The NorthStar AGM Battery + Voltage Booster Upgrade

..so take your pick

 

Disappointed to hear they've gone up in price since I bought mine...

Unless something's changed, however, that's AU $150 which is ~US $107.

 

I was under the impression they were still closer to the $60-$80 USD figure.

FWIW I purchased one to set up my wife’s Crosstrek a few weeks ago and it was $68.xx USD

 

I purchased 2 of the one from AU

 

If you bought HKB's Adjustable Alternator Voltage Booster for Toyota/Subaru/Lexus/Nissan for $68, please post details so others can get in on the deal.

 

It was just the fuse type. eBay purchase which was actually $70 AUD shipped so $50.15 USD!

 

That's great, for those who want the fuse type solution, but that's definitely not what all of us want and doesn't appear to be what @ramonortiz55 meant when commenting that "The one recommended by OP is $150." This is a common misconception regarding the HKB solution (listed in the OP) because of the exchange rate. I simply pointed out that it's actually closer to $100 than $150.

I'm not sure what that has to do with the fuse type solution?

 

Just ordered a northstar battery group 31 from gpcaraudio for $378 total. I didn’t think the extra 8 pounds difference in the group 31 over the 27 would be a big enough difference in weight versus the actual spec difference in power ratings personally so although I probably won’t need the 31 I got it just in case for $25 more roughly. I have a noco genius 5 charger mounted underneath the hood on my truck that I’ve got hooked up at all times to my blue sea fuse block which goes directly to my battery. All I have to do is plug it in an AC wall socket to charge and it has desulfurization smart mode built into it

 

@crashnburn80

I've had my X2 Power installed for about a year, not realizing it wasn't being charged properly. I also only drive about 40min/30miles 5 days/wk.

I ordered the aussie voltage booster and am waiting for its arrival.

Do you feel my battery has been degraded/damaged due to under charging for this long a period?

 

Thanks for the clarification, i did not see that it was in Aussiebucks

 

This is still the simplest low cost, north American solution.

 

Worst case you just have some minor sulfation on the plates, charging at the correct voltage should help reverse the issue. If you wanted to be extra cautious many battery chargers have a reconditioning setting that will use electrical pulses to quickly reverse sulfation.

 

This post made me laugh, a lot incidently.

As for the mod itself, it's just a no frills, no modification to the part itself to achieve the desired outcome solution which capitalizes on the original diode replacement solution.

 

So i just received my north star group 31 today and by just eyeballing it there is no way this thing is going to fit my 2017. Aren’t some running 31 in 3rd gens or did i screw up and order a $375 battery that isn’t gonna fit?

 

I cannot comment for 3rd Gen fitment in the stock location, but that is a lot of weight for the OEM tray. Other members have had their sheet metal and welds tear/crack. If using a Group 31 I’d look at a remote mount.

 

It’ll fit you’ll need to get a battery cage and longer tie down hooks. Granted I’ve got a 2nd gen I used Rago’s battery cage it’s a solid product.
I also put some thick weather stripping across the bottom so it’d have a bit of dampening and no metal/metal contact.

 

Ive actually got the cbi battery hold down ordered and thought it’d be here by now. Dang i do like that rago though. I forgot about them and that’s where my ditch light brackets came from. Ordered it Sunday. Idk hopefully i can make it fit and yeah I’m gonna put some padding underneath it too like you did cowsmasher! In other news I’ve installed the blue sea ammeter and shunt. I’m not sure I’ve got it hooked up to everything i need to for it to measure amperage used throughout my whole setup bc when trucks on its only showing 1.1 amps. Does it need to go to the alternator positive also? I know its a bit off topic

 

Awesome I went with the type for camper shells I got it at autozone.

 

Glad to see this. Pretty much what I plan on doing with my 2018, and just doing a monthly check on my NOCO.

 

So this is interesting, not sure what to make of it. The 240A alternator package in the Gladiator comes with a factory AGM battery, but the battery says in bold print to limit charging to 14.4v, which is the peak charge voltage for a traditional lead acid battery, not the higher voltage for an AGM.