Double battery thread.

[Jay]

Post up your pics of your double battery set ups. Curious how everyone has theirs set up.

 

[Tyler]

Calling @Hodakaguy (unless I’m remembering incorrectly and it was someone else with the dual batt setup)

 

[Hodakaguy]

I'm running a dual battery setup, pieced it together from various parts. Running a Northstar Group 35 battery on the passenger side with a OffGridEngineering Aluminum mount. The Group 35 battery is wired into the truck/starter and is the main truck battery. On the drivers side I'm running a Group 31M Northstar with a Pelfreybilt stainless steel mount. I modified the mount by welding studs onto the top of the mount to hold a BlueSea ML-ACR (Automatic Charging Relay). The ACR automatically combines when the truck is running and keeps the 31M topped up, I can also manually force the ACR closed to tie the battery together for jump starting or high amperage situations like winching. The ACR is good for 500A.

I'm also running BlueSea low profile fuses on each end of the positive cables.

More pics and info on my build thread here: CLICK HERE

Hodakaguy

 

[Jay]

That’s clean

 

[ShikyoX]

Man if batteries where cheap here I'd on that! super clean setup

 

[Tyler]

I'm running a dual battery setup, pieced it together from various parts. Running a Northstar Group 35 battery on the passenger side with a OffGridEngineering Aluminum mount. The Group 35 battery is wired into the truck/starter and is the main truck battery. On the drivers side I'm running a Group 31M Northstar with a Pelfreybilt stainless steel mount. I modified the mount by welding studs onto the top of the mount to hold a BlueSea ML-ACR (Automatic Charging Relay). The ACR automatically combines when the truck is running and keeps the 31M topped up, I can also manually force the ACR closed to tie the battery together for jump starting or high amperage situations like winching. The ACR is good for 500A.

I'm also running BlueSea low profile fuses on each end of the positive cables.

More pics and info on my build thread here: CLICK HERE

Hodakaguy

If you needed to, could you jump start the primary with the secondary?

 

[Hodakaguy]

If you needed to, could you jump start the primary with the secondary?

Yep, self jump starting is as easy as pushing the manual combine button on the ACR

Hodakaguy

 

[solscooter]

running the OGE kit w/ 2 group 35 odessy extreme batteries

 

[ShikyoX]

running the OGE kit w/ 2 group 35 odessy extreme batteries

I'm curious I live in Canada xwhats the batteries worth were you are and you dual batter kit

 

[solscooter]

I'm curious I live in Canada xwhats the batteries worth were you are and you dual batter kit

I know OGE doesn't ship to Canada. the batteries I bought off amazon

 

[ShikyoX]

I know OGE doesn't ship to Canada. the batteries I bought off amazon

Deosnt surprise me we get the shaft nothing new hahaha I was quoted 900 cdn (700usd )for 2 batts

 

[solscooter]

Deosnt surprise me we get the shaft nothing new hahaha I was quoted 900 cdn (700usd )for 2 batts

dang! I paid less than 500 for both

 

[ShikyoX]

Canadian taxes EY...
Then another 200-350 cdn (150 -270usd)for a basic style dual battery kit with no trays

 

[Taco_primo]

This is my next upgrade, been looking into doing dual battery, this way I can not worry about draining my battery with the ARB fridge I want to run. This and a 100w solar panel.

 

[951_yota]

This is my next upgrade, been looking into doing dual battery, this way I can not worry about draining my battery with the ARB fridge I want to run. This and a 100w solar panel.

I too amlooking into this or a larger single. Getting a winch and a fridge one day. The self starting jump start is also handy

 

[taco_xpd]

Anyone running a dual battery setup side by side? Just wondering if the front end would support all that extra weight.

 

[taco_xpd]

I'm running a dual battery setup, pieced it together from various parts. Running a Northstar Group 35 battery on the passenger side with a OffGridEngineering Aluminum mount. The Group 35 battery is wired into the truck/starter and is the main truck battery. On the drivers side I'm running a Group 31M Northstar with a Pelfreybilt stainless steel mount. I modified the mount by welding studs onto the top of the mount to hold a BlueSea ML-ACR (Automatic Charging Relay). The ACR automatically combines when the truck is running and keeps the 31M topped up, I can also manually force the ACR closed to tie the battery together for jump starting or high amperage situations like winching. The ACR is good for 500A.

I'm also running BlueSea low profile fuses on each end of the positive cables.

More pics and info on my build thread here: CLICK HERE

Hodakaguy

Great idea with using the Pelfrey Built battery holder with OGE secondary holder together.

 

[MilkTeacoma]