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Author:  KJ 119 [ Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:43 pm ]
Post subject:  HOW TO: Dual Battery/Inverter Setup

Main batt. pos. and neg. with lugs,shrinkwrap,and jacket
Now Yellow Top =)
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Breaker stashed behind Provent.
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HD marine switch "1,2,all"and volt meter
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1500 w. inverter under rear driverside seat"with enough wire to sit on floorboard,if seat is down"
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Rear mounted bluetop"again,appropriate lugs n shrinkwrap"+250A.12V. circuit breaker
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front wire chase
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rear wire chase
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Main batt. positive to switch #1
Main batt. negative to rear batt. negative, off rear batt. negative to inverter negative
Positive of rear batt. to switch #2
Switch #3 to positive of inverter

Switching to 1 runs inverter during driving
Switching to 2 runs inverter when engine off"to the back batt"
Switching to "All" when driving,charges rear battery
Switching to "All" when engine is off,runs inverter,and or radio,x-tra long"through the night with fan"
Also "All" during dead main batt. is an instant jump-start

15 foot 4C. #2 S.O. cord "stripped out of jacket"
H.D. Perko marine switch
8 #2 lugs "you'll need to borrow crimping tool"
shrink-wrap at all lug terminations, wire casing"under the hood"
Blue-top Optima with batt. box
Inverter "min. 1500W." wish mine was a lil bigger
Voltage meter "optional"
2- 250A. 12V.DC breakers@each Batt.Positive
Enjoy...
This is a tried and true system,used it for years in my 56,and 85 ford trucks

Author:  Diggerfreek [ Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: HOW TO: Dual Battery/Inverter Setup

Very nice 8)

Do you have any better pictures of the rear batter mounting location?

Author:  KJ 119 [ Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: HOW TO: Dual Battery/Inverter Setup

Diggerfreek wrote:
Very nice 8)

Do you have any better pictures of the rear battery mounting location?


Hey Diggs,it's in the far back corner by the driver side rear seat.Right now it's in a marine batt box.Had the strap run through the carpet(not good enough)for a while.Just added some self-tapps with big fender washers to hold it down.Got lucky with one of the self tapps,ran right through the strap.
One day I'll come up with a heavier-duty mount,and post pics.Was thinking mabe a metal strap over the whole thing or something.

Author:  Diggerfreek [ Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: HOW TO: Dual Battery/Inverter Setup

Thanks for the reply :P

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