Moving p500 battery to front hood???!!!???

[Joccomo]

i am new to the sxs game, but some things just seem to make good sense. And, moving the battery from in front of the right rear tire seems prudent. I plan to use my 500 to hunt ducks and I will be in flooded timber and flooded rice/crawfish fields. I stick to hard bottomed areas and the water is about 18 inches deep but deep holes abound. I had my buddy (who is an electrical engineer) put a honda factory winch on it and while wiring, I asked him about the battery box. He was concerned that if the battery stays submerged, it will drain. And the battery box appears to be designed to allow water in and out easily. It is not water proof. He suggested running lines up to the hood and place the battery there. Has anyone done this? For those that run their p500s in water, what battery issues have arisen? I'd love some suggestions on securing the battery a bit higher in the vehicle. (And I'll hit all the wiring with dielectric grease for sure).

 

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[wyo700]

Sounds like a great idea and really it doesn't matter it's two wires so put it where you want.

 

[Hondasxs]

Ya, you should be able to move the battery no problem. Like wyo said, its only 2 wires. Running a bigger battery or a dual battery can get cofusing and become a tasks.
As for draining underwater. Though it could happen, these batteries are not that acceptable to that. I have had my Rincon atv batteries under water for hours duing the summer and got full life out of it. It is stored low just behind the tie. I dont expect you will be that deep on your P5 for hours at a time. Maybe a deep hole here and there.

I assume you will be snorkling. When you do I would like to ask you take some pictures and post please. I would like to see how you did it.
Thanks.

 

[ohanacreek]

Factory batteries are AGM and sealed, water is not an issue even if it's submerged it'll be a slow drain because even though water conducts electricity it's not the great at it. It's kinda pointless to move it for that reason.(that said don't go to a flooded basement and reset a breaker, it's still good enough to kill you)


Bigger battery for a winch or multiple electrical loads sure, I killed mine on my 700 after winching my tractor out a few times and having the memory circuit powered for the radio I had.. To many severe discharges killed it.

Added an Optima to it no probs with winch now.

 

[JCart]

I know this post is a little dated, but thought I'd share. Installed an ammo box under the hood and put auxiliary battery in it to power winch and other e-stuff. Hooked up a Blue Sea mini dual battery kit which is a water proof battery switch and automatic regulator for charging. System auto isolates one battery for starting and has a manual override to use both if need be. Mounted the master switch under the hood too, if you turn it to off (master switch) nobody gets power not even to start.

Cheers,

jrc

 

[Sxsnewbie]

Can you post a pic if this setup?

 

[JCart]

Sure just have to sort link to Dropbox as pix files are probably too big for here.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wzehbk1hsmvrcyg/AADdglPXcgEXXSe-GrWcZUGka?dl=0

Hey Guys sorry for the delay, been busy with work stuff, have also include the wiring diagram.

So how to I imbed a plain label rather then the whole address above?

Cheers

jrc

 

[sam3006]

Nice set up, even if not used for a battery it's a great idea for a tool box.

 

[JCart]

Nice set up, even if not used for a battery it's a great idea for a tool box.

The ammo box works real well, inexpensive, strong, I used steel nut serts in the frame and subframe to attach the aluminum base plate after making a template from cardboard. Once happy with the base plate mounted the ammo box on the plate and also on sub frame, it's not going anywhere even nasty roll over it'll stay attached with grade 8 bolts I'm thinking.

jrc

 

[Hondasxs]

So how to I imbed a plain label rather then the whole address above?

Here's how to embed a image from dropbox - test/topic1753.html#p11275

Added your pictures in the post above.

 

[JCart]

Thanx Hondasxs...

 

[Joccomo]

Thanks for reawakening this post. I had my e engineer buddy run rig power for the starter thru my winch switch. He also installed a boat style switch just in case I'm submerged pretty deep while hunting. And the battery tray he welded can fit one gel jet ski batt or two of the factory motorcycle batts. Pretty slick. I'll post the snorkel portion of the job on another string that is ongoing. Cheers.

 

[JCart]

Joccomo,
Looks real nice like the twin battery option, my switch is the same (I think) Blue Sea products are top shelf and look to be well built.

jrc

 

[icegod]

That looks great. Good idea !

 

[mrjeff42]

I know this post is a little dated, but thought I'd share. Installed an ammo box under the hood and put auxiliary battery in it to power winch and other e-stuff. Hooked up a Blue Sea mini dual battery kit which is a water proof battery switch and automatic regulator for charging. System auto isolates one battery for starting and has a manual override to use both if need be. Mounted the master switch under the hood too, if you turn it to off (master switch) nobody gets power not even to start.

Cheers,

jrc

thats what i want to do... im not sure how to do all that.... i would love to see some pictures and ask about 20 or 30 questions...lol

 

[JACKAL]

Nice mods fellas, especially liking the ammo can idea, heck looks like 3 or 4 would fit under there for separated compartments.

 

[coyhunter]

I am hoping to take that one steep farther. 2nd battery + winch under the hood. I am thinking there is enough room to store the winch in there and use a 11/4 receiver mount. If you have power ran to both ends then it should be easy to remove and connect to the dry end and keep the winch out of the elements hope it fits.

 

[jay dawge]

One thing to consider, if you put a front rack on there, or a fixed windshield, it would be a hassle to get at the battery every time you wanted to do electrical stuff, if you have know plans to make mods to the front this would not be an issue. The reason I mentioned this is: On my kawasaki I had a fixed windshield which made it a hassle to access front storage. I wish the manufacturers would consider this in the design. and the after market designers could also facilitate the front storage too. e.g. when making a front rack, have a hinge on the front so it can tip up and a hitch pin on the rear legs of the rack, that way if you get a flat you just remove front cargo, pull the 2 rear hitch pins flip up the front rack, now I can get to my mini compressor and plug kit. I know I am kinda ranting, but front cargo access is not a new issue, it's known to the industry but they just don't feel a need to address it. The thing is, when they make positive changes like this, it adds another item to their bulleted list of items/selling points. I am a designer by trade and I know continuous improvement of your product is what sets you apart from the mediocre.

 

[MrChips]

So I am new to the p500 also, I just ran heavy jumper cable wires to battery under floor for a winch and thought that this would be a pain if I had to jump someone or just get to the battery for some reason on the trail, thought why not just conect those wires together and put battery under hood, so is that what you did and did it work, just want to know that's it's an ok idea to do, thanks, also I just noticed how old this post was

 

[trigger]

So I am new to the p500 also, I just ran heavy jumper cable wires to battery under floor for a winch and thought that this would be a pain if I had to jump someone or just get to the battery for some reason on the trail, thought why not just conect those wires together and put battery under hood, so is that what you did and did it work, just want to know that's it's an ok idea to do, thanks, also I just noticed how old this post was

If going through the hassle, just add a second battery. The days of jumper cables are over with one of these.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015TKUPIC?tag=sxsweb24-20