I've been doing some digging on dual battery set-ups, and am thinking about
totally separating my batteries.
I'm going to be adding another fuse block for accessories anyway, and with my Air compressor using the same belt as my existing alternator, I am thinking about just adding another alternator to charge the second battery. Does anyone see any huge drawbacks to going this route other than space ?
From my perspective Advantages are :
True battery redundancy (If the main power battery dies you switch the cables.)
True Alternator redundancy (If one alternator goes bad, I can just take the belt off the Air compressor and run just one alternator.)
No switches or diodes to add or go bad
I have another alternator sitting there begging to be used.
Systems are totally separate
Dis-Advantages:
Making it fit ( I think there is room.)
I barely have time to change the oil let alone add another battery and the accessories that require it !
How am I going to add a third alternator for the welder ?
I need some help here coming up with some more disadvantages..
I would love to hear your thoughts on this
Bill Atkinson
totally separating my batteries.
I'm going to be adding another fuse block for accessories anyway, and with my Air compressor using the same belt as my existing alternator, I am thinking about just adding another alternator to charge the second battery. Does anyone see any huge drawbacks to going this route other than space ?
From my perspective Advantages are :
True battery redundancy (If the main power battery dies you switch the cables.)
True Alternator redundancy (If one alternator goes bad, I can just take the belt off the Air compressor and run just one alternator.)
No switches or diodes to add or go bad
I have another alternator sitting there begging to be used.
Systems are totally separate
Dis-Advantages:
Making it fit ( I think there is room.)
I barely have time to change the oil let alone add another battery and the accessories that require it !
How am I going to add a third alternator for the welder ?
I need some help here coming up with some more disadvantages..
I would love to hear your thoughts on this
Bill Atkinson