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captainfishcookie · Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 13 Location: Bournemouth

Checked out a few sites and I'm wondering if there are any L400s out there with a 2nd battery.
If so, how would I go about fitting a second one as I only have a single one and could do with more battery time due to large sound system & planned camping trip!!!
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Oldskool Beat · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 22:09 Post subject:

One battery fits in front of the other in the battery tray, all you need to do is make a connection from one to the other on the terminals, pos to pos and neg to neg.

Hope that helps a bit Wink

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Rusty · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 22:42 Post subject:

Oldskool Beat · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 22:48 Post subject:

Should always match the batteries. although don't have to just good practice Wink

Mind you my third one don't match the other two Rolling Eyes

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Rusty · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 22:56 Post subject:

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Oldskool Beat · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 23:10 Post subject:

Thinking of fitting a second alternator......just got to work out how :?

All runs alright at the moment but when I've got the caravan in tow thats 4 batteries to charge Shocked

I know it can handle it but its working hard Sad

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captainfishcookie · Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 13 Location: Bournemouth

It seems pretty tight in my bay baby! Maybe when the SVA was done (cowboyed!!!) they maybe put a single larger battery in. What size should the 'two in the bed' battery babes be? Which are the best ones to get for best performance? Any ideas?

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Marc · Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 7:35 Post subject:

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we've got 2 batteries in our beast, connected in parallel, so it sees it as one giant battery.

we recently bought a little fridge to use for picnics etc, and would like to leave this on while we are out. we've looked into having the batteries 'split' - i.e. one main battery to start the car with, main one gets charged first whilst driving, when that one is full the second one starts charging. when the ignition is off, the relay then switches to the second battery as the primary, using that one to run the stereo and fridge etc. if this then runs right down, the car will still start on the main battery. and the flat one will charge up on the way home.

costs about £70 to have this done. just gotta wait until payday now! lolz

petemillis · Joined: 11 Mar 2004 Posts: 709 Location: Brighton, UK

It's only important to match the voltages isn't it, not the currents? A 60 amp battery + an 80 amp battery will give equivalent to a 140 amp battery. There is no flow of current from the higher capacity to the lower capacity battery as the voltages are the same.
It's a different situation when you connect a flat battery to a fully charged battery as the voltage of the flat one is so much lower, and hence current flows from the fully charged to the flat one.
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Oldskool Beat · Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 18:36 Post subject:

This would be okay Pete, to differ the amps of the batteries, although not good practice. One battery would always be working harder than the other, it would all be down to the internal resistance of the batteries :?
One battery would always be working harder than the other.

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Oldskool Beat · Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 18:58 Post subject:

drew · Joined: 18 Mar 2004 Posts: 10 Location: stone;staffs.

Always fit larger battery at first charge point i.e. 85 amp Then fit lower amp battery second, thereby charge will go to main battery and no volltage drop will occur. The danger of fitting the other way is that the lower amp unit will not accept all charge and burn out is possible.
Better to stay with two of same size and save trouble. Sad

++++ If fitting an aux battery for other equipment buy a split relay and fit between batteries. this will allow charge to first battery and when this is at full charge state, an electronic gate will open and divert charge to 2nd Battery. This will stop any drain that may be present, even when veh. is stationary, and thereby eliminate a flat starter battery. :D

Is this a bit clearer than mud.!!!!! Rolling Eyes

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