Dual battery setup in 08 Defender

[dmdigital]

OK cat's out of the bag, I am getting a shiny new Defender 110:D Should get it next Wednesday:D

Need some help on where to install the dual batteries:confused:

Getting a kit off drivesafe, but has anyone managed to squeeze a small second battery next to the original?

Where's the best place for the controller? I'm thinking in the battery box.

[130man]

Hi dm, I have seen two batteries in the battery compartment but positioned at rightangles to the normal orientation. The problem is the height of the battery closest to the rear of the compartment and unfortunately I can't recall if the owner modified the base of the compartment or bought a low battery.In my 110 I didn't require the back seat area for passengers so I located my second battery centrally on the back seat floor, protected in a battery box and firmly tied down. The controller was in the Battery compartment and the wiring protected by conduit.I think batteries in the passenger area probably need to be sealed types for safety.Cheers, 130man.

[Narangga]

OK cat's out of the bag, I am getting a shiny new Defender 110:D Should get it next Wednesday:D

Need some help on where to install the dual batteries:confused:

Getting a kit off drivesafe, but has anyone managed to squeeze a small second battery next to the original?

Where's the best place for the controller? I'm thinking in the battery box.

Did you see this one Derek?

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/90-110-130-defender-county/59276-new-defender-duel-batterys.html

Is it Silver?

[dmdigital]

:cool: Ta, missed that thread when searching

[dmdigital]

Finally got around to getting a picture of the dual battery setup. This was the creation of Sniegy. I'm very pleased with how it turned out and whilst it is limited in size for the second battery, I think it is a very neat fit with room at the front for the bits and pieces that end up in line to the batteries.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/04/925.jpg

[dullbird]

Finally got around to getting a picture of the dual battery setup. This was the creation of Sniegy. I'm very pleased with how it turned out and whilst it is limited in size for the second battery, I think it is a very neat fit with room at the front for the bits and pieces that end up in line to the batteries.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/04/925.jpg

so how have you secured the main battery? or is your second pinning down the main like it is in ours

[dmdigital]

No the main is still secured the original way, you can see one of the bolts in the mid-left of the picture.

[Tombie]

Simply swap the positive terminals over...

The smaller battery should be more than enough to run the Defender..

Use the larger one to power the accessories ;)

[Narangga]

Finally got around to getting a picture of the dual battery setup. This was the creation of Sniegy. I'm very pleased with how it turned out and whilst it is limited in size for the second battery, I think it is a very neat fit with room at the front for the bits and pieces that end up in line to the batteries.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/04/925.jpg

Reminds me of that Mitsubishi truck commercial a few years ago - Not so squeezy :D

[Lionel]

No the main is still secured the original way, you can see one of the bolts in the mid-left of the picture.

Did you move the main battery further to the left of the battery compartment? If so, how did you flatten the floor of the compartment.

Cheers,

Lionel (Yeah! ME again!)

[dmdigital]

Did you move the main battery further to the left of the battery compartment? If so, how did you flatten the floor of the compartment.

Cheers,

Lionel (Yeah! ME again!)

The floor is a lot flatter in the Puma. So nothing was moved

[Lionel]

The floor is a lot flatter in the Puma. So nothing was moved

Aha! The've seen the light at last!

Cheers,

Lionel

[Yorkshire_Jon]

That second battery looks small Derek. What size / capacity is it?

We always squeeze 2 x Odyssey PC1700's in the battery box to get maximum reserve and capacity.

Regards,
Jon

[CapeLandy]

I wasn't so lucky to be able to fit my D.C battery in such a small space.
I bought a decent plastic battery box and fitted glands and cables and an electrical quick coupler to fit in the back and I secure it with tiedowns when I need it.
Most of the time it sits in the garage - quite a bit of weight the 95 Amp hour size.
I did secure the solenoid in the original battery box area also but I have to unplug the monitor as it always flashes error when the 2'nd battery is missing.

James

[dmdigital]

That second battery looks small Derek. What size / capacity is it?

We always squeeze 2 x Odyssey PC1700's in the battery box to get maximum reserve and capacity.
The battery is only 550CCA so yes it is on the small side but to run the Engel, UHF and a few small extras its not an issue.

The battery was my second battery in the Disco I had. D2 Td5 being so adaptable it had to be small and also its an Ag9 Silver Calcium one - not that heat will be as big an issue in the Defenders battery area:D

Don't want to even contemplate the price of an Odyssey battery in my neck of the woods:eek:

[Yorkshire_Jon]

Don't want to even contemplate the price of an Odyssey battery in my neck of the woods:eek:

UK price is £258 inc VAT each... Cant exactly throw a couple in the rucksack and bring them over with me in November either, 27kg each!!

As it is I think I'll be taking a handbrake cable and handbrake pads for Leeds' 110!

Regards,
Jon

[dullbird]

UK price is £258 inc VAT each... Cant exactly throw a couple in the rucksack and bring them over with me in November either, 27kg each!!

As it is I think I'll be taking a handbrake cable and handbrake pads for Leeds' 110!

Regards,
Jon


yes we would really like to put a disc handbrake on the 90.....ours fails at the sniff of mud:mad:

[dmdigital]

yes we would really like to put a disc handbrake on the 90.....ours fails at the sniff of mud:mad:

Same for my old 110. I'm sure the lever I hit my knee on is there for some reason, just doesn't do a lot:eek:

[Bundalene]

UK price is £258 inc VAT each... Cant exactly throw a couple in the rucksack and bring them over with me in November either, 27kg each!!

As it is I think I'll be taking a handbrake cable and handbrake pads for Leeds' 110!

Regards,
Jon

Yes, they would be very heavy..the excess baggage wouldn't be worth it.
We bought a pair of metal jacket PC1700's a couple of months ago and paid a similar price to you. ...A$500 each. Having said that, our last pair lasted over 8 years and we are still using one of them in our boat. When you work out buying 2 or 3 sets of calcium batteries over this period, the Odysseys are good value. On top of that you can fully recharge from flat in 1 hour and you can flatten them without damage. I recommend them.
Cheers, Erich.

[Yorkshire_Jon]

Yeah, I can recommend them too. One of mine is 9yrs old and still going strong. Excellent batteries and I think well worth the money.