Battery question

 

Silver Member
Username: Drsmith

Montana USA

Post Number: 324
Registered: Nov-04
how do you install more than 1 battery like one in the back and one under the hood
 

Silver Member
Username: Drsmith

Montana USA

Post Number: 325
Registered: Nov-04
also how do you use a batt. isolator for the one in the back
 

Silver Member
Username: Drsmith

Montana USA

Post Number: 327
Registered: Nov-04
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Gold Member
Username: Theelfkeeper

Stockbridge, GA USA

Post Number: 2785
Registered: Feb-05
either connect the positives and ground the one in the back like you would ground an amp

or

get an isolator.
you hook the alt output wire to the center post (usually), front battery to 1 terminal and back to the other. you also have to hook your ignition wires to it somehow. you'll get a voltage drop through the isolator though, so you'll never see full voltage on either battery....

but before you do any of that, do you have a HO alt to not only handle the extra battery it has to keep charged, but the system and accessories too??
 

Silver Member
Username: Drsmith

Montana USA

Post Number: 329
Registered: Nov-04
i will be getting a ho alt b4 i add the 2nd batt either a 250 or 300 amp from nate
 

Silver Member
Username: Drsmith

Montana USA

Post Number: 330
Registered: Nov-04
so connecting the batt by the pos. is the best way to do it though?? also what do i connect the ground cable for and the 2nd batt??
 

Silver Member
Username: Drsmith

Montana USA

Post Number: 350
Registered: Nov-04
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Silver Member
Username: Drsmith

Montana USA

Post Number: 368
Registered: Nov-04
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Gold Member
Username: Theelfkeeper

Stockbridge, GA USA

Post Number: 2790
Registered: Feb-05
to the chassis, just like you would an amp.

just connecting the positives is best unless you do a lot of listening with the car off. then an isolator will protect the front battery from dropping and leaving you stranded with a dead starting battery.
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