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Re: Benefits of having a second battery?

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 4:47 pm
by chrisj410
I second what scottie said, i'd go x-eng split charge and numax batteries with a manual isolator

Re: Benefits of having a second battery?

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 4:54 pm
by ScottieJ
Highlander wrote:
turbo-tom wrote:this is the bit of trick kit i was on about , i saw it thought it looked good , but i couldnt belive the price :shock: :shock:

http://www.4x4overlander.com/products/e ... nt-system/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Yeah it was this one that was £200+ nice bit of kit though.

That relay you linked to is what Tramp's talking about I think, with a switch on the handbrake providing the feed to switch it on
The thing about the overland kit is that its not just a split charge, its a battery monitoring system as well hence the price.

I think having an extra switch on the handbrake just over complicates things IMO.

I'm all about keeping things simple but effective.

Re: Benefits of having a second battery?

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:23 pm
by Highlander
chrisj410 wrote:I second what scottie said, i'd go x-eng split charge and numax batteries with a manual isolator
You'd need a manual isolator between the batteries and also means of switching off the split charger relay though, unless you get a heavy duty relay