BATTERY QUESTION
I want to use a deep cycle battery in the truck to run appliances.
Can i wire this battery to the truck's existing battery bank to recharge it? |
Re: BATTERY QUESTION
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Here's some info I found on it: http://www.uuhome.de/william.darden/carfaq7.htm#multi |
Those 4 1000amp batteries should be all you need
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I want to run a small quartz heater or similar all night---8 hours. Do you think the 4 batteries should be enough?
Like this: http://www.biotechresearch.com/epure_heater.php |
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Then again, that system you linked too is WAY TOO BIG for a truck anyway. It is designed for a 300 square foot room, and your truck is about 80-100 sq ft, not counting any cabinets. Running a sytem like that off of a standard set of batteries will GREATLY reduce the life of the battery, as the battery is not designed for a deep cycle such as that. I would look into getting a diesel fired bunk heater. It does the job, and is designed for the application that you want to use it for. Webasto and Espar are probably the two biggest names. |
X2 on the diesel fired bunk heater
Mine blows so hot, I can heat up soup to a boil when the can it placed at the outlet 8) |
X3 on the bunk heater.
i figured it would pay for its self in less than 1.5 months of cold weather |
You're right crash. One night it was almost -40, I decided to idle the truck. Used almost $20 in fuel!
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Its so cheap to run the darn thing that i go out the night before i leave and turn it on so that i atleast have a nice warm cab to climb into and dont have to wait forever for the truck to warm up.
Heres a link to ESPAR, they have a cost calculator on their sight, http://www.espar.com/ |
BTW, that 6.5 amps is at 120 volts. 65 amps at 12 volts. That's some serious current draw.
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