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Post  CLUNYKNOX Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:36 am

Hi just started to shift the coil so I can fit a second battery to the disco not an easy job to figure out what to do hopefully have it sorted now will post photos over the weekend lol!


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Post  CLUNYKNOX Sat Aug 15, 2009 3:48 pm

I did a bit of tinkering with the duel battery setup on the disco still got to wire up the relay to charge it lol! lol! disco dual battery P8140001
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Post  tat2_al Sat Aug 15, 2009 3:51 pm

that didn't take you long
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Post  Steve Sat Aug 15, 2009 6:56 pm

What he didint show you in the piccys is the heap of wiring thats got to be sorted lol! but he is the man for the job lol well done mate.
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Post  tat2_al Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:17 pm

so not as easy as it looks then as I was thining about it for the landy due all the space in the engine bay.
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Post  CLUNYKNOX Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:47 pm

Hi all the wiring is for all the spots,electric fan plus extra just in case lol!
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Post  tat2_al Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:09 pm

so is it a straight forward project?
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Post  CLUNYKNOX Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:45 pm

Not to bad if you have plenty of room problem with the disco v8 is just that no room at all if you want help just tell me what type of dual battery system you want
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Post  tat2_al Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:55 pm

Probably be a while away yet until finances improve but the plan is to get spots, cb etc etc, so was thinking about additional power options.
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Post  CLUNYKNOX Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:02 am

No problem mate would only cost price of a battery and about £5 to get some bits out of the scrappy's that's what I did only by new when I have to or when it's not worth going their
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Post  CLUNYKNOX Sun Aug 16, 2009 8:57 pm

Hi that's the dual charging working ,electric fan wire to a switch in side ( so it can be switched of when wading) Very Happy
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Post  tat2_al Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:03 pm

excellent well done.
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Post  jonmcghee Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:35 am

how did you set up the dual charging system wiring?
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Post  jonmcghee Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:25 am

what size of split charge relay did you use?
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Post  CLUNYKNOX Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:13 pm

Hi can't mind but I will look later on and tell you lol!
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Post  jonmcghee Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:53 pm

CLUNYKNOX wrote:Hi can't mind but I will look later on and tell you lol!

lol! thanks
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Post  CLUNYKNOX Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:03 am

Hi 70amp relay fitted lol!
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Post  jonmcghee Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:29 pm

Got a full kit of ebay, relay, fuses etc good for 180 amp sorted, just to fit now study
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