Chat & Social > The Bar - General Chat

Split Charge Systems and batteries

(1/3) > >>

Topple:
I know this has been discussed before and probably at some length. while I'm waiting for my winch to turn up I've started to look around at what battery and split charge system to deploy.

Just being reading the National Luna website at their intelligent solenoid, I don't think I'll go the whole hog and buy the battery management system though.

Came across this diagram amonst others suggesting hoe to wire up a winch.

Bob696:
that diagram begs the question "why bother with a 2nd batt.?"

davidlandy:
thats how i have wired mine up

never let me down

the second battery is there via the touch of a button to support the first when needed ie to jump start , or a temp connect to assist when winching.

isle of man:
i have a www.painlesswiring.com set up on my wrangler, very nice bit of kit.

peter henry

Bulli:
If you are only connecting the second battery when winching how does the connection cope? most winches can draw upto 500 amps which will kill most things.
Why bother with all the faff. I connected both batteries all the time, the benefit is that the voltage doesn't drop as quickly when winching so the ampage drawn is less....as voltage drops ampage increases in direct proportion. As for running ancilleries i have power to spare....and my fridge runs of lpg once ive pitched camp.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page