Thread: dual battery set ups

Where there is a way there is a will stig.I just ducked out and took another pic also a pic of the battery monitor great little device.

as requested two 70 sized batteries

1 N70 as the main cranking battery

1 D70 as the accessories battery

1 redarc isolator best $110 bucks I ever spent on the car

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might want to install some of these as well, I also have one under my cubby box for mobile phone charging

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Originally Posted by stig0000

i have a td5 fender, and with the fridge and nice sound sys, i have got just one big battery 1300cca, and it dose last a fare wile, as i found out on fraser as we had a few to Meany and with the sound sys pumping and the fridge keeping the drinks icy cold i got a flat battery after 6-7hrs i recon it lasted,

so now i want to put twin bats in so i can stop worrying about my car not starting in the morning,

im after more after just pics and staying with just multi bat set ups,, hope helps other people to,

so were have you put the other battery and all the elects to go with??

P,S the second battery id be putting in would be at least 900cca

Why 900 CCA?

CCA has nothing to do with the capacity of a battery nor its DOD which will be the important things to consider for a second battery for running fridges etc.

Modern batteries can be combined starter and deep cycle batteries. A good set up is to use two combined starter/deep cycle batteries such as Odyssey batteries. Combined that with an intelligent battery management split charging system you will have the ability to easily and readily start your vehicle from your second battery if need be.

HTH

Brendan

MacFamily
tight fit ,how are the batteries actually secured?-I'm unable to tell from photo
brett

Originally Posted by bcj

MacFamily
tight fit ,how are the batteries actually secured?-I'm unable to tell from photo
brett

There not they are that tight they dont move.I have a piece of 3mm rubber between both batteries to stop them rubbing againts each other.But I do have plans to secure them both down together just havent got that far yet.

But Iam also thinking about putting the deep cycle in the rear in my rear draw setup, in one of the compartments with a third battery.Iam never content, always changing something.But they should be secured I know even though they dont move, if we had a rollover (god forbid that never happens) the weight of batteries would come out.Also puting power in the rear would be a better idea to put the batteries in the rear.But I think purchasing that size was a bit of an overkill but I now know a little more about them and have relised I should of went another way.Live and Learn

i know mine is on a ute but it may give you ideas....i got a fridge, stereo, LED lights, water pump and air compressor that runs off this....i keep the fridge on all the time when camping and the stereo and lights are used a fair bit and never had a flat in the back

Originally Posted by Stringy

i know mine is on a ute but it may give you ideas....i got a fridge, stereo, LED lights, water pump and air compressor that runs off this....i keep the fridge on all the time when camping and the stereo and lights are used a fair bit and never had a flat in the back

thats a good idear having a stez out the back,,