Dual Battery choice

[Mudme]

IS there a reason we have to have such a big battery as a starting battery? And would I be able to use the yellow top I have as a second battery as my starter battery it doesn't have as many amp hours but it has higher cca's then I would be able to have a bigger second battery

[hvac guy]

You need the bigger cca due to the high compression ratio of a diesel
As well as the speed to turn the crank to help with starting.

[baito]

IS there a reason we have to have such a big battery as a starting battery? And would I be able to use the yellow top I have as a second battery as my starter battery it doesn't have as many amp hours but it has higher cca's then I would be able to have a bigger second battery

I have a mate with a red top ( I think) optima as a start battery, and yellow top as a 2nd he has no probs

[Mudme]

The yellow top I have as my 2nd has higher cca's that's why I wanted to know if I could use it as my starting battery then I could get a bigger 2nd batt

[biggibbo]

Yellow top is fine for a starting battery, prob better as higher cranking amps, just don't run too many auxiliaries off it, which sounds like you won't anyway with a 2nd battery

[goosey1812]

Has anybody used this tray for an under the bonnet install?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261370520400 ... 1438.l2649

[Tony81]

Has anybody used this tray for an under the bonnet install?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261370520400 ... 1438.l2649

Just go to TJM and get one from there.. they are pretty close to the same price i think i paid a little less actually

I have one and slightly modified mine to hold extra items, but it looks good and does the job.

[tondo12]

Guys, im picking up a second battery for my car, to run a dual battery system eventually,
Has anyone installed 1 of these under there bonnet,
http://www.odyssey-batteries.com.au/ody ... 00mjt.html
Getting it at a good price?
Any help would be great.

[Cowboy Dave]

Nice looking battery. I've always been told agm batteries don't like heat and are therefore not good under the bonnet though.

[tondo12]

Anyone put 1 of these in there trays or similar. ( I know its a Navara, but would like something similar for the Triton
http://offroaddownunder.com.au/product/ ... -option-4/

[baito]

I rekon have a look at that arb box, gets it out of your tub space and keeps everything nice and neat... I might move my second batt. From under the bonnet if they come in at the right price

[Cowboy Dave]

Anyone put 1 of these in there trays or similar. ( I know its a Navara, but would like something similar for the Triton
http://offroaddownunder.com.au/product/ ... -option-4/

ABR sidewinder does one like that too. I reckon it's a good idea if you don't have drawers given that otherwise you can't really use that space properly and it keeps the battery up and out of the way.

[odie602r]

Anyone put 1 of these in there trays or similar. ( I know its a Navara, but would like something similar for the Triton
http://offroaddownunder.com.au/product/ ... -option-4/

If you're planning on mounting 'internally' such as in a reasonably sealed canopy area, probably best to make sure it's a sealed AGM/Gel type battery. One is the explosive gas let off during charging, the other is that I think it can cause potential corrosion (?? not 100% sure on second point).

[Cage]

Post deleted due to way too many dumb questions.

[Overbank]

G'day all,

This might be a dumb question but I'm going to ask it anyway...

Has anyone mounted the second battery in a battery box under the tub? (ie. On the style side ute)? I want a battery box I can remove so I can run a fridge at the campsite, but I dont want to mount it in the tub (space there is needed for other stuff).

Any ideas?

[Cowboy Dave]

Yes it has been done before. On a phone at the moment so won't be able to dig it up for you. Mostly it's been done by mounting on top of towbar cross members

[Tony81]

If you want to make it removable throw in an Anderson plug and you are set.

[Overbank]

Thanks gents, will talk to the auto elec about mounting on top of the towbar crossmember. If there are any photos out there it would be tops...

[kxboss]

Id like to see that

[Cowboy Dave]

At least two blokes have posted pics of theirs. I have a feeling that a bloke called Mr T might have been the first.

[biggibbo]

I posted some photos a while back, however mine isn't removeable

[koshari]

Thanks gents, will talk to the auto elec about mounting on top of the towbar crossmember. If there are any photos out there it would be tops...

Might be removable (for maintenance and replacement) but not the sort of place you would want to be removing it from frequently as you have to drop the spare wheel. And even then its a little awkward.

I posted some pics of my over the towbar setup a few years back if you are interested. Just search on my handle.

[Holstein]

Sorry if this is been done before but couldn't find a thread on it, I'm in the process of setting up my dual battery set up and was hoping to gets some hints and tips and what kind of fuses you used(and photos of your setups).

I currently have this got it with a subscription should be good the amount it will be used, just need to pick up a dual battery tray and start fitting it all lol
http://www.baintech.com.au/dual-battery ... ontrol-kit

Look forward to seeing your setups and hearing any info you have to help.

Cheers Holstein

[snowman]

so you looked through the three threads in the Forum Directory under "Dual Battery"?

[Holstein]

Yeah I have searched for dual battery and couldn't find anything like this thread regarding fuses and pictures of peoples set ups and where everyone can put up there setups and how they did them