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Kayteg1
Jul 14, 2016Explorer II
Let's just say battery combiner will do it automatically and you might not even notice.
Older systems with insulator will require jumper like MrW did as the emergency relay is not 100 percent duty and you can't use it for long time.
Regardless generator, battery alone should allow for couple of hr of driving if you turn off unnecessary items.
When alternator failed on my Powerstroke, I drove the pickup 140 miles till I found a place with new alternators. Dual batteries still started the engine after alternator replacement.
Older systems with insulator will require jumper like MrW did as the emergency relay is not 100 percent duty and you can't use it for long time.
Regardless generator, battery alone should allow for couple of hr of driving if you turn off unnecessary items.
When alternator failed on my Powerstroke, I drove the pickup 140 miles till I found a place with new alternators. Dual batteries still started the engine after alternator replacement.
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