P700 extra battery power

[tatemcc]

i know it gets old when new members post questions that has been covered over and over again but yall please bare with me. i have 700-4 and was wanting to add a decent size light bar across the front, some sort of rear light, and a smaller interior light. i already have a warn 4000# winch and radio pulling off the single battery.

can somebody break down what i need to do in regards to additional battery power (in a language that a non election can understand) ?

thx in advance

 

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[joeymt33]

An optima yellow too under the driver seat will suit your needs. You'll have to get some remote terminals in place of the OEM and extend the battery cables to the new battery. Make sure you use a wire loom for the positive wire and a circuit breaker or fuse on the battery.

Here's a battery box under the seat. You can't buy them so you'll need to make your own


I used this fuse like these two pictures.

This is a 175 amp. I can't remember what I used but I do know I carried a variety from 150 up to 300


You could use this circuit breaker instead of a fuse


I used these remote battery terminals bolted down in place of my OEM battery


This should get you started



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[tatemcc]

thanks!

 

[Tflynn]

An optima yellow too under the driver seat will suit your needs. You'll have to get some remote terminals in place of the OEM and extend the battery cables to the new battery. Make sure you use a wire loom for the positive wire and a circuit breaker or fuse on the battery.

Here's a battery box under the seat. You can't buy them so you'll need to make your own
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I used this fuse like these two pictures.
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This is a 175 amp. I can't remember what I used but I do know I carried a variety from 150 up to 300
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You could use this circuit breaker instead of a fuse
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I used these remote battery terminals bolted down in place of my OEM battery
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This should get you started



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To make sure I have this right, the remote terminals mentioned above would attach to the vehicle somewhere, say the frame or plastic. Then the stock battery cables as well as the corresponding extended cables attach to the remote terminals?

 

[joeymt33]

To make sure I have this right, the remote terminals mentioned above would attach to the vehicle somewhere, say the frame or plastic. Then the stock battery cables as well as the corresponding extended cables attach to the remote terminals?

That is correct.


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[joeymt33]

You can put the remote terminals where the OEM battery was removed. That way you don't have to lengthen any wires.


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[Tflynn]

Thank you, nice signature by the way!

 

[vwprostock]

The above is one option I looked at and due to a variety of reasons, one being lazy, I added a large Duracell battery under the hood and it feeds all my accessories.

If your not real technical, may not be the task for you, but I made a simple U bracket that the battery sits in.

I then ran one wire from the original battery to it with a Blue Sea Mini ACR in between. It automatically disconnects the starting battery from the front battery /lights/stereo/winch winch if the voltage drops below about 12.6V. Once you start the rig, it stays disconnected until the starting battery is charged, then it closes and charges the front battery.

I also have a 4500lb winch, 32" light bar, MTX soundbar, two usb charging ports, LED strip for interior lights, and I have yet to remotely come close to working the amount of battery power I have. Its a bit overkill in hindsight.