Any input on mulit batery systems

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Topic: Any input on mulit batery systems

Posted By: paakman
Subject: Any input on mulit batery systems
Date Posted: February 22, 2004 at 12:34 PM

I have a 94 Chevy 1500, and I have a gasoline engine. I want to add a 2nd battery for starting situations, and possibly a third (to dedicate to my audio system). I just want some input of how and what some of you have done inthe past.

Any Info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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Posted By: markcars
Date Posted: February 25, 2004 at 9:13 AM

My thoughts would be to connect the batteries in parallel. However I don't know too much about cars and would say to check what the experts have to say. If you isolate the batteries, then they would run down sooner or later so I think all (two or three) will have to be connected in parallell, to get continously recharged by the alternator. Also a fuse for each battery wold be a good idea too. Just my humble opinion.

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