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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Instructions For A Right Battery Isolator Mounting

By Henry Woody

The power required for your car stereo is dependent on the size of the car stereo. When you listen to stereo when the car is switched off then the battery will lose its power and it becomes difficult to start. To avoid this situation we can add a second battery but doing this is not as easy as we say it. For this we need a battery isolator that allows the charging of the battery while the car is running and this also separates the two battery. But how to connect a battery isolator is the real problem. This could be easily solved by doing the steps given below.

The hood is popped. New battery is placed on the second battery tray on the driver's side of the vehicle. It is secured using 3/8 inch ratchet and socket. Using drill the battery isolator is mounted on the fender well. Then the screws and the bracket that comes with the battery isolator are self-tapped . a length of four gauge battery cable run from the positive terminal of the first battery to the terminal on the battery isolator on the right hand side. The end of each side of the wire is stripped about half inch from the end and a terminal on to each end is crimped using a terminal crimper. The positive terminal from the first battery is connected to the terminal using a 3/8 inch ratchet and socket.

A 4 gauge battery cable run from the positive terminal of the second battery to the terminal on the battery isolator on the left hand side. The end of each side of the wire is striped about half inch from the end. A terminal on to each end is crimped using a terminal crimper. Then the positive terminal on the second battery is connected to the terminal on the isolator using a 3/8 inch ratchet and socket.

In the next step with the help of drill the battery isolator is mounted to the fender. For more secure connection use the brackets and self tapping screws that comes along with the battery isolator. A 4 gauge battery cable is used to connect the two batteries. It joins the positive terminal of the battery to the right side of the battery isolator. In the same way we have to connect a wire from the positive terminal of the first battery to the battery isolator. This is done using a 3/8 ratchet and socket.

Take a lengthy wire connecting the ignition terminal of the isolator and run it down to the car interior near the steering column, test the ignition terminal with the 12 v test bulb, the light should turn on when the engine is on and should be in off state when the engine is off to ensure the connection is established.

A 18 gauge wire run from the ground terminal on the battery isolator to the ground source on the frame. a wire is bolted to the frame on the passenger side. A ring terminal is crimped on both sides of the wire using wire crimpers and it is bolted to the ground point and the battery isolator using a 3/8 inch ratchet and socket.

A wire fixed on the frame near to the passenger is a good ground point. Both the ends of the wires are fixed with a ring terminal by using a wire crimper and then it is connected to the ground using a 3/8 ratchet and socket. A four gauge wire is run from the second battery's negative terminal to the ground. By doing all these the second battery can be made to charge.

Thus the article helps us to learn how to connect a battery isolator. - 21396

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