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What battery am I better pulling my accessory power from?

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Old 01-01-2018, 07:40 PM
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What battery am I better pulling my accessory power from?

Guy I’m wiring up a bunch of led lights in my truck and i was wondering if i can grab the power from the drivers side battery? Actually i think a better question is what battery is better to have all of my accessories connected to?
 
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Old 01-01-2018, 08:14 PM
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No matter what you do put a fuse on it and get the harness grounded in a good location.
 
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I actually built a power and relay box that will be fused and will have a inline breaker as well. I’m just wondering which battery is better to pull from and why. Here is the relay board
 
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Old 01-02-2018, 07:54 AM
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I am assuming this is a diesel as you did not tell us what you are working on. If so, it doesn't matter as both batteries are hooked to together in parallel.
 
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Perfect thank you
and yes it is a diesel probably should have stated that
 
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Old 01-02-2018, 03:33 PM
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it does not matter as they are both tied together, So it draws from both and are charged the same
 
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Thanks Brad. I wasn’t sure if the motor pulled off one battery before another.
 
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