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Judboy
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Why would you need an extra battery? My truck has a place for one...should I get one? Will it help performance or is it just a novelty? Thanks

8.1HD/ALLISON
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You need to match your batteries at the same size(cca) so that they charge / discharge evenly. If you put different sizes in it can possibly cause problems.

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Henry I was thinking along those lines myself. Not so much the winch, but maybe. But power sockets in the bed for portable refrigerator, compressor, and any other stuff like that.   Painless ha

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So you only need that kit and an extra battery and your all set?

 

it is very easy... you really need two wires and a battery.

The kit is just a nicer better way to go.

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it is very easy... you really need two wires and a battery.

The kit is just a nicer better way to go.

If you just connect another battery to your existing one, won't that give you 24v instead of 12v?

frenchsquared Enthusiast

frenchsquared

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If you just connect another battery to your existing one, won't that give you 24v instead of 12v?

 

no...

not if you do red to red and black to black.

Red to black, black to ground will make 24 volts.

 

Google: Series and Parallel wiring.

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Chris Senior Enthusiast

Chris

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If you just connect another battery to your existing one, won't that give you 24v instead of 12v?

Only wired in series. To have a deep well 12v, you connect the positive together and ground in the same place. To make 24v you connect pos to neg between the batteries
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Only wired in series. To have a deep well 12v, you connect the positive together and ground in the same place. To make 24v you connect pos to neg between the batteries

What gauge wire would you suggest and also battery to do this?

Chris Senior Enthusiast

Chris

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I think factory wire size may be 8. I would use 4. 1/0 if you have a 250+ amp alternator

txchevy4ever Enthusiast

txchevy4ever

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it is very easy... you really need two wires and a battery.

The kit is just a nicer better way to go.

You definitely want the computer controlled relay to isolate the systems especially if you start having problems.

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frenchsquared

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You definitely want the computer controlled relay to isolate the systems especially if you start having problems.

 

Two batteries is not a new thing. I would get the kit just so one does not drain the other.

However it wont effect the ECU at all. Talk to anyone into hydraulics or look at any semi.

Guys have been running dual batteries for as long as batteries have been made.

 

Stereo guys do it as well. Red neck way to stop head lights from flashing.

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You need to match your batteries at the same size(cca) so that they charge / discharge evenly. If you put different sizes in it can possibly cause problems.

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