wiring h/duty lighter socket to rodeo

G'day,

I take it your running the ignition voltage to a relay? Your best friends are a test light and multimeter.

usually tapping into dash clock, or power antenna out lead off the back of stereo are useful.

however i usually only tap onto accessories not ignition...i can see your point, but i never leave the keys in the ignition running accessories anyway, so for me it has the same effect.

If u want a dedicated ignition voltage not acessories...then probing round the steering wheel is your best bet...but i prefer to leave those wires alone.

Cheers
Jeff

Hi, what sort of current do you need to be pulling through the socket, are you replacing the original one or putting in another one. If you need a high current draw maybe you will need to go to the battery. If not check down near the fuse panel and piggy back of one of the heavier wires. I would steer clear of any of the connections to do with the engine management side of things. Usually there is a spare slot in the fuse box that has a igition feed but nothing on the other side, you could fit a connection to the other side of the fuse holder and use that one.
Will

Excuse my ignorance but what is a blue apple battery?
Will

You could probably do with one of these

http://www.fridgeshop.com/Default.asp?id=207&category=3

Cheers

brinol,

Are you using the Controllers that originally come with the Thumper?
I Recommend you purchase the Charge Controller kit to enable a controlled, high rate of charge to the Blue Apple unit.

The positive wire should attach directly to your Primary battery's +tve terminal with an in-line fuse if you only have a single battery or to the secondary battery if you already have a dual battery system.

When you purchase the charge controller kit from Blue Apple, you get the two controller units, the fuse & holder, the correct size twin core cable, a 50amp Anderson connector and a "patch lead" consisting of two Anderson connectors, one which connects to the one you install and the other to a duplicate connector on the Thumper.

This is the solution supplied by the manufacturer and is first class. Any other solution will only provide a slower rate of charge and will NOT protect your primary (starting) battery from potential discharge or damage.

The unit I have is rated at 75 usable amp hours and charges in about 3 hours from the alternator, via the control units.
With the dual battery system and the Thumper, I have about 6 days of "fridge life" available without running the vehicle to recharge any of the batteries.

P.S. From memory two charging sets are available, a 20amp, or the 30amp unit which is better suited to the high end Thumper range.