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PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:20 am    Post subject: dual battery help, bunch of parts but how do i wire it up? Reply with quote

here's what i got, and how do i connect this all up properly?

blue sea vsr and switch
http://www.creeksidesupply.com/Battery-Management/Blue-Sea-7650-Add-a-Battery-p-1255.html

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1200 xantrex watt inverter

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1000 watt pioneer amp
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Car/Amplifiers/PRS-D1000M
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bussman 5 pole auto fuse box
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sony explode hu


ok so that's everything i have right now, next thing i want to do is get a external battery charger like this
http://www.centurytool.net/SS_15A3_OB_Schumacher_Ship_N_Shore_15_amp_On_Board_p/ss-15a3-ob.htm

and hardwire it to my battery bank and find an converter cord for shore power like this
[/img]http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/woeimages/Electrical/Shorepower/250_250/MAR-11630.jpg[img]

and have the external battery charger plugged into it and just run all of my systems from my battery like i have been doing, but now can charge the battery as i am draining it.

i already have the amp,stereo, inverter and a few lights wired up directly to the battery with no fuse box or anything, just relying on the internal and replaceable fuses in the units themselves at this point, i know that's not a good idea and was not happy with the continuous duty solenoid i was using before i decided to go all in and pick up the other pieces listed above, problem is i'm an idiot, i have no clue how to pull all of this stuff together into a properly functioning system and am also unsure if i have everything i need at this point or if something i have is wrong for my application. heck i'm having a hard time even just trying to pull this thread together, lol

here's a ultra cool drawing of what it looks like now, kind of looks like a fire hazard.....
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and here's how i think it should look, am i missing something? or done something wrong?
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is basically what you're wanting to do, but here's how i did it.

Xantrex Freedom HF 1000 providing 1000w of inverted power when not connected to shore, and converted power (ac to dc) when connected to shore. When the bus is plugged into an electrical source both the house and starting batteries are charged, all the 12v stuff is running off converted shore power.

Hella dual battery relay kit for charging both batteries via the alternator.

160w / 9a solar power to also charge both batteries.

The solar and inverter / converter charges the starting battery via a Xantrex Echo Charger. This charges the starting battery when the house battery is fed 13v+.

Here's some pics and a write up.

Xantrex
http://pictures.radom.org/v/vw/projects/power/
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=390223

Solar
http://pictures.radom.org/v/vw/projects/solar/
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=419708&highlight=cold+beer
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