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hi guys, I'm new here. i have a 2001 crew cab and i was wondering if any of you guys tried putting a caputer or a MINI PC in your trucks?? also i wanted to upgrade my battery, does anyone know which one fits (I'm looking for get a optima red top or yellow top)
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anyone???????
red top?? yellow top??? any tips???
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wowdoicare wrote:
anyone???????
red top?? yellow top??? any tips???
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.... Hey I don't know!... I run Red Tops in All my 4x4s and have two in the old Jeep. When our '04 Sentra battery gives up I'll put a Red Top in it. 
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I haven't used optima batteries before, but I read that their quality started going down after Johnson Controls bought them. A user on another forum I visit recommended Excide Orbital batteries, you might want to look at them also.
Here is a quote from that person explaining the three categories of batteries:
"There are 3 categories of batteries: starting, hybrid, and deep cycle.
Starting: can not be drained low without doing damage. It's primary use is for starting, only, when it needs a short burst of power. Batteries are rated in Cold-Cranking Amps for this function.
Deep Cyle: can be drained nearly completely without doing any long-lasting harm to the battery. Extremely useful for situations where there is not alternator that continually recharges the battery, aka, a marine environment. The deep cycle ability is necessary for large stereos and/or winches/accessories that require a large draw for an extended period of time. CCA ratings are not typically listed for deep cycle batteries, as that's not what they're designed for. However, the CCA rating of a deep cycle, if it were rated/tested for a large, short burst of energy, can be as high or higher as a similiarily sized starting battery. It is not always the case, and varies by manufacturer. If the CCA's are high enough, it can be used as a starting battery w/o any ill effects.
Hybrid: This is a "gimmick" style of battery. Aka, yellow tops from either Optima, Exide, or other. The goal for a hybrid is to give large starting (CCA) amps AND the ability to be a deep cycle. The problem is, designing for CCA's forces a trade-off in the deep cycle ability. So a yellow top, which has been designed to have even higher CCA's than a true deep cycle, will NOT be able to be drained as far as a true deep cycle without permanently damaging the battery.
Optima was the first company to come up with a "hybrid" battery, to sell to stereo & offroad enthusiests. It was a helluva' a marketing scheme, because they essentially could charge more for this "deep cycle" battery that wasn't a real deep cycle battery. All the while, their blue top, aka, marine batteries had more than enough CCA's to be used for starting vehicles, but since they weren't specifically rated for that (marine batteries are not typically rated for CCA's as that's not what boaters are interested in), nobody would buy them. Blue tops were always CHEAPER than yellow tops, so the companies took advantage to make more money, by creating a product for people that, honestly, didn't know any better.
The exide orbital marine battery I have in my Frontier has 750 CCA's. If you look at the specs for a "starting" battery replacement for the truck, you'll see that they all vary in range around 720 CCA's. In other words, my marine deep cycle battery has more than enough cranking amps to startup the truck. But it's not marketed for that, because deep cycles are rated for draw over time, and not for quick bursts.
Unfortunately, battery manufacturers no longer sell the yellow top as the more expensive battery; they caught on, and now the marine is the more expensive."
I hope that helps you make a more informed decision.
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Right now I don't have the time/money (new kid, new truck) but I eventually hope to get a setup something like this:
https://www.timekiller.org/carpc/index.php
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