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n10beg

Member

• Oct 1, 2013

• #1

I want to fit a second battery in the boot for a work light etc. I read on an old thread that someone ran a power feed from the becm, but here's scare me and i don't want to fry it or something horrific like that! Is it safe or not?
Thanks
Ben

 

Saint.V8

Dyed-in-the-wool 100% RR Junkie

Full Member

• Oct 1, 2013

• #2

Not up on these things but I can't see a need to run anything to/from the BeCM....

 

Datatek

Well-Known Member

• Oct 1, 2013

• #3

Saint.V8 said:

Not up on these things but I can't see a need to run anything to/from the BeCM....

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+1, take the feed direct from the battery or alternator.

 

Big vee

Active Member

• Oct 1, 2013

• #4

plenty of split charge kits on the market .

 

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n10beg

Member

• Oct 1, 2013

• #5

Yeah i Have the kit, its just when i searched the best way to get through the huge firewall, someone said i don't have to and i can use the supply to the becm but you guys have confirmed my fears... ol leave it well alone and try and route through the bulk head.
Thanks

 

Datatek

Well-Known Member

• Oct 2, 2013

• #6

n10beg said:

Yeah i Have the kit, its just when i searched the best way to get through the huge firewall, someone said i don't have to and i can use the supply to the becm but you guys have confirmed my fears... ol leave it well alone and try and route through the bulk head.
Thanks

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Route it along the chassis rail in plastic tube, dead easy and there is a rubber bung in the rear quarter to come up into the car. Use at least 4mm cable fused at the main battery.

 

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n10beg

Member

• Oct 2, 2013

• #7

Ok thanks, il try as soon as the weather dries out!

 

Datatek

Well-Known Member

• Oct 2, 2013

• #8

n10beg said:

Ok thanks, il try as soon as the weather dries out!

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Warm & sunny here

 

dogsbody

Very senior member

• Oct 2, 2013

• #9

n10beg said:

I want to fit a second battery in the boot for a work light etc. I read on an old thread that someone ran a power feed from the becm, but here's scare me and i don't want to fry it or something horrific like that! Is it safe or not?
Thanks
Ben

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You're sort of half right. There was a post on here, a fair while back, replying to somebody who needed a low current supply in the cabin for something. He was suggesting that he brought a cable through the bulkhead but somebody pointed out that there was a supply to the BECM and he could spur off that. Definitely not the location for adding a second battery feed/charge.

 

gfromleeds

Well-Known Member

• Oct 2, 2013

• #10

Cig lighter socket?

 

gfromleeds

Well-Known Member

• Oct 2, 2013

• #11

Datatek said:

Warm & sunny here

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Lets all pile up at data's house then