Adding a second battery w/isolator to 99 Dodge Ram 1500 w/AC

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Ed - 28 Mar 2006 04:40 GMT

I'm thinking of adding a second battery to my 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 and using
a battery isolater. It looks like there is room on the passenger side that
I can easily add a factory battery tray, however, there some AC hoses and
other parts in that location. I have 2 questions

1 - Has anyone added a second battery and how difficult is it to relocation
those hoses, etc?
2 - Does anyone have any experience with the Sure Power 1314-200
unidirectional isolator?

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Ed - 29 Mar 2006 01:25 GMT

Correction. In daylight and not raining, it looks like the hoses and other
hardware are probably emissions lated. Furthermore, they are all rubber
lines and 1 wiring harness and everything is mounted to one bracket, so I
think I can relocated them pretty easily, still would like to hear anyones
advice, experience with a 2 battery setup in a '99 Ram.

> I'm thinking of adding a second battery to my 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 and
> using a battery isolater. It looks like there is room on the passenger
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> 2 - Does anyone have any experience with the Sure Power 1314-200
> unidirectional isolator?

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Nosey - 29 Mar 2006 05:37 GMT

> Correction. In daylight and not raining, it looks like the hoses and
> other hardware are probably emissions lated. Furthermore, they are
> all rubber lines and 1 wiring harness and everything is mounted to
> one bracket, so I think I can relocated them pretty easily, still
> would like to hear anyones advice, experience with a 2 battery setup
> in a '99 Ram. "Ed" <edo.hart@verizon.net> wrote in message

I have the factory installed 2 battery setup in my '99 Ram. I can post some
pictures of the right battery if you want me to. I don't have an isolator.

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clare at snyder.on.ca - 29 Mar 2006 06:48 GMT

>> Correction. In daylight and not raining, it looks like the hoses and
>> other hardware are probably emissions lated. Furthermore, they are
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>I have the factory installed 2 battery setup in my '99 Ram. I can post some
>pictures of the right battery if you want me to. I don't have an isolator.

I've given up on diode type isolators as a bad idea. I use a constant
duty solenois to disconnect the battery when the ignition is shut off.
It charges with the main battery when running.

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Ed - 29 Mar 2006 21:35 GMT

Thanks for the info. I've done a little more research on isolators and
agree that the diode type are insufficient. I'm looking at various models
of solinoid isolators. I'm in no hurry, I have until June to get something
installed.

>>> Correction. In daylight and not raining, it looks like the hoses and
>>> other hardware are probably emissions lated. Furthermore, they are
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Ed - 29 Mar 2006 21:30 GMT

I appreciate the offer, but I don't think I'll need any pictures.

>> Correction. In daylight and not raining, it looks like the hoses and
>> other hardware are probably emissions lated. Furthermore, they are
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> some pictures of the right battery if you want me to. I don't have an
> isolator.

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