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69_Avion's avatar
69_Avion
Explorer
Sep 20, 2013

Battery Switch

I only have two batteries currently and they are of different sizes. I use an old battery switch that allows me to choose "off", "battery 1", "battery 2", or "both". I suppose that you could hook up a switch like that and isolate your similar batteries to "battery 1" in parallel, and the Die Hard as "battery 2". I charge mine together, but have it set up that if I'm concerned about it I can isolate them for charging.
  • 64thunderbolt's avatar
    64thunderbolt
    Explorer II
    Sep 23, 2013
    spike99 wrote:
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    Yes. Run the batteries in "parallel" keeps them balanced as well. Especially if both 12V batteries are same make/model. And, one only needs 1 x manual switch as well.

    Talk about manual switch for battery/batteries, remember to install the manual switch that only cuts Chassis 12V power. re: Still allowing emergency brake away brakes - regardless if manual switch is ON or Off.



    Every trailer I have had the break away was wired directly to batt so the cutoff did not effect it. As is the landing gear. As shown in above diagram.
  • 69_Avion's avatar
    69_Avion
    Explorer
    Sep 21, 2013
    spike99 wrote:
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    Yes. Run the batteries in "parallel" keeps them balanced as well. Especially if both 12V batteries are same make/model. And, one only needs 1 x manual switch as well.

    Talk about manual switch for battery/batteries, remember to install the manual switch that only cuts Chassis 12V power. re: Still allowing emergency brake away brakes - regardless if manual switch is ON or Off.



    The switch just gives you a convenient option of charging and running which battery that you choose. I think that it is important since I am running different size batteries.

    You are correct, the brake switch comes right of the battery that it on the tongue of the trailer, before the switch.
  • spike99's avatar
    spike99
    Explorer
    Sep 21, 2013
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    Yes. Run the batteries in "parallel" keeps them balanced as well. Especially if both 12V batteries are same make/model. And, one only needs 1 x manual switch as well.

    Talk about manual switch for battery/batteries, remember to install the manual switch that only cuts Chassis 12V power. re: Still allowing emergency brake away brakes - regardless if manual switch is ON or Off.

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