Dual Battery Setups! Let's see them! Multiple Batteries Thread!

You'll have to drill them out a bit. But go under and look up.

 

Ok, I'll keep searching for them. Haven't found them yet lol

 

If you've got a custom draw system in there, it may be covering the factory drain holes anyway. Depends on how far forward it goes

 

The liner has to have holes or it would be a bathtub when it rained unless you're running negative rake. The drain holes in the metal bed will be at the very front of the bed near the cab. They won't be very large. The 2nd gen bed drains are 1/4" or less. I've never measured them, but little rocks get lodged in them all the time and clog them up.

 

Off-Grid Engineering Dual Battery System with X2Power Batteries. Still need to install an aux fuse box and move the bed lights over to it.

 

Well finally decided it was time to
1)Go dual battery
2) Clean up the years worth of "hacking" together my electrical setup

So started our with the relay's and fuse block. Got more done than was in the photo but honestly it took longer to rip out the old wiring


Sadly i was going to order the off-grid engineering battery holder but they are out of town and probably wont be back in time so Ill need to figure something else out

 

Damn, a Bussmann box would clean that up a LOT more!

 

No it wouldnt

 

ok

 

A bussman wont fit in the area. Only have ~1.5" of height to work with. Actually have one in the engine bay that is getting removed.

 

you do you

 

Damn thats clean. I assume you've permanently taken the back seats out?

 

I dont get your point in keeping commenting other than looking like an asshole? Im not going with a bussman relay box. You sell them. I get it you like them. They dont work for my application. So why keep commenting? Cause god forbid someone do something that isnt how YOU do thing....

 

Its not clean yet. Ive learned from the past to leave wires a bit long and then get them to proper lengths until after you are sure they work correctly lol. Nothing worse than being 2 inches short and having to solder an extension or rerun the line.

The seats are out. I wouldnt call it permanently as the stock panels can go back in. Would have to trim some of the insulation on the backside of them though (if retaining the electrical stuff). But it does normally have a basic flat panel to it. The area is pretty much just for storage and hauling the dog. This should give you a decent idea

 

Never tried to sell you one. Never said what you're doing is wrong or bad. Untwist your panties man

 

Nice idea. Out of the way, and easy to get to replace a blown fuse.

How are you attaching the blocks to the cab wall?

 

Havent totally decided how Ill mount the ABS plastic panels to the back wall. Right now the section of vertical "ribs" dont have any sound deadening material and the ABS plastic fits flush against two of the ribs. The plastic panels are also a tight fit horizontally if that makes any sense lol. But the panels are right now just hot glued to the two vertical ribs. Which surprisingly holds better than I had though it would. The actual individual components are just hot glued into place to figure out spacing and the such. Thought right now are just leave the panels attached as is and then possibly have some foam spacers that the wood panel will press the plastic panels to the ribs.

So long way of saying....still deciding lol

 

For those of you with Dual AGM Batteries and ML-ACRs in 2017+ trucks, what are you doing to maximize the batteries life with the stock alternator only putting out 14.0V?

 

I just top each of mine off every month (ish) with a good Noco charger set to the AGM mode.

 

Do you charge them individually or combined? Does it matter?