2nd Battery Install

ASkipper · 07-28-2013, 09:27 PM

So I decided that I needed a 2nd battery to fill up the extra battery tray under the hood of my truck. I got the parts together and got it done this week.

2 batteries are better than 1

battery isolator

150amp circuit breaker

Now you may ask why I wanted 2 batteries. Well I am putting in my CB, 500 watt linear, and ,lights in my dog box. I am ordering a 12,000 lb winch for it in the next couple of weeks with 2 285,000 candle power KC off road lights. I didn't want to be running all the accessories off of just 1 main cranking battery. The isolator I got has a override that will jump the main battery off the Aux. battery if the cranking battery happens to go dead. The main cranking battery is like 650 Cold Cranking AMPs and my AUX battery is 850CCA.

04ctd · 07-28-2013, 09:39 PM

guys on the Tahoe forums are putting a marine battery box in there, and filling it up with emergency stuff.

sounds like your idea is better

DIGGLER · 07-29-2013, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ASkipper

So I decided that I needed a 2nd battery to fill up the extra battery tray under the hood of my truck. I got the parts together and got it done this week.

2 batteries are better than 1

battery isolator

150amp circuit breaker

Now you may ask why I wanted 2 batteries. Well I am putting in my CB, 500 watt linear, and ,lights in my dog box. I am ordering a 12,000 lb winch for it in the next couple of weeks with 2 285,000 candle power KC off road lights. I didn't want to be running all the accessories off of just 1 main cranking battery. The isolator I got has a override that will jump the main battery off the Aux. battery if the cranking battery happens to go dead. The main cranking battery is like 650 Cold Cranking AMPs and my AUX battery is 850CCA.

i ran this setup in my cutlass back in the day for the stereo. had a big ol alternator on it. cutlasses were available with a diesel engine, so i found one in the junkyard and took its passenger side battery tray. worked great.

schardbody · 07-29-2013, 02:18 PM

Nice job on the install

07-28-2013, 09:27 PM	#1
ASkipper Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 317	2nd Battery Install So I decided that I needed a 2nd battery to fill up the extra battery tray under the hood of my truck. I got the parts together and got it done this week. 2 batteries are better than 1 battery isolator 150amp circuit breaker Now you may ask why I wanted 2 batteries. Well I am putting in my CB, 500 watt linear, and ,lights in my dog box. I am ordering a 12,000 lb winch for it in the next couple of weeks with 2 285,000 candle power KC off road lights. I didn't want to be running all the accessories off of just 1 main cranking battery. The isolator I got has a override that will jump the main battery off the Aux. battery if the cranking battery happens to go dead. The main cranking battery is like 650 Cold Cranking AMPs and my AUX battery is 850CCA. __________________ SLOW CREW!!! ASkipper-Pres. BradleyRJ-V.P. Joker-Sec. CPTNSLOW-Tres. Taking applications for slow members!!! Lol It's stock just got an exhaust leak. My Daily Driver is: '11 GMC Sierra VMAX-camper/car hauler

07-28-2013, 09:39 PM	#2
04ctd Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ladson SC Posts: 4,388	guys on the Tahoe forums are putting a marine battery box in there, and filling it up with emergency stuff. sounds like your idea is better __________________ 1 Timothy 3:16 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.

07-29-2013, 02:18 PM	#4
schardbody Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,158	Nice job on the install