Sizlak Member 35 Member For: 11y 9m 8d Posted 16/01/13 10:59 AM Share Posted 16/01/13 10:59 AM is it ok to use a normal battery or should you use a dry cell battery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoles Donating Members 390 Member For: 13y 1m 3d Gender: Male Location: Port Hedland Posted 11/03/13 01:38 PM Share Posted 11/03/13 01:38 PM Can someone put up a photo of the hole the cable should run into under the rear seat? I couldn't get close to running 0 gauge cable through anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroozin Menace Donating Members 1,990 Member For: 12y 11m 29d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 04/12/13 11:05 AM Share Posted 04/12/13 11:05 AM What size lugs for the cables up front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudiger All round good guy! Lifetime Members 1,122 Member For: 15y 11m 10d Gender: Male Location: Greenvale, Victoria Posted 31/01/14 11:24 AM Share Posted 31/01/14 11:24 AM Has anyone bothered to put in an isolator switch when doing this or just a fuse near the battery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawlass Silver Donating Members 1,161 Member For: 16y 5m 11d Gender: Male Location: left right out Posted 31/01/14 08:47 PM Share Posted 31/01/14 08:47 PM A fuse wont last I was told, massive current draw on start cranking.I installed a isolation switch, hella brand for peice of mind, along with a fire extinuisher in the boot.The little led gizmo is a C-Tek battery charge indicator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudiger All round good guy! Lifetime Members 1,122 Member For: 15y 11m 10d Gender: Male Location: Greenvale, Victoria Posted 06/02/14 09:24 AM Share Posted 06/02/14 09:24 AM Hawlass I get what your saying. But you can get some kick ass fuses, 300 amp even. I like that isolator. Looks neat but its inside the boot. I would have thought outside would be safer. But I do like the setup. Where did you get that isolator from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rydeit Member 327 Member For: 11y 9m 9d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide S.A Posted 16/02/14 10:33 AM Share Posted 16/02/14 10:33 AM Do you need a special dry cell battery to do this or will anything do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawlass Silver Donating Members 1,161 Member For: 16y 5m 11d Gender: Male Location: left right out Posted 17/02/14 06:45 AM Share Posted 17/02/14 06:45 AM Rudiger,Sorry mate, just found your post.The whole fuse idea was not advisable according to my auto sparkie, but I do get what you mean- I thought the same. Do let me know if you find one that works long term for you.The isolator switch was from a auto sparkie, and I put it in the boot because most of the fuel system liable to fail / be damaged is in the front of the vehicle- surge tank,rubber fuel lines etc. I have had a surge line split and dump mass fuel on the ground, glad I had the extinguisher and isolator in the boot had it gone bad.Mounting the switch externaly may be an invite for fiddle finger strangers?Rydeit,You can use any type of battery, bear in mind that batterys with vent caps can release hydrogen gas (think hindenberg!) during charging which may not be ideal. There are batterys available with a small hose that vents the gas which you can poke through a hole in the boot floor to vent to atmosphere, or just grab a sealed battery (no vents), that's what I am running. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TITO Member 42 Member For: 15y 8m 3d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 18/02/14 09:10 AM Share Posted 18/02/14 09:10 AM Dry would be better AGM Optima Odyssey something along those lines. Wet battery can give off some smell / fumes in a sealed boot, well I noticed it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoon508 Member 188 Member For: 11y 4m 11d Posted 12/04/14 04:05 AM Share Posted 12/04/14 04:05 AM Where did you buy the insulated terminal post? I've tried jaycar and autobarn but no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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