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Subject: Re: Battery Thoughts on an Old Bird

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mike hohnstein

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Date Posted: 02/ 8/ 09, 7:35am
In reply to: rtpn60 's message, "Battery Thoughts on an Old Bird" on 02/ 5/ 09, 10:46pm

I have an 8D in the road side front, 4 6v AGMs and the Heart inverter/charger in the battery boiler bay and two Optima 12v on the gen set tray. They are all tied together going down the road, a battery combiner solinoid seperates the 8D when the ignition is off.
The original 'bird set up was only 4 6v and the retarder operated OK. Make sure you have lots of grounds, I cannot over emphisize the need for effective grounds, lots of them.
Last summer, I lost the ground path to the AGMs and the alternator went to 16 volts, not good at all. I had to unhook the alternator cable and run on the gen set to make it home. Turned out the faulty cable was @ the original battery box, wasn't easy to see. Cleaned up the connection and all was good. Of course this was after I replaced the two hundred dollar LeeceNeville voltage regulator.
Watch All the grounds my friend.

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Author: Michael [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 02/ 9/ 09, 7:39am Thanx Mike. So you're not using your factory battery trays under the drivers seat or is that different on an '83? I'm thinking of the same arrangement but in diffenerent locations. Are you happy with the 4-6v battery setup for house? Do you boondock often? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]