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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: suggs on January 23, 2007, 21:36:18

Title: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: suggs on January 23, 2007, 21:36:18: in a Disco 1 300tdi, i would be interested to no were you fitted it. im planing on doing this mod as i have a lot of aux items (winch spots etc).

cheers
Title: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: mud-club-matty on January 23, 2007, 21:38:21: i think people put them were the tool kit goes under the bonnet
Title: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: suggs on January 23, 2007, 21:46:58: think that may be on a TD5?
Title: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: mud-club-matty on January 23, 2007, 21:47:56: there should be room to do it on a tdi
Title: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: extreme90 on January 23, 2007, 22:06:32: a second bat on a disco tdi or v8 goes where the jack and wheel chock is on the pass side
as for charging, your 300 is a 110 amp alt afink :?
get to new batterys the same and put them in parrellel and jobs a gud un :lol:
dan
Title: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: mud-club-matty on January 23, 2007, 22:07:22: yeeeeeee i was right
Title: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: extreme90 on January 23, 2007, 22:10:33: matt go back sleep :lol:
Title: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: mud-club-matty on January 23, 2007, 22:27:20: no i been offline for 2 days
Title: split charge
Post by: Lyndsey731 on January 24, 2007, 09:41:55: I changed the 300 air box to a 200 type and mounted it further back on top of the wheel arch, this leaves plenty of space for the second battery as dan says where the jack usually lives. I also fitted a 100 amp relay to stop any possible drain of the main battery when the engine is off and a dual battery monitor.

Gav
Title: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: suggs on January 24, 2007, 13:28:28: cheers for the replys

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Title: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: Jake on January 24, 2007, 15:54:22: I'm about to fit a second battery to my 300 tdi discovery
Because i have a Safari snorkel fitted my air box has no front inlet anymore (inlet is now on the side)
The battery will sit in the space where the jack and chock were (as already said)
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Title: Re: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: graham bishop on January 24, 2008, 11:17:51: Hi,

Sorry to drag something up from the past, but Lyndsey731 what Dual battery monitor did you install in your Discovery may I ask and a year on how have you found it, any problems?

Thanks
Title: Re: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: Lyndsey731 on January 24, 2008, 11:26:21: Hello mate

I fitted the dual monitor from (dare I say it) Scorpion Racing, brilliant piece of kit and no problems.

Gav
Title: Re: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: graham bishop on January 24, 2008, 11:32:32: Thank you very much, ill have a look at their website.
Title: Re: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: stageonesimmo on January 24, 2008, 13:04:33: I'm in the process of doing this myself - but with a second alternator as opposed to a split charge system. I've cleared the space in the front by chucking teh jack under teh apss seat and 'loosing' the wheel chock. I'm just having fun and games with my snorkel pipe routing now as I need the space for the battery.....

Problems, problems....
Title: Re: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: Disco_Stu on January 24, 2008, 13:08:22: Somthing I'm considering also. Keep us updated with how you get on please lads, forwarned of your problems makes my job a bit easier :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: winx on January 24, 2008, 20:48:10: slightly different as mine is a 200 but this is where my yellow top is:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/henry_winx/disco/optima.jpg)

The large relay you can see behind it bolted to the inner wing is a 180amp one and runs the split charge so the optima is only connected to the other battery and charging system when the alternator is actually charging.
Title: Re: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: stageonesimmo on January 24, 2008, 22:11:33: ^^^^^ the very reason why I'm having so much of a drama with the snorkel install - Its a 300 with ABS so space is short and that is the only really viable place to put a second battery. Am also thinking of moving the power steering fluid reservoir a couple of inches to give me some more room..... Winx, I haven't checked on mine yet as its been too dark, but where you have the battery clamp bolts - are they into captive nuts in the plate or have you used 'J' bolts in plain holes?
Title: Re: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: winx on January 24, 2008, 22:21:15: The clamps are threaded rods. The bottom is just a nut either side of the plate. On mine there are pressed holes that I can get my hand through to get a spanner on the nuts underneath.
Title: Re: anyone fitted a second battery (split charge)
Post by: stageonesimmo on January 24, 2008, 23:48:00: Cheers, I'll have to have a better look at mine at the weekend, I've got 'J' bolts but I may just cut the bend off and thread them to do the same as yours.........