Here is one for traxide and other gurus

Thanks Drivesafe. Now all I have to do is to save up for one of your units. I was thinking along the same lines as you with my second battery in a removable box. Jim

Hi Drivesafe

Was there a reason that you didn't run extra power lead in you L322 underneath the car . Would save pulling car to bits to fit lead. I'm think of putting a second battery in back cubby hole for fridge and running a seprate lead for anderson plug to caravan. You help grately appreciated as I'm hopless with electric's

Gary

my usual reason for not running underneath is the potential for damage to the cable..

I will route through chassis though with sufficiently protected cable.

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Originally Posted by 33chinacars

Was there a reason that you didn't run extra power lead in you L322 underneath the car

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Hi Gary, as Dave posted, in my opinion it's just to risky to run cable under any of my vehicles as I always take them off road.

In your case, with wanting to have an Anderson plug at the rear for powering a caravan or camper trailer, you will need to run the cable through the RR.

Best of luck and if I can help please don't hesitate to ask.

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Originally Posted by jx2mad

Thanks Drivesafe. Now all I have to do is to save up for one of your units. I was thinking along the same lines as you with my second battery in a removable box. Jim

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Hi jx2mad,
i have a 02 l322, i have a anderson plug at the rear which is wired to the main rear power supply cable near the 50 amp fuses. I also have a voltage relay wired to the same area which supplies my removable battery box. I run a fridge/freezer in the back which is pushed back against the rear seats. What this creates is a triange space which my 105amp/hr battery box fits into this space. I also have anderson plugs on every connection so I can plug other things into it eg: solar panels to charge aux battery when camping in one area for a while with my fridge running off aux battery. I have had no problems with this set up. The only thing the voltage relay needs to have a good earth.

Battery $285 Gel 105amp/hr
Votage relay 100amp $80
Battery Box $20

Regards Paul

Hi tebone, with the first of the L322 RR, the operating voltage is a constant 14.3v, so voltage drop is not a major problem.

I don't know when the newer variable operating voltage began, I suspect at about the same time or just before the first of D3s came on the market.

From that point on, and low battery will mean the voltage drop at the rear will be such that it will cause problems will ordinary isolators.