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mr.mindless

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heavy wire and Anderson connectors
« on: April 16, 2012, 05:08:14 PM »
Anybody got a hookup? looking to move to a real winch on the trailer which means either fives of hundreds in a battery and charger, or ones of hundreds in cables and connectors to run real power from under the hood to the trailer....

I like the flexibility of a battery and charger on the trailer but shit's not cheap - though neither is 20-25' of 4/0 wire and $25 Anderson connectors to disconnect it with.
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« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2012, 05:09:11 PM »
I might have the disconects let me look
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« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2012, 06:00:15 PM »
i would think a real battery on the trailer would be cheaper than the wire you need to run from the truck to the trailer.


i can help with andersons though.
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« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2012, 06:02:46 PM »
Quote from: M4wdFab on April 16, 2012, 06:00:15 PM
i would think a real battery on the trailer would be cheaper than the wire you need to run from the truck to the trailer.


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« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2012, 07:20:17 PM »
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« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2012, 08:17:09 PM »
Sweet. Didn't know if you would.

Not so sure on the cost think mike, maybe you can do better than I could in finding a semi-HD DC/DC battery charger. I only found one that was better than an amp, and less than $500; it's a $200 20a unit. Perfect, but cost is getting equal to 4/0 cable...
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« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2012, 09:31:48 PM »
Quote from: mr.mindless on April 16, 2012, 08:17:09 PM
Sweet. Didn't know if you would.

Not so sure on the cost think mike, maybe you can do better than I could in finding a semi-HD DC/DC battery charger. I only found one that was better than an amp, and less than $500; it's a $200 20a unit. Perfect, but cost is getting equal to 4/0 cable...

why do you need a dc/dc charger?    whats wrong with your trucks alt?
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« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2012, 09:45:54 PM »
I need some sort of an isolator or charger to keep the trailer battery bank from fighting with the starter batteries. I think with a direct connection I'd put myself into a position of blowing the 40a fuse when the winch is drawing that battery down. I'd also not give myself the option of jump starting myself from the trailer if they all draw down together whenever I'm hitched up.
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« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2012, 09:57:44 PM »
My last trailer, I just had the battery charge from the truck. It worked fine, but I did not have a winch to run.

I could see how the winch would blow a charge wire fuse. Unplug the trailer while winching?
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« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2012, 10:33:07 PM »
if I HAVE to do that, I WILL forget it occasionally (just like I sometimes try to winch now before I remember to hook it up) and that seems a very stupid place to put myself in. Not to mention I have an intermittent phantom draw in the truck, and insurance against that would be nice - I don't get that with a direct hookup.

If I go with the trailer battery, I think it's smart money to spend 2 bills on what's actually a pretty high end charger that should keep that battery in tip top shape for years of abuse as long as I don't draw it down to DEAD and kill it.
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« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2012, 11:47:53 PM »
Put a diode in the charge wire
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« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2012, 12:15:33 AM »
that doesn't solve the fuse blowing issue though does it?
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« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2012, 12:46:25 AM »
Quote from: etk300ex on April 16, 2012, 11:47:53 PM
Put a diode in the charge wire

the ME says the EE is dumb on this one
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« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2012, 12:51:11 AM »
That's exactly what it does
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« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2012, 12:53:55 AM »
I don't have time to read all these novels, what fuse? lol
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