Pilotadam
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Very helpful and informative! I've taken immediate action on moving the + & - to the secondary battery. I have disconnected the wireless device for my winch off the contactor.
Now my goal is to locate the accessory [key-on] as you suggested.
The fuse im having trouble with is the inline fuse that came with my switch panel I bought directly from Honda.
My thoughts are that I have all my accessories ran to my switch panel, BUS, and secondary battery to avoid draining the main battery. The accessories I have are (I do not run them all at once)
•ssv works sound system
•light bar ( quantity 1)
•winch
Volt meter on my switch panel when SXS motor is powered on is 13.9 v and at rest 12.8.
If at rest < motor not powered on> I hit the winch and it drops from 12.8 v to 12. 4 ish to 12.2
Don't mean to ramble but with the secondary battery and the UTV dual battery kit I did not need to worry about connecting to main battery.
Questions/ summary
1. Does my dual battery act as one and charge?
2. If acting as one with dual battery kit would it matter which battery I connect directly to?
3. Do you have an idea location for me to look for the key-on source?
Thank you again for your time and knowledge!
1. If the dual battery kit is wired properly it will keep your batteries isolated. It will charge the primary battery to a charged voltage then open the switch and allow the 2and battery to charge. It has a diode to allow current to only flow one way.
2. You should connect your accessories to the 2nd battery so that you do not interrupt the Honda wiring and possible reduce the voltage to the clutches.
3. The Honda SxS store has a great harness to tap the 12v outlet with a splitter that will provide a Key on 12v signal. This is what I used for my winch and switch panel switch lights.
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