Thread: Fitting dual batteries

Hi Dave you should run your winch off the main starter battery, as most of the time (read all of the time) the motor will be running when using the winch, and keep the second battery for the fridge.

Most Defender put the second battery under the front seat.

Baz.

I have dual N70EX under my passenger seat they are the big 620cca truck type batterys

i moved all my relays to the front of the space under the seat they face towards the back of the car (relays)

Yet another thread that would help people if it contained

Pics

I'm in the process of doing the same, I got a dual battery kit at the 4WD show when in Melbourne. For batteries I'm replacing the N70ZZ that I presently have under the seat with 2 CAT 825CCA Starting/100Ah Deep Cycle dual-purpose batteries. These will fit under the passenger seat along with the battery kit. I will run the winch off the main battery and the radio, accessories, fridge etc of the aux.

You can argue all you like about the choice of batteries, but they are reasonably priced (1/3 of an Orbital) and come with a 5 year warranty, they are also maintenance free and sealed so less chance of a leak.

Oh and like the last post says...I'll post some pics when I've got it together and as I install it.

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Oh and like the last post says...I'll post some pics when I've got it together and as I install it.

Thanks mate, the photos will come in handy!

How much and where can i get a kit from?

There's kits mentioned on the Forum (Traxide) that look OK then there is also ARB, TJM, Piranha and many others... I got an Autron which seemed good for the price. I've had Piranha and ARB kits before but they were more expensive. Most of them do the job the main difference is what they come with (leads, fittings, terminals etc). As this all increases the price if you have to also buy the rest of the stuff.