jstout
Registered Member
Ive got a 88 K-5 Blazer Ive got the tray and all I need to find is a good wiring setup/Isolator. any one know of any
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dual Battery Setup
- Thread starter jstout
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Painless Wiring makes a nice setup that allows you to control the second battery..isolate or combine. Its about $80, they also have it in a waterproof version for like $150.
I plan on gettin the regular kit sometime soon.
I plan on gettin the regular kit sometime soon.
84_Chevy_K10
Banned
jstout said:
Just wire your batteries in parallel.
You might look at http://www.hellroaring.com/ Stuff looks great but is a little $.
gravdigr
1/2 ton status
84_Chevy_K10 said:
Wiring in parallel does not isolate the batteries. And he asked for a GOOD setup/isolator.
84_Chevy_K10 said:
you must always use the same exact batterys also .if done this way
xtrmjoe
1/2 ton status
perko makes a very simple switch to wire. for marine set ups but i have one and I love it. cheap to!
Isolators produce voltage drop, go with the Painless setup, it uses a constant duty solenoid. Hell, if you can find a good solenoid, you can wire your own setup. Besides, if you run a perko marine switch you'll be running all of the current in the vehicle into the passenger compartment.
Burt4x4
1 Ton First Gen
I whent hitech and have been running this for years...
Hellroaring setup
Worth every penny.....
Hellroaring setup
Worth every penny.....
84_Chevy_K10
Banned
Why would you run a #4 wire to the battery, and a #2 wire from there to the starter? Seems counterproductive to me, despite that one run being fairly short. I went #2 all around, even on the aux. battery and never looked back.
Then again, mine are in parallel, never had any issues with that either.
Then again, mine are in parallel, never had any issues with that either.
Burt4x4
1 Ton First Gen
Who knows why he (Hellroaring) has that #4 there??
I used #2 for all my cables
I used #2 for all my cables84_Chevy_K10
Banned
Burt4x4 said:Who knows why he (Hellroaring) has that #4 there??
Sounds good. I suspect they figured the isolator was going to be close to the battery, so a short run of smaller wire was ok. That said, I don't like that idea, and I prefer to see #2 or bigger everywhere...it really can never be too big when you're talking about that much current @ 12v.
84_Chevy_K10 said:
I'm guessing it's because that #4 wire, according to the posted Hellroaring pic, is running to the backup battery.
I agree with you though, if it were mine I'd run #2 or better all around, especially with a winch and/or a diesel.
