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Hi all,
Here are some photos of my ARB second battery installation
The battery is a D34 Optima Yellow, on a ARB tray, mounted on the driver side spot:
Isolation/charging is done via a REDARC BCDC1220, mounted on the side:
They also run the cable to the back (6mm with 15A fuse). You can see the inline fuse in the photo:
The cable is run across the engine bay:
Here is the original battery with the connections and 20A circuit breaker:
I had them terminated the cable on a Hella and Cig lighter sockets at the rear (Like what Derek from ABR did):
The setup seems to work ok, powering an ARB 47L fridge at the back. The fridge connection via the Hella socket is a bit loose, not sure if this is because of the side-way connection or I just have a loose socket.
I actually bought a REDARC SBI isolator and was going to do the installation myself, but after looking at the cost of all bits and pieces, potential electrical warranty/insurance issue (I was concerned with shorts caused by the wiring), and timing to get it done before my trip, I took the easy way out and got ARB to do it!
When I was there the ARB guy told me there was another Prado 150 there for second battery installation as well, except that the owner provided his own battery (another D34). I didn't know that was possible. The cost of the D34 from ARB was $395 + GST, BCDC1120 was $450 + GST.
Here are some photos of my ARB second battery installation
The battery is a D34 Optima Yellow, on a ARB tray, mounted on the driver side spot:
Isolation/charging is done via a REDARC BCDC1220, mounted on the side:
They also run the cable to the back (6mm with 15A fuse). You can see the inline fuse in the photo:
The cable is run across the engine bay:
Here is the original battery with the connections and 20A circuit breaker:
I had them terminated the cable on a Hella and Cig lighter sockets at the rear (Like what Derek from ABR did):
The setup seems to work ok, powering an ARB 47L fridge at the back. The fridge connection via the Hella socket is a bit loose, not sure if this is because of the side-way connection or I just have a loose socket.
I actually bought a REDARC SBI isolator and was going to do the installation myself, but after looking at the cost of all bits and pieces, potential electrical warranty/insurance issue (I was concerned with shorts caused by the wiring), and timing to get it done before my trip, I took the easy way out and got ARB to do it!
When I was there the ARB guy told me there was another Prado 150 there for second battery installation as well, except that the owner provided his own battery (another D34). I didn't know that was possible. The cost of the D34 from ARB was $395 + GST, BCDC1120 was $450 + GST.
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