Dual Battery set up for Frontera

Hi Vince
$750 bucks fully installed

Spratty

forgot to mention that this link ( http://www.traxide.com.au/trax1sc80_2.html) for a dual battery isolator was on here a few weeks back.. ... looks like a good unit to me... will be upgrading to this unit when i finish the off-road trailer in about 5 weeks or so...

Mozza, pics would be great if you can

Ta Spratty

what's you email address ? i'll take some at lunch...

sorry spratty didn't get to them yesterday arvo... they'll be on there way in 5 mins...

Richard
How do these work when in back of car ie: getting charged, running fridge, running c'van fridge etc, it may seem obvious but got no idea!
Ta.

They installation is exactly the same as under the bonnet excepting the wiring is run to the back of the Frontera. The wiring has to be of sufficient cross sectional area to take the loads over the extra distence. I am not an electrician but I think the normal wiring size would be sufficient. I have seen the ideal battery boxes in a ship chandlers so you would have no fear of spillage. Have a look at www.rotronics.com.au for what I am informed is a top system along with Piranha. e-mail them for advice as to sizing the wiring.
I was planning to do it myself but we will be putting our Frontera on the market soon to possibly buy a dual cab.The latter will be more use on our property and in building a new house. I bought the Frontera because it was an ideal size for me and SHMBO. Changing to a dual cab was going to give us about the same size vehicle. The only dual cabs on the market now which are not the mammoth size of F100s are the Triton and the Rodeo. Have to get in quick.
Richard

Richard I don't know how much room there is under the bonnet of the fronty, but is it possible to put a larger size battery in the original cradle. If so what about swapping the positions of the standard battery & second battery? Just a thought.

Cheers

Jackablue

richard... just to let you now... mu 2nd battery is 170mm wide.. x 300mm long... 125amp hours.. Deep Cycle Long Life... what's your email and i'll send some pics through 2 u.
i thuoght about puttting 2nd abt in box in the back.. but then i was going to loose to much space in their and would have to amend rear drawrer system... not worth it...

What Jacablue says is OK but I have already have changed the small standard battery to a bigger Exide Extreme. I wanted to fit another big battery other wise the setup is the same as proposed by Piranha excepting the batteries have changed places.
Richard