Remote battery terminals
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Remote battery terminals
I haven't run cables to the battery yet, but I'm looking for feedback about this location. It was convenient to use the existing bolts and out of the way. I don't plan to do any off roading but I was just curious if there were any other potential issues that may come up that would make this a bad idea. It would primarily be used for emergency jumping if I ever get around to removing the lock cylinder and the battery dies.
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#4
I saw a good spot in the grille but just having recently wrestled with that thing taking it off for the headlight upgrade, I'm not excited about going back in there yet. Good to know though. Might reconsider.
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Originally Posted by alumizilla
I saw a good spot in the grille but just having recently wrestled with that thing taking it off for the headlight upgrade, I'm not excited about going back in there yet. Good to know though. Might reconsider.
#6
Every time I take the grille out, I either break or lose a tab or 2 so, rest assured, it gets easier!
#7
Heres an idea i used on my unimog to move winch front to back, I got a male and female big battery quick connectors, they may have been 8 or 10 gauge, wire to battery then the female connector tucks in grill or bumper, male connector on one end of jumper cable the other end leave the clamps on. the connectors were about an 1” tall by 2” long, easy to tuck in somewhere. I think snowplow use something similar. very heavy duty.
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#9
In my experience with external terminals, especially if you live in the North where salt is used in Winter your going to have a corrosion problem with this even when somewhat protected installations. Corrosion seems to happen at a faster rate in these conditions when current (electric) is involved and in connections. If you have the luxury of living in Southern or Western Regions this won't be as much of a problem. Where I worked we had the quick connects like the ones pictured above and they were tried both on the front and the rear of different vehicles and treated with dielectric grease, fluid film, bearing grease, WD-40 and cable lube. there wasn't much difference in any position or application of the results. Corrosion ! This might be something to consider when picking a location and fixtures.
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That’s what I’ve always used (upper right) for connecting winches...this set-up was discussed on how to jump-off truck if battery is dead when using jimmy jammers and removing key lock cylinder. Forgot link in previous post...
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I haven't run cables to the battery yet, but I'm looking for feedback about this location. It was convenient to use the existing bolts and out of the way. I don't plan to do any off roading but I was just curious if there were any other potential issues that may come up that would make this a bad idea. It would primarily be used for emergency jumping if I ever get around to removing the lock cylinder and the battery dies.
Thanks!
Thanks!