. with the mount so I can keep it tight, but whatever!

Was going to do a custom mount for mine. LMK if you get it!!

so the thing with this batt is its small with good out put but low reserve time, its a dry/gel cell type correct?oh and o2 the optima clears the factory cover if you mount it terminals facing the fire wall, its a dry cell it can be mounted any direction.

I had one(a optima), and I could'nt get it to clear in my car. So I took it back.

o2designs wrote:I had one(a optima), and I could'nt get it to clear in my car. So I took it back.

i got one without all that plastic crap on it, layed it on its back and the cover went right on. after my swap i mustof ran the wires differently and now they dont reach. soo its normal mount. but yeah i spose in either your rigs you want the light weight and or the carbon look.

focinite wrote:

o2designs wrote:I had one(a optima), and I could'nt get it to clear in my car. So I took it back.

i got one without all that plastic crap on it, layed it on its back and the cover went right on. after my swap i mustof ran the wires differently and now they dont reach. soo its normal mount. but yeah i spose in either your rigs you want the light weight and or the carbon look.

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Got the battery installed the other day. *obviously since I've been driving it.*

that's pimp my ride shit there. CF battery and a cupholder IN YO TRUNK