battery

Number of posts : 48 Registration date : 2009-02-04

04 TJ, 4 banger
I won an optima yellow top battery and just got it delievered. Easy part is hooking it up but the old battery which is 5 years old still cranks. Was thinking about keeping it and daisy chaining it for future use, backup or maybe when I eventually get a winch. Any ideas how I can accomplish that?

Subject: Re: battery Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:13 pm

Gill this is all I could find.

http://www.rockcrawler.com/techreports/kilby_dual_battery_TJ/index.asp

Number of posts : 48 Registration date : 2009-02-04

Thanks - gave me a path to follow. Not as easy as I thought. Didnt realize you couldnt daisy chain per say without regulators and switches and crap.

Subject: Re: battery Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:57 am

Its not really that hard but its not really worth it if you do not have alot of equipment running. My last jeep had dual batteries with a switch over but I do not plan to do the same with the new one.

The yellow top will have alot more reserve capacity than a oe style so you will see the benefits if you install.