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Thanks, Yes I have seen those pictures. I really need the 34 size for AH. I will come up with something. The Redarc helps as most the wiring will be 8 AWG. Just leaves a 2 AWG ground to run.
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Can you override the redarc and start the car from it? I never looked into it, and may do a disconnectable Renology solar setup later just to charge the battery during the day. I am using the ML-ACR and 1/0 AWG wiring but I like that I can manually override it and start the car from the secondary battery without jumpers if necessary.
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01-18-2020, 04:47 PM
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Yes definitely stick with AGM. There is a low-temperature variant for Lithium batteries that relion makes but I've heard it doesn't really perform as expected by someone who has used it on his 80 series in North East US winters..
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01-18-2020, 07:10 PM
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Can you override the redarc and start the car from it? I never looked into it, and may do a disconnectable Renology solar setup later just to charge the battery during the day. I am using the ML-ACR and 1/0 AWG wiring but I like that I can manually override it and start the car from the secondary battery without jumpers if necessary.
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Yes, I believe you can run an ACR along with the Red Arc BMS.
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01-19-2020, 09:55 AM
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Heres mine, C4Fab battery tray, used 8g cable for battery connections.Same size as Brown, Red, Yellow wires as the Redarc uses. Blue Sea 40a Circuit Breakers.
ARB refrigerator wiring harness run along passenger side to rear.
Blue sea 12v receptacle for my fridge. Its January in WI. so fridge is in the house. Dometic CFX50.
AGM Battery I bought from Batteries plus, Only one I could find that has the positive not on fender side. Same as starting battery.
Can swap if necessary.
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02-16-2020, 06:24 PM
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Heres mine, C4Fab battery tray, used 8g cable for battery connections.Same size as Brown, Red, Yellow wires as the Redarc uses. Blue Sea 40a Circuit Breakers.
ARB refrigerator wiring harness run along passenger side to rear.
Blue sea 12v receptacle for my fridge. Its January in WI. so fridge is in the house. Dometic CFX50.
AGM Battery I bought from Batteries plus, Only one I could find that has the positive not on fender side. Same as starting battery.
Can swap if necessary.
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Awesome. I might still get the battery with reversed positive terminal i.e 34-PC-R1500. If i mount it the opposite way round like yours (terminals to front) I could still use it in the starter battery location in a pinch. Gives me the redundancy I was looking for.
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02-16-2020, 06:29 PM
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@ SnoRnR
I would also recommend getting the 34-pc1500 vs the 34R if you are orienting the battery with the terminals facing inward like the oem battery, as the 34R would put the +terminal very close to the passenger fender wall. it it happened to move and touch there would be some fireworks.
I am actually just finishing up the wiring for my dual battery setup today using the shrockworks kit as well with a 34-pc1500
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How did the install go? I have all the components just need the battery. I was thinking about going with the 34R-PC1500 and installing it in reverse with the terminals at the front. Do you think that would work? I really would like the option of moving it to the starter location if I got a catastrophic fail.
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02-16-2020, 06:36 PM
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How did the install go? I have all the components just need the battery. I was thinking about going with the 34R-PC1500 and installing it in reverse with the terminals at the front. Do you think that would work? I really would like the option of moving it to the starter location if I got a catastrophic fail.
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It fits, but it is an extremely tight fit. you pretty much even need to shoehorn it a bit just to get it in place properly.
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03-05-2020, 01:42 PM
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Heres mine, C4Fab battery tray, used 8g cable for battery connections.Same size as Brown, Red, Yellow wires as the Redarc uses. Blue Sea 40a Circuit Breakers.
ARB refrigerator wiring harness run along passenger side to rear.
Blue sea 12v receptacle for my fridge. Its January in WI. so fridge is in the house. Dometic CFX50.
AGM Battery I bought from Batteries plus, Only one I could find that has the positive not on fender side. Same as starting battery.
Can swap if necessary.
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Hey there. Thanks for this post. I'm working on a similar setup but using the Redarc BCDC1225D so I can run solar as well. Question: do you have a provision for connecting to shore power when you have access to it? If so, where do you put that connection in the system?
Thanks either way!
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03-05-2020, 07:06 PM
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Hey there. Thanks for this post. I'm working on a similar setup but using the Redarc BCDC1225D so I can run solar as well. Question: do you have a provision for connecting to shore power when you have access to it? If so, where do you put that connection in the system?
Thanks either way!
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This is a Redarc BCDC1225, The Solar input is the yellow wire. Not using at the moment and have it cable tied. You can see it in the pic. May get a solar panel in the future.
Shore Power? Do you mean 120vac? No. Redarc does not have an input for that.
If you are talking about 120vac, I do carry an extension cord and the 120vac power cord for the fridge and plug directly into the 120vac.
Hope this answers your questions,
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[QUOTE=3xpert;3427488]Heres mine, C4Fab battery tray, used 8g cable for battery connections.Same size as Brown, Red, Yellow wires as the Redarc uses. Blue Sea 40a Circuit Breakers.
ARB refrigerator wiring harness run along passenger side to rear.
Blue sea 12v receptacle for my fridge. Its January in WI. so fridge is in the house. Dometic CFX50.
AGM Battery I bought from Batteries plus, Only one I could find that has the positive not on fender side. Same as starting battery.
Can swap if necessary.
Hey there I'm working on a similar setup and I had a quick question. Why did you go with circuit breakers over fuses? Is there some functionality they offer that's better or safer than a fuse? I've got the fuse blocks ready to go but have now seen two different builds using the blue sea circuit breakers so I was curious. Thanks!
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[QUOTE=benhalleniii;3469202]
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Originally Posted by 3xpert
Heres mine, C4Fab battery tray, used 8g cable for battery connections.Same size as Brown, Red, Yellow wires as the Redarc uses. Blue Sea 40a Circuit Breakers.
ARB refrigerator wiring harness run along passenger side to rear.
Blue sea 12v receptacle for my fridge. Its January in WI. so fridge is in the house. Dometic CFX50.
AGM Battery I bought from Batteries plus, Only one I could find that has the positive not on fender side. Same as starting battery.
Can swap if necessary.
Hey there I'm working on a similar setup and I had a quick question. Why did you go with circuit breakers over fuses? Is there some functionality they offer that's better or safer than a fuse? I've got the fuse blocks ready to go but have now seen two different builds using the blue sea circuit breakers so I was curious. Thanks!
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You can electrically disconnect power to it with a button. Thats one reason.
If it does mange to trip it is resetable. Don't have to change a fuse, just move the lever to reset.
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I’m looking to do a similar set up to the one in this thread. What do you estimate it will cost start to finish with self install? (Don’t have the electrical skills yet, only one way to learn...)
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09-10-2020, 05:53 PM
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I’m looking to do a similar set up to the one in this thread. What do you estimate it will cost start to finish with self install? (Don’t have the electrical skills yet, only one way to learn...)
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I finished the install. With no previous experience. I am more than happy with it. However, due to the parts I used it cost considerably more than a dual battery kit from other suppliers. I used all marine grade cables and connectors.
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09-10-2020, 08:50 PM
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I’m looking to do a similar set up to the one in this thread. What do you estimate it will cost start to finish with self install? (Don’t have the electrical skills yet, only one way to learn...)
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If done very properly with quality materials, and if you don't have the tools, I would estimate $800+battery of your choosing for the battery tray, minimal tools needed and the proper parts.
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I am just using your thread instead of starting a new redarc topic. I am also installing the same redarc and removing my Nantional Luna dual battery system, that never worked right with the 4runner system. I am curious where did you run the blue wire? did you use a fuse tap? I will also be installing solar to my system. I linked a great youtube video where he used an older solenoid system similar to the National Luna to use as a jump starter. I would love to have my system to have that option. How is the heat with the unit? I built a tray, but now relize the aluminan tray holds the heat. I need to either cutout holes to vent more or add washers to raise it off the tray.
Redarc BCDC 1225D and SBI12 solenoid install in Prado 150 - YouTube
I saw a video start at 3:41
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