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Title: dual batteries?
Post by: zuki4fun on September 26, 2005, 05:40:48 PM: i got my hands on a nice sammy with 33 14 boggers on it, i traded a 93 ford probe gt for it kinda cool but the winch draws a lot of power is it possible to do a dual batteries? has any one done it before or is there a easier way to fix this problem?
Title: Re: dual batteries?
Post by: mudfkr on September 26, 2005, 06:08:45 PM: Calmini make a bolt in Tray for a second battery part# SS1590 $59.95
or fold some thing up your self out of sheet metal and bolt it in.

I relocated a battery to the LHS of a 413 by folding up a tray no too hard to do.

HTH mudfkr
Title: Re: dual batteries?
Post by: Hill Billy on September 27, 2005, 06:43:57 PM: Check your winch to make sure it's not dragging, sometimes the shafts will seize, gears,ect; some have brakes in them to hold. I have a 6000 on one Sammy and a 8,000 on another. A lot more than is needed but no power problems.

Hill Billy
Title: Re: dual batteries?
Post by: zuki4fun on September 27, 2005, 08:33:45 PM: dose it matter its a 9000 lbs winch? or should i go with gm conversion on the alt
Title: Re: dual batteries?
Post by: Utah_Tracker on September 28, 2005, 07:01:13 AM: One other option that you may want to try is to get a larger battery with greater cranking amps, sometimes if you've an old or under rated battery it'll cause more drainage than you'ld think possible. One option that I did for my Father-in-law's heep is install a good Gel Cell battery.
I got the Idea from my little brother who did this in a truck with to much Stereo, A full size GM product, and he would drain the battery with it running. Added the Gel Cell and seemed to fix the problem.

Just a thought

Utah
Title: Re: dual batteries?
Post by: mbmarkyb on September 28, 2005, 09:13:15 AM: I run a yello top in the front and a same amp hour in the back , i have just linked them withaÃ‚Â cut out switch,Ã‚Â Ã‚Â it does make things easier but i havant winched alot for ages so i havant properly tested it out,

I do know when the car was sat around the front battery had gone flat , just had to switch on the rear one start her up and then let it charge was well handy.

only issues was i had to get the in sync.Ã‚Â basically let the rear go flat so it was tricked by the front one , it sems to work fine now which ever battery is low it seems to draw the charge as I have two voltmeters
Title: Re: dual batteries?
Post by: rollover on September 28, 2005, 05:22:18 PM: [sarchazm] I had the same power-shortage problem with my boomin system.Ã‚Â What about adding a bank of capacitors? [/sarchazm]

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