One man's dual battery set up
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One man's dual battery set up
This is for Guitar Jesus. If you do this install feel free to pm me with questions.
Here's the link that I referenced to install the dual battery tray: 1992 Ford F-150 - Electrical, Battery Upgrade - Four Wheeler Magazine
Parts list and sources:
Battery tray from Wrangler Products: http://www.wranglerpower.com/Wrangle...20Products.pdf. They will sell you the tray and mounting hardware if you ask real nice.
Isolator from Hell Roaring: Hellroaring Technologies, inc., Manufacturer of Solid State Dual Battery Isolator / Combiners
The owner at Hellroaring is super helpful and answers all calls.
Waterproof box and fittings from West Marine
Fuse block from Blue Sea
Fuse holder at battery...can't remember. Make sure the fuse is heavy enough to protect the wiring. Hellroaring recommends sizes.
ARB 12 volt outlet waterproof/resistant covers on the inside box sides
Heavy gauge wire to carry the current over whatever distance you need. I used what Hellroaring recommended for connections at battery, alternator, isolator and fuse block. I believe that I used either 6 or 4 gauge fine/twisted from fuses to outlets and grounds.
A right angle Dewalt attachment for my drill.
Taps: 10-32 to attach stops to the battery tray and 5/16 coarse for a new grounding stud near the battery.
Various fasteners, some from the local body shop.
I'll post a few photos below. I did this in October of 2013 so memory is a bit dim
Here's the link that I referenced to install the dual battery tray: 1992 Ford F-150 - Electrical, Battery Upgrade - Four Wheeler Magazine
Parts list and sources:
Battery tray from Wrangler Products: http://www.wranglerpower.com/Wrangle...20Products.pdf. They will sell you the tray and mounting hardware if you ask real nice.
Isolator from Hell Roaring: Hellroaring Technologies, inc., Manufacturer of Solid State Dual Battery Isolator / Combiners
The owner at Hellroaring is super helpful and answers all calls.
Waterproof box and fittings from West Marine
Fuse block from Blue Sea
Fuse holder at battery...can't remember. Make sure the fuse is heavy enough to protect the wiring. Hellroaring recommends sizes.
ARB 12 volt outlet waterproof/resistant covers on the inside box sides
Heavy gauge wire to carry the current over whatever distance you need. I used what Hellroaring recommended for connections at battery, alternator, isolator and fuse block. I believe that I used either 6 or 4 gauge fine/twisted from fuses to outlets and grounds.
A right angle Dewalt attachment for my drill.
Taps: 10-32 to attach stops to the battery tray and 5/16 coarse for a new grounding stud near the battery.
Various fasteners, some from the local body shop.
I'll post a few photos below. I did this in October of 2013 so memory is a bit dim
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Note the hold downs installed on the tray. I used 10-32 bolts. Could have used rivets. These hold downs keep the batteries from shifting.
Had to reposition per instructions
View of bottom of tray. You'll need to experiment to get the correct angles for the brackets so that the tray and batteries will fit.
View of bracket and fabricated hold downs.
Fabricated hold down.
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Installed waterproof box on top of air box. Used waterproof marine connectors for wires in and out of fuse block. Note heavy gauge wire inside box.
This mess of wire is necessary for the Hellroaring isolator to properly charge the auxiliary battery. I believe the wire needs to be 20-25' long. I used wire loom on all wires.
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I installed four 12v outlets in the bed. Two for my ARB fridge on the driver's side on a separate fuse/circuit and two regular 12v outlets on the passenger's side on their own fuse/circuit. I used the ARB outlet covers for all four outlets. So far they've not let any water or dust in. PS. The truck spends half of it's time on dirt and gravel roads so the dust factor is huge. <br/><br/>I also installed an ARB direct plug in the rear passenger compartment for the fridge, on it's own fuse/circuit.
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