Dual Battery set ups for 2012+ ?
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I haven't seen any in catalogs for the 2012+ JK's
Does anyone know if there is a product out there?
If there is someone who knows a good homebrew writeup with pics.... that would be great too!
Does anyone know if there is a product out there?
If there is someone who knows a good homebrew writeup with pics.... that would be great too!
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Battery life, lots of extra electrical items can strain a single battery setup.
For example, my patrol car has a dual battery setup because of all the lights, computers, radios, chargers.
And I have LED everything!!
For example, my patrol car has a dual battery setup because of all the lights, computers, radios, chargers.
And I have LED everything!!
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I did see a dual battery set up somewhere... quadratec etc... it was tight though for the 2012+. If memory serves me right the kit contained a new plate for the batteries to sit on and it was like the batteries were turned 90 degrees from how the stock battery sits. From the appearance though a lot of lube was used to get them to sit together.
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Here are some pics of an installed MORE dual tray.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/modi...-231949/page2/
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/modi...-231949/page2/
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Does the second battery need to be charged just like the first one? Or is there some type of dual pos. and neg. charge nodes for both batteries?
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You can hook up the batteries in parallel which essentially makes it one big battery (longer to discharge but also longer to charge) OR you can get a solenoid/isolator which separates the batteries until the main battery is charge, then combines the two so the second one will charge.