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mse

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2016 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Scotia Grey

Main battery protectors

Not really been looking for one for a while...but came across this:
http://www.noflatbatteries.com/index.htm fitted to some emergency vehciles.

Any comments Mike

9th Nov 2010 9:05pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
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2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Presumably this will also make the alarm BBS go off when it activates.

9th Nov 2010 11:19pm

mse

Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
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Not if you apply a battery feed to the alarm on the main battery or use it to protect the second battery Mike

9th Nov 2010 11:24pm

BigMike

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An Adveric split charge includes the ability to start from a second battery using a simple hold in switch mounted under the dash. A basic deep cycle leisure battery is about 60 quid, so on balance I would rather have that system as it offers you all kids of other possibilities, the ability to start using the second battery just one of them. In other words, for not much more money at all, you can have a second battery and split charge kit

10th Nov 2010 8:01am

mse

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BigMike wrote:
An Adveric split charge includes the ability to start from a second battery using a simple hold in switch mounted under the dash. A basic deep cycle leisure battery is about 60 quid, so on balance I would rather have that system as it offers you all kids of other possibilities, the ability to start using the second battery just one of them. In other words, for not much more money at all, you can have a second battery and split charge kit

Sorry this kit isnt for that.

This kit stops you killing your batteries by leaving stuff on

eg in the bush running a fridge waking up and no juice

If you have two batteries you can always jump start from the other

to start assuming one has enough juice! Mike

10th Nov 2010 5:42pm

fekete

Member Since: 24 Dec 2008
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2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Bonatti Grey

Great little device

NEVER TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY. NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE ANYWAY

10th Nov 2010 5:56pm

BigMike

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mse wrote:
BigMike wrote:
An Adveric split charge includes the ability to start from a second battery using a simple hold in switch mounted under the dash. A basic deep cycle leisure battery is about 60 quid, so on balance I would rather have that system as it offers you all kids of other possibilities, the ability to start using the second battery just one of them. In other words, for not much more money at all, you can have a second battery and split charge kit

Sorry this kit isnt for that.

This kit stops you killing your batteries by leaving stuff on

eg in the bush running a fridge waking up and no juice

If you have two batteries you can always jump start from the other to start assuming one has enough juice!

yeah i know. the point i was making is that for only a few quid more, you can have an easy split charge with a simple button that will flip the batteries over so you can start with the other. no need to mess about with wires etc.

10th Nov 2010 6:11pm

mse

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BigMike wrote:
mse wrote:
BigMike wrote:
An Adveric split charge includes the ability to start from a second battery using a simple hold in switch mounted under the dash. A basic deep cycle leisure battery is about 60 quid, so on balance I would rather have that system as it offers you all kids of other possibilities, the ability to start using the second battery just one of them. In other words, for not much more money at all, you can have a second battery and split charge kit

Sorry this kit isnt for that.

This kit stops you killing your batteries by leaving stuff on

eg in the bush running a fridge waking up and no juice

If you have two batteries you can always jump start from the other to start assuming one has enough juice!

yeah i know. the point i was making is that for only a few quid more, you can have an easy split charge with a simple button that will flip the batteries over so you can start with the other. no need to mess about with wires etc.

Unfortunatley doesnt solve the problem though. Plus you would also use this WITH a split charge and there are many scenarios when a split charge just wouldnt apply (some deep cycle batteries cant start the car anyway!)

Dont get me wrong - i just thought some people may be interested in the device

I may get one, but wasnt on my radar - seemed cheap at �70 Mike

10th Nov 2010 6:35pm

BigMike

Member Since: 13 Jul 2010
Location: Lancashire
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yeah i agree, it does seem like a great device. i wasnt meanng to come across otherwise

10th Nov 2010 8:26pm

Vixen

Member Since: 16 Mar 2010
Location: NSW, Orstraya
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BigMike wrote:
An Adveric split charge includes the ability to start from a second battery using a simple hold in switch mounted under the dash. A basic deep cycle leisure battery is about 60 quid, so on balance I would rather have that system as it offers you all kids of other possibilities, the ability to start using the second battery just one of them. In other words, for not much more money at all, you can have a second battery and split charge kit

Personally, myself, I have always run 2 batteries wired to an isolator switch that allows you to run everything off one battery, both batteries or the second battery. Found it more economical to run 2 start batteries rather than a deep cycle as the second battery.

You can run an Engel fridge for 3 days on a battery in Aust without flattening it (in an extreme heatwave maybe 2 days)....so with running 2 batteries you are safe for 4 days basically, including stuff like charging camera & laptop batteries.

10th Nov 2010 8:49pm

BigMike

Member Since: 13 Jul 2010
Location: Lancashire
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an engel fridge should cut out way before it flattens a battery.

10th Nov 2010 8:50pm

Vixen

Member Since: 16 Mar 2010
Location: NSW, Orstraya
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BigMike wrote:
an engel fridge should cut out way before it flattens a battery.

Never tried it. No-one wants cold beer anyway at the end of a summers day in Oz

10th Nov 2010 8:51pm

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