Mikegyver1
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« on: December 21, 2008, 05:21:07 PM » |
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Bought a Winch for a great price. Now the question has come up. Do I need two batterys to power this or would just leaving the motor running be fine?  |
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« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2008, 06:06:33 PM » |
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motor running bring the revs up to a couple grand and ur good dual batteries is over kill and unneeded extra weight
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Metal Twister
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« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2008, 07:00:09 PM » |
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I think it depends on what kind of wheeling your doing. If your doing any adventure stuff with a lot of accessories I think Id haul another battery around. Start stacking lights, inverters, winches, Stereos,
GPS's, Tv's, air pumps, microwaves, ... well you get my point. Do you have to have a second battery, No. But it would be nice to have one, just incase? Sure.
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« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2008, 12:42:57 PM » |
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hey Mike , I've got a mean green dual battery tray for a TJ & a painless dual battery control setup, if your interested
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« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2008, 04:58:39 PM » |
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hey Mike , I've got a mean green dual battery tray for a TJ & a painless dual battery control setup, if your interested
Maybe. I seen your ad a while back, I'll keep it in mind.  My dome light got stuck on in the jeep and killed the battery (Yellow Top), So now I'm charging it back up from stone dead. :wacko: |
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« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2008, 05:38:23 PM » |
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What would you of done if you were in the middle of the desert alone? Back ups are nice with an isolation switch.  |
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« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2008, 05:47:45 PM » |
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What would you of done if you were in the middle of the desert alone? Back ups are nice with an isolation switch. I like the back up battery with switch sounds like the next project!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2008, 08:01:24 PM » |
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Maybe. I seen your ad a while back, I'll keep it in mind. My dome light got stuck on in the jeep and killed the battery (Yellow Top), So now I'm charging it back up from stone dead. :wacko: thats the beauty of the yellow tops thats basically what theyr designed for draining and charging back up but i still think 2 batteries are a waste of money and time and effort to put them in |
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« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2008, 08:02:26 PM » |
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What would you of done if you were in the middle of the desert alone? Back ups are nice with an isolation switch. push and bump start the pig and let the alternator do its job |
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« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2008, 07:53:55 AM » |
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LOL  The extra battery isn't as heavy as the passenger you would carry with you for that push start. Not to mention your extra battery wouldn't be grabbing beer out of your cooler.  |
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« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2009, 12:27:12 AM » |
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if you have the extra $$ I say run the extra battery. I just put together a small trail welding kit so I can hook up some batteries to arc weld. If you had two batteries, you would be one step ahead of the game. Although, you might not have had as many welding repairs on a trail as I have has ;)
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« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2009, 08:06:27 AM » |
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Maybe you could start an on board welder thread and show us what youve done? Sounds interesting...  |
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« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2009, 12:28:27 PM » |
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You hook the batteries up into a 24v system and you are good to go. Bob Neal at Bill Signs Trucking uses this set up and for his welding leads he uses heavy duty jumper cables.
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« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2009, 04:25:48 PM » |
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You would think the batterys might pop (burn up) under the load of welding for any lenght of time?
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« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2009, 04:45:47 PM » |
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You would think the batterys might pop (burn up) under the load of welding for any lenght of time?
He was using deep cycle batteries and of course you can add another battery and go to 36v. You obviously can't weld for hours but I know he talked about welding for +/- 30 mins on 2 batteries |
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