Northern Virginia Roll Call

What'cha going to use for the battery management? And are you hooking everything auxiliary up to it?

 

I have the "Blue Sea ML-ACR Automatic Charging Relay with Manual Control" under the hood feeding this. Im going to have my solar routed to the secondary battery, as well as my fridge outlet, some 12v outlets, usb outlets & a voltmeter in the bed, and possibly a few other things. I'm toying with throwing a bigger inverter back there too. Not sure yet.

 

Very cool, I'm starting to collect all the things I need for a dual battery set up myself. Do you know if there is a benefit to running a winch off of the starting battery rather than the secondary battery? I'm just trying to plan out where I route stuff.

 

It would depend on the specs of the 2 batteries.

 

And where you mount the second battery. Running a winch off a secondary battery in the cab would require some T H I C C wiring. At full draw, they draw almost 500 amps.

 

Lets say it was two brand new Group 35 batteries. Identical in every way. One school of thought I've read is that you get more help from the alternator if you're winch comes directly off the starting battery. The other school of thought is that everything aux should come off the house battery leaving the starting battery stock. I just got the Blue Sea ML-ACR also so that would be between the two batteries.

I'm leaning toward hooking it up to the starting battery due to the alternator being closer and the cables would be slightly shorter.

 

yeah secondary battery would be in the engine compartment on the passenger side.

 

Yep, business trip and it’s terrible.

 

Is that Torre Pines?

 

Yep, north course.

 

Hey @EatSleepTacos how do you tell if a shell is reinforced by the serial number plate? Does it have a special code or prefix to identify it?

 

Should have a hump in the top of it or a aluminum frame if it’s contractor cap

 

Just gotta look at the inner ceiling. Should have some lumps and bars and shit in there like this.

 

Round 2 already? Doe slook like you made it very far...

and, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!

 

3rd beer and I have been at the NHRA races in Gainesville FL now I’m in ATL waiting g for my flight back too Dulles. So I’m in the United club pounding free beers!

Which btw is not till 8pm so I have some time to put some way...I’m thinking about 9 beers maybe 10!

 

Thanks for the offer but i would feel bad about asking you do go out of your way for it.

 

Nah man, that’s the TW way. I’ve got a little time this weekend.

 

They asked me nicely to not have any more beers....LMFAO