I replaced the switch with a new one after 12 years, not that it failed, it just started to feel a bit loose in the contacts from use. This type of switch allows you to use either battery individually, both together, or turn them both off. Not that I don't like what gizmos are capable of, it's just a personal choice to keep things simple and reliable. You have manual control over your batteries and no electronic gizmos. It's mounted on the front of the seat box on the passenger side. It is a simple system using a 4 way boat switch, which I have stuck with. When I bought my County there was already duel batteries in it. I recon it will be good for his set up but not so good for 4wding as the box wasnt sealed up all that well but was only $35 + the $75 I charged to fit it so was probably cheaper than a soloniod and much better than just a diode. Ive also just recently fitted up a second bat to a mates truck to run Aux lighting in the back and he just picked it up from supercheap. You can get systems with volt guages, third battery feeds, dual start, jump start and it goes on and on the possabilities with these systems, it just depends on how much you want to spend. They are simple to fit, most of them come with writing on the cables what to hook them up to and normally just need an ignition feed and an earth and then 2 large battery feed cables for pos on both bats. I think Ive got that right, that my unbderstanding anyway, Tim will correct me if Im wrong.ģ. You cant do this with a Soloniod or diode as the bigger battery will draw down the smaller all the time which will kill the smaller battery and in most cases then the larger battery wont fully charge as the smaller battery is drawing all the current the alternator is putting out to try to stay charged until both bats crap them selves. The batteries can be dis-similar type/size so you can run a very large high CCA battery for your starter and a small aux to run lighting or what not or a normal start bat and a deep cycle aux for fridges etc. The first and most important in my books is that the second battery doesnt start to charge until the start battery is fully charged after start up.Ģ. I run Pirahna systems in mine due to.they were there when I bought it phylosophy but most proper types of battery isolators whether it be an SC40 from Tim, a pirahna system or a redarc there are plenty of good reasons for going to these systems.ġ.
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