Redarc BCDC install location?

[slimf Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close slimf]

I'm wanting to install a Redarc BCDC unit and wondering if anyone can provide 150 series install photos / location.

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

Slim probably not where you are thinking but if you want to see mine in a custom battery / charger box in the back of my 150 go to my build link in my signature. BCDC1225. Happy to answer questions. I am extremely happy with the set up and the charge in both main and auxiliary batteries.

Michael

[slimf Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close slimf]

Thanks, really loooking at under bonnet install. I've done two before in Patrols. But need to find somewhere easy to mount in engine bay.

[vk2ss55 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close vk2ss55]

It fits in the space between the passenger side headlight and the battery .
Cheers Ross

[Pete t pops Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pete t pops]

mine is mounted on the little bracket that goes from bumper to radiator support frame. in middle in front of radiator. look directly down at bonnet catch location. got the idea from arb penrith & their kakadu

[slimf Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close slimf]

Any pics?


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[Kowolski Member Find all posts View Profile Close Kowolski]

I mounted mine by getting a plate of aluminium 3mm and bending into an L shape. One side sites under the piranha battery tray whose screws secure the battery tray and the L plate. The other side of the L comes vertically up I front of the battery. The BCDC is mounted on the front of that plate ( the plate sits between the BCDC and the battery. This location provides lots of cool airflow.

My plate also has a relay and a connector for the solar panel. The relay switches the main battery to the BCDC when the ignitions on, and the solar panel socket when the ignitions off. I source the ignition signal from the vacant fuel heater fuse socket in the engine bay fuse box (this wire has a 1amp inline fuse and holder inside the fuse box before running out the existing cable outlet then across the top of the radiatior in the same flex duct (12mm from mem) with the 6B&S which connects the main battery to the BCDC (via the relay). I have 40amp manually resettable Circuit breaker on the main battery end of the 6B&S cable.

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

Couple of threads for you to look through:

http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...harger-Install

http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...-between-trays

http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...Battery-System

http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...p-advice/page2

http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...-dc-dc-charger

http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...White-D4D-Auto

[Pete t pops Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pete t pops]

Here's a couple of photos of arb,s prado, that I took to plan my install.

[talk2tiny Moderated member Find all posts View Profile Close talk2tiny]

Mine was installed by ARB upright beside the spare battery






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[The Alberto Member Find all posts View Profile Close The Alberto]

I put mine on the passenger side between the filter and the firewall.

Made up a support bracket for the Redarc BCDC1240, the link solenoid and some circuit breakers.

[slimf Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close slimf]

Thanks for the pics everyone. I will have to get stuck in and have a go.

[Shovtel Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Shovtel]

Hey sorry for resurrecting an old thread... where did you end up installing your charger? in front of the drivers head light? in hindsight, was it a good location to install the charger? Any tips for the install?

Thanks in advance.

Michael.

[Nightrod111 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Nightrod111]

i mounted mine on top of the fuse box

[Piratepete Member Find all posts View Profile Close Piratepete]

Check out Off Road Down under website. They have a purpose built bracket for the bcdc 1220. It fits behind the air cleaner on the drivers side. The site has a number of pictures showing the bracket and one fitted in a 150 with bcdc 1220 attached. It looks like a really good place to fit the bcdc, very accessible too. Appears to bolt to existing threaded holes in engine bay. $30 for the bracket but looks well designed. I have just fitted a dual battery set up with ARB tray & SBI12. I intend to fit the bcdc in the future and the position of the Off Road Down under bracket looks ideal to connect the charger and isolator.