Dual Battery necessary?
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If you go with the back up pack, here are a few ideas. I picked one up from Horror Fright. It came with a 24AH gel cell, the larger of the two they sell, on sale for $59. That is about what a similar battery alone costs from somewhere like Batteries Plus. With the pack you get 4g cables, volt meter, ac charger, dc charger, cig outlet, and a disco switch. I was able to condense the package down to fit within just the "battery cover" by relocating the components. It all fits perfectly in one of the Army surplus "tool bags". AC charge cable in one side pouch and DC in the other. Roughly half the volume of the original. I have so many of those tool bags that I refer to them as "Matching Expo Luggage".
No issues with corrosive fumes or heat from charging for the last two years.
Here is a shot of the battery bag.
Here is a "matched set" with my hot rodded compressor.
No issues with corrosive fumes or heat from charging for the last two years.
Here is a shot of the battery bag.
Here is a "matched set" with my hot rodded compressor.
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Cabrito
I come in Peace
If you go with the back up pack, here are a few ideas. I picked one up from Horror Fright. It came with a 24AH gel cell, the larger of the two they sell, on sale for $59. That is about what a similar battery alone costs from somewhere like Batteries Plus. With the pack you get 4g cables, volt meter, ac charger, dc charger, cig outlet, and a disco switch. I was able to condense the package down to fit within just the "battery cover" by relocating the components. It all fits perfectly in one of the Army surplus "tool bags". AC charge cable in one side pouch and DC in the other. Roughly half the volume of the original. I have so many of those tool bags that I refer to them as "Matching Expo Luggage".
No issues with corrosive fumes or heat from charging for the last two years.
Here is a shot of the battery bag.
Here is a "matched set" with my hot rodded compressor.
That is the battery pack I use and like I mentioned in an earlier post - it ran my ARB MT35 for 14 hours and still had 75% showing on the meter of the battery pack.
Nice unit.
RHINO
Expedition Leader
KG6BWS
Explorer
Ive got a back up battery, its just not wired in. I do agree that a dual setup is necessary if you venture far from civilization.
me too. i just keep a spare battery in the tool box for now. one of these days ill get around to a dual setup.
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In a nutshell. bigger wire, ported valves, lightweight precision reed, re-engineered brush holder, "blueprinted" geometry, pressure switch, air filter, manifolding, some bling and controlled testing. Oh, and a motor swap.
Yes, I'm a tad nuts.
Want to see a write up?
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CYi5
Explorer
I think it's time to put a kit together
Or you can be like ZUK, instead of sending you gears we'll send you our stock compressors.please
SOAZ
Tim and Kelsey get lost..
You can always use a Battery Brain to keep the battery from running too low to start the truck. I use that and put in a Group 31 battery.
I run my Dometic/Waeco CF-50 24/7 daily driving.
Cyi5,
Zuk is awesome, just plain awesome.
I run my Dometic/Waeco CF-50 24/7 daily driving.
Cyi5,
Zuk is awesome, just plain awesome.
RHINO
Expedition Leader
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=96157
Just ordered on of these today as a possible replacement for my duracell 600 Ill post a review once I abuse it a little.
Just ordered on of these today as a possible replacement for my duracell 600 Ill post a review once I abuse it a little.
CYi5
Explorer
That thing is beast, I like the rubber case. Keep us posted.
UPDATE:
I took the box on a trip this past weekend and I'm happy with my purchase. My wife plugged in her laptop in it as well as my daughters ds while driving up
to the trail(about 2hrs). I aired down to about 26 psi and when we left it took about 7-8 minutes total time to get me up to 38psi again for all four tires. On the trip home the girls were playing cards in the back using the box's work light feat. and my wife was charging her laptop also. After unloading the truck this morning I checked the charge on the box and it was slightly under 100% :Wow1: The only thing I don't like is the quality of the rubber plugs that cover the charging port and the outlets and the air hose, but I can't expect it to be perfect for the price. Initially I love this thing and I hope it continues to meet my expectations.