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I then moved onto the dual battery installation and fridge install. This was a big undertaking and took close to two days. I went with size 27 batteries from Batteries Plus. The X2 Power is a dual purpose AGM battery with 90Ah rating. It should be more than enough for my purposes. To be honest the majority of users will never need dual batteries or a fridge. If it wasn't a combination of simple desire, trips to my hunting property, and the trips to the outer banks I wouldn't have a need either. The cost of the batteries alone was $750. Add in the weight and the added complexity of the system and there are negatives to this set up. I'm mentioning this to ensure if you decide to go this route you understand there are compromises.
I picked up the SLEE washer bottle relocation kit, the National Luna dual battery kit, a bunch of 2, 4, 8 & 10 gauge wire and terminal connectors. I also bought the aforementioned batteries and the fridge plug kit from ARB. For a couple of reasons I bought the ARB Zero 47qt fridge. Build quality and operationally it is performing great so far. I'll have a much better report after our November Portsmouth Island trip.
First, I had to rewire the main battery. I used 2 gauge wire from the positive terminal to the starter, and then from the negative to the engine block. I also rewired the ground using 8 gauge wire from the negative terminal to the body. Then, following the instructions with the NL kit I wired the house battery to the main battery. This is done through the provided "intelligent solenoid". I have nothing really to add to the group knowledge that hasn't already been mentioned in other threads. My contribution will simply be pictures that show component placement.
From the house battery I wired 4 gauge to a 80 amp fuse, through the firewall, and into my Blue Sea fuse block inside the center console that I had previously installed. You can see details on that in a previous thread. 4 gauge wire went from this fuse block under the carper and along the passenger side wheel well to a second fuse block installed inside the passenger side cubby in the back. From here I used 10 gauge wire to the ARB plug that the fridge plugs into.
The majority of my time was spent planning out wire runs then measuring out and building the cables. I constantly measured voltage as stages were completed to ensure quality of my terminal connections as well as testing the theory of voltage drop over distance. Using the 4 gauge wire I didn't experience any voltage drop at the rear fuse block.
I'm sure I will remember some things later, or if you have questions please let me know.
I picked up the SLEE washer bottle relocation kit, the National Luna dual battery kit, a bunch of 2, 4, 8 & 10 gauge wire and terminal connectors. I also bought the aforementioned batteries and the fridge plug kit from ARB. For a couple of reasons I bought the ARB Zero 47qt fridge. Build quality and operationally it is performing great so far. I'll have a much better report after our November Portsmouth Island trip.
First, I had to rewire the main battery. I used 2 gauge wire from the positive terminal to the starter, and then from the negative to the engine block. I also rewired the ground using 8 gauge wire from the negative terminal to the body. Then, following the instructions with the NL kit I wired the house battery to the main battery. This is done through the provided "intelligent solenoid". I have nothing really to add to the group knowledge that hasn't already been mentioned in other threads. My contribution will simply be pictures that show component placement.
From the house battery I wired 4 gauge to a 80 amp fuse, through the firewall, and into my Blue Sea fuse block inside the center console that I had previously installed. You can see details on that in a previous thread. 4 gauge wire went from this fuse block under the carper and along the passenger side wheel well to a second fuse block installed inside the passenger side cubby in the back. From here I used 10 gauge wire to the ARB plug that the fridge plugs into.
The majority of my time was spent planning out wire runs then measuring out and building the cables. I constantly measured voltage as stages were completed to ensure quality of my terminal connections as well as testing the theory of voltage drop over distance. Using the 4 gauge wire I didn't experience any voltage drop at the rear fuse block.
I'm sure I will remember some things later, or if you have questions please let me know.