It seems as though a nightmare has occured because yesterday my voltage was very low and my battery light kept flickering on and off. I went to O'Riellys and they told me my battery was bad. I have owned the Kinetik HC1800 for only about 6 months now and I have a custom 240 amp alternator (12v). I need advice please! If in fact the battery is bad what to I change to? Here are the specs:

 

2001 Ford Windstar LX

Pioneer Head Unit

0 gauge & big three

2 alpine type rs

hifonics brz1200d @1ohm

Kinetik HC1800 (claimed to be bad after 6 months?)

 

The gentleman at O'Reillys told me to switch to an Optima? As a car audio guy I though Optimas weren't the way to go? I was thinking XS? I need advice so anything and everything is appreciated. -CHRIS

You need to find out what happened to the battery.  What exactly did they say was wrong with it? 

 

I would call Kinetic, get the warranty work started and get a standard wet cell battery and go from there.

I would check the alternator as well

Edited September 14, 201311 yr by Billetproof97'

You need to find out what happened to the battery.  What exactly did they say was wrong with it? 

 

I would call Kinetic, get the warranty work started and get a standard wet cell battery and go from there.

Exactly what I was going to say!

If the shop has a pulse tester they can not check a Kinetik KHC series battery properly. Kinetik is also coming out with new batteries . https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kinetik-Audio/197138513646684

Edited October 21, 201311 yr by audiolife

You need to find out what happened to the battery.  What exactly did they say was wrong with it? 

 

I would call Kinetic, get the warranty work started and get a standard wet cell battery and go from there.

Exactly what I was going to say!

I would get another agm if you can at the time you could use as a secondary batt after the warranty work is done.