TimE
10th May 2012, 01:39 PM
I have searched but can't find answers to my questions.
I'm looking for advice, from suitably knowledgeable people, on how to wire up a third battery in the rear of my wagon, needed for the second fridge.
Here is what I have already;
second battery (under the bonnet) is a 105ah AGM connected to the main through a "smart" isolator, I run the fridge and HF radio and inverter from this battery.
What I want to do;
run second fridge (as a freezer) off another 105 ah AGM (same model as the second battery)
From my research I think I need to run 6B&S, both + & -, cable from the second battery, with 50 amp circuit breaker at both ends, to the third battery (in a battery box in the back of the wagon).
Is this right?
Will the alternator cope? (GU IV 4.2 tdi engine)
Thanks in advance.
I'm looking for advice, from suitably knowledgeable people, on how to wire up a third battery in the rear of my wagon, needed for the second fridge.
Here is what I have already;
second battery (under the bonnet) is a 105ah AGM connected to the main through a "smart" isolator, I run the fridge and HF radio and inverter from this battery.
What I want to do;
run second fridge (as a freezer) off another 105 ah AGM (same model as the second battery)
From my research I think I need to run 6B&S, both + & -, cable from the second battery, with 50 amp circuit breaker at both ends, to the third battery (in a battery box in the back of the wagon).
Is this right?
Will the alternator cope? (GU IV 4.2 tdi engine)
Thanks in advance.