How do I connect the second battery
When I bought my 2000 Snow Bird, it only had one battery. I'd like to add the second one to extend my boondocking capability. How do I hook up the second one? There are 2 free red wires and one free g...
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dpgerson wrote:
Thanks for your answers comma but nobody really answered my questions, other than to say positive to positive negative to negative. So does that mean hook the two free red cables to the positive terminal
Of the new battery, and the free green one to the negative terminal?
Will this allow me to boondock longer?
First off, I wouldn't answer your wiring question because I can't see where the cables run. I can ass-u-me where they run, and be wrong, and you could be hosed with a bunch of burned up stuff, which is why I answered as I did. I did answer your second question, if in a roundabout way, by saying that, with 12v batteries, you add the amp-hour ratings together to get your total capacity. More amp-hours = more days off the grid.
Lyle
