Show me your Battery set up! Single or Dual Bat, both RHD & LHD!

[RuggedOverland]

Good morning my 80 Series aficionado's! I am working on a project and I was hoping to get some pictures, really as many as we can get in this thread of your battery set-ups, mounts, mods, etc. Single, Dual, RHD or LHD. All of it! This is MUCH appreciated!

Joe

 

[RuggedOverland]

Just as simple as this would be epic!

 

[LandCruisinMy93]

Mercedes OM606 turbo Diesel 80 series Land Cruiser

Some updates I never got around to making: - I swapped out my homemade bumper with an ARB - I swapped in some DEPO headlights - Installed some ARB Solis lights - Upgraded the Alternator wiring - went down to a 4"Dobinsons heavy lift with MRA shocks - Installed a different intercooler

forum.ih8mud.com

Most of my Dual Battery pics are here.

 

[Marco Lau]

Not as simple as it looks..

 

[RuggedOverland]

Not as simple as it looks..
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This is exactly what I need, thank you!

 

[ZackR]

Just as simple as this would be epic!
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It could be about that simple looking if you have a separate 12V power distribution block for all of the additional accessories.

Something like this:
Blue Sea Systems 7748 Safety Hub 150 Fuse Block - https://shop.pkys.com/Blue-Sea-7748-Safety-Hub-150-Fuse-Block_p_2710.html

 

[Marvelicious]

Previous owner's install. I'm working my way through things I'm not satisfied with one thing at a time and the wiring is on the list (including that slightly iffy looking fusible link). I think he must have bought a kit because the actual battery cables are nicely done, it's the stuff he did himself that I'm not crazy about... like the poorly crimped loose wires going to the solenoid. The solenoid wire is hooked to the "accessory" side of the ignition, so the two batteries are isolated until they vehicle is running. I may (or may not) add a switch to give myself the options of complete isolation and backfeeding from the deep cycle in case of a completely flat main battery due to some idiot not getting his door shut and running the battery dead.

Driver's side with solenoid and breaker (left side, partially obscured by the battery hold-down bar).

And passenger side with an equally obscured view of a second breaker. Additional leads are for the winch and to the rear of the vehicle for the inverter (and compressor soon). The line going to the rear has its own breaker as well, though he had it all the way back at the inverter. I moved it up to the engine bay where it protects from shorts in the wire.

I like that distribution box that @ZackR posted and I may use something like that at the rear of the vehicle so I can have a main line headed back protected by the breaker, but the ability to split out into sub-systems in the back with MIDI fuses for the high draw items and ATC fuses for things like a charge port or two.

 

[NorCalFJ100]

Work in progress, but I have a direct 12v+ and ground that I run to the QPM. The winch is direct wired. SwitchPro is hooked up. Breaker is for the QPM.

Northstar AGM. Single battery setup.

 

[Shoredreamer]

My 12v setup has continually evolved from
-single Die Hard AGM Group 31 dual purpose battery (2016)
-dual engine bay AGM batteries with Blue Sea ACR relay
-added Redarc BCDC charger inline with ACR for better 2nd battery charging
-added roof mounted 100 watt solar charging thru Redarc BCDC
-relocated second battery to cargo area, upgrade to LiFePo4, deleted ACR (2020)
-installed Photoman 150 alternator mod
-reverted back to SLA start battery
-upgraded lithium AH capacity from 100AH to 180AH + 2000w inverter and doubled charging to 50 amps (2024)

 

[Fosters]

Dual agm batteries, tmax battery controller/isolator, cascadia solar panel on hood, victron solar controller, garmin power switches and a blue sea fuse panel for distribtion

 

[Cutrex]

A 1994 HDJ 80, which starts at 24 V. Here are the battery system elements:

LHS battery. No extras connected here. Positive terminal made of 20 x 5 mm copper bar. Dim relay substitution system shown in front.

RHS battery. Terminals made of 20 x 5 mm copper bar. Positive, front to back: winch; fused cable to auxiliary circuits (see below); OEM fuse link; void; VHF radio. Negative, front to back: winch; void; connection to 24 V start relay; VHF radio.

Auxiliary distribution and connections system. Bespoke SS bracket. Cable to auxiliary circuits from RHS battery arrives to the black box containing two Midi fuses. Current splits here. Right in the photo, to switched circuit braker, then through the bulkhead grommet to car rear distribution system. Left, to the fuse panel. Four fuses in this panel feed corresponding auxiliary relays (fog lights, etc.). Power connections for those consumer devices are made in the front-right block of connectors (lights consist of two cables, one for each side). Switched relay signal connections are in the front-left block. All components are Blue Sea and Littelfuse.

Same thing, diferent view.

 

[Ribz0]

A 1994 HDJ 80, which starts at 24 V. Here are the battery system elements:

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LHS battery. No extras connected here. Positive terminal made of 20 x 5 mm copper bar. Dim relay substitution system shown in front.

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RHS battery. Terminals made of 20 x 5 mm copper bar. Positive, front to back: winch; fused cable to auxiliary circuits (see below); OEM fuse link; void; VHF radio. Negative, front to back: winch; void; connection to 24 V start relay; VHF radio.

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Auxiliary distribution and connections system. Bespoke SS bracket. Cable to auxiliary circuits from RHS battery arrives to the black box containing two Midi fuses. Current splits here. Right in the photo, to switched circuit braker, then through the bulkhead grommet to car rear distribution system. Left, to the fuse panel. Four fuses in this panel feed corresponding auxiliary relays (fog lights, etc.). Power connections for those consumer devices are made in the front-right block of connectors (lights consist of two cables, one for each side). Switched relay signal connections are in the front-left block. All components are Blue Sea and Littelfuse.

Super nice work indeed.

 

[Box Rocket]

I've been running a single Group 31 for years. Eventually I'll add a second battery but so far so good.
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr

 

[77mustard40]

Nothing exciting here, single battery setup for me