Entertainment while engine is off

**detailed** · February 26th, 2007 01:48 PM

Mga Papi. Tanong lang gaano nagtatagal yung mga battery nyo if nanonood kayo ng dvd or sound tripping kapag nakaoff yung makina. Magastos kase sa gas kung naka-on sya habang nanonood at naghihintay. Meron ba modification na nilalagay para mas maging efficient at di madischarge agad battery? TIA

**1D4LV** · February 26th, 2007 01:57 PM

may reserve level ang every battery eh. as far as i can remember, a 1SM battery has a reserve of around 8-10 minutes lang ata. after nun, it needs to be charged by the alternator or else, kakapusin ka sa power on your next start.

so the proper answer to this question is: it depends on the battery condition kung luma na or bago, and depende sa condition ng alternator mo.

**detailed** · February 26th, 2007 02:04 PM

so wala talaga way para makapanood while engine is off. Hay.. ang gastos sa gas talaga..

**vhenok** · February 26th, 2007 02:05 PM

Or better yet upgrade your battery to 2SM for longer entertainment time...but be sure na papalakihan mo din battery bay mo as it would not fit if you are switching from 1SM.

**1D4LV** · February 26th, 2007 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by detailed

so wala talaga way para makapanood while engine is off. Hay.. ang gastos sa gas talaga..

sa bahay na lang bro... mahirap din nyan baka ma taken at gunpoint ka pa.... seriously, i really do not recommend watching movies/listening to CDs while the engine is off. kung radio pa siguro, pwede-pwede pa dahil mahina ang consumption nyan.

**detailed** · February 26th, 2007 05:07 PM

sige mga papi thanks sa reply. kala ko meron iba way para makapanood kahit off ang battery.

**ILuvDetailing** · February 26th, 2007 05:24 PM

Want to listen with your engine off? Get a deep cycle battery like Optima...

think of it this way, yung matitipid mo sa gas, mapupunta pag pagpalit ng battery, so either way gagastos ka pa rin.

**1D4LV** · February 26th, 2007 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by ILuvDetailing

Want to listen with your engine off? Get a deep cycle battery like Optima...

think of it this way, yung matitipid mo sa gas, mapupunta pag pagpalit ng battery, so either way gagastos ka pa rin.

ganda logic mo fafa ah....

**GLImamasan** · February 26th, 2007 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by ILuvDetailing

Want to listen with your engine off? Get a deep cycle battery like Optima...

think of it this way, yung matitipid mo sa gas, mapupunta pag pagpalit ng battery, so either way gagastos ka pa rin.

--how much usually would the price difference of Optima and other batteries (like Outlast)? and when you say deep cycle, how long will the battery's charge last comparatively?

Or better yet upgrade your battery to 2SM for longer entertainment time...but be sure na papalakihan mo din battery bay mo as it would not fit if you are switching from 1SM.

--Also, if you change to a bigger battery (like 2SM from 1SM), would the alternator be able to sufficiently/properly charge the bigger battery?

**Picard** · February 26th, 2007 08:20 PM

If I can remember it correctly, I've done this for more or less 45 mins. (CD playing/radio. Wala nman naging problema sa battery (less than a year old). I always turn my engine off while parked waiting, listening to the radio or using the CD player. OT:Excessive idling IS bad for your engine.