| Author | Message | ||
     Ed Mah (Emah) New Member Username: Emah Post Number: 35 Registered: 12-2003 |
What about dual yellow top vs. blue D31m battery? Familiar with that beast and those specs.? I know it's not double the specs. of the 2 yellows but it seems to be adequate for most off-roading applications and cheaper. Thoughts on the single D31M beast vs. cost of dual set-up w/isolator etc....worth it or not? Anyone have experience with theD31M? Thanks, Ed | ||
| Matt Anderson (Disco01) Senior Member Username: Disco01 Post Number: 428 Registered: 10-2003 |
Ed, how many gizmos are you running off your trucks electrical system? This plays a part in your decision. | ||
| Jeff Mclaird (Granitedisco) Senior Member Username: Granitedisco Post Number: 342 Registered: 08-2003 |
Ed - Matt is right on the money. It really depends on the amount of "stuff" and how often you are going to use it. Additional lights, winch, fridge, pc etc - the more of these you have the more a dual battery setup makes sense. We're prepping ours for a trip next year - 6 Hellas, 1 pc with gps, winch, 12v block heater (if I can ever find one), 2 work lights and a cb radio. So definitely a candidate for dual batteries. regards Jeff | ||
| Wei Quek (Apohis) On Probation Username: Apohis Post Number: 46 Registered: 04-2003 |
Will the D31M fit the D1? It's almost three inches longer than the 800 series. | ||
| Ed Mah (Emah) New Member Username: Emah Post Number: 36 Registered: 12-2003 |
A winch, and up to 6 lights will be mounted but I don't think I will ever use everything at once or rearly seeing that I don't night drive. This is the set-up for now. Thanks, Ed | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 1096 Registered: 08-2002 |
Ed, AFAIK it is fairly uncommon to use a blue. Most dual rigs that I have seen use 2 reds or a red and a yellow. I have a single red and can run my ARB fridge for about 3 days without an issue or charge. I have only run the red down once when having to winch about a mile (don't ever try that!). Do a search, this topic cam up in the past week or two and there are likely some pics of dual setup. I believe that an isolation system would be ideal as well. Brian |
