mini second battery question, pic*

[Rsx_03 10+ year member]

i bought a mini interstate battery, 5"x3"x1.5", 7ah for my alarm

i dont think i should hook it up like in the picture //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif , help ... lol

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[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

you should be fine that way, i would just make sure that you run at least 0 guage to the d-block and you should be fine.

 

[Rsx_03 10+ year member]

im runnin 4awg wire knukn kullussus, i have an extra run of 8awg, should i run that directly to my red top?

so exactly how does it know where to pull the current from? i would expect it to pull half and half, if it cant pull half from one it will supliment it from the other

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

you should be fine that way, i would just make sure that you run at least 0 guage to the d-block and you should be fine.

WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.

THE MOST IMPORTANT FUSE is the one you SHOULD have from your battery before the run to the d-block. You still need a fuse near the alarm battery in case it pulls away from the d-block and between the alarm and battery. The safest scenario is to fuse every + wire as it leads away from a power souce.

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

sorry i didnt put that in there, i just figured he would know that a fuse is a must

 

[Rsx_03 10+ year member]

lol should of mentioned i have a fuse bout 3 inches away from batt and 3x fuses on the distriblock, and my alarm comes with a fuse on each +12v wire

would it be better if i ran a 8awg direct from the 2nd battery to the redtop? i have an extra fuse holder for that also

 

[Rsx_03 10+ year member]

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