Simple Dual Battery Setup

[BadWolfOffroad]

Hey y’all, I’m needing some advice from those with electrical knowledge and/ or dual battery setups. Essentially I am wanting to set up a dual battery in order to run all my accessories, mainly my electric stove tops. They are nothing huge, but I’m not sure where to start or how to determine if I can even use them with a setup like this.

First off, is this practical/ possible? I have a basic understanding of electronics but beyond that I’m lost. I am opting for a setup like this instead of gas if possible, and I prefer the electric stovetops anyway. Any advice is appreciated and thank you in advance!

 

[Mountain Goat]

Hey y’all, I’m needing some advice from those with electrical knowledge and/ or dual battery setups. Essentially I am wanting to set up a dual battery in order to run all my accessories, mainly my electric stove tops. They are nothing huge, but I’m not sure where to start or how to determine if I can even use them with a setup like this.

First off, is this practical/ possible? I have a basic understanding of electronics but beyond that I’m lost. I am opting for a setup like this instead of gas if possible, and I prefer the electric stovetops anyway. Any advice is appreciated and thank you in advance!

I assume the stove tops are 240v ? if so you will need to work out how many watts they are and what other items you will be loading the batteries with like lights etc, that will give you an idea on how bit the battery system will need to be and also how big of inverter you will need then you can work out your system around that
MC

 

[OutdoorGaz]

I wrote a series of articles regarding 12v systems - as well as the article there are videos by an expert in the area so they would help you out a lot. In Australia we use 240v but the main information will still be useful. Link to series here RV DAILY

 

[ElPolloBlanco]

Hey y’all, I’m needing some advice from those with electrical knowledge and/ or dual battery setups. Essentially I am wanting to set up a dual battery in order to run all my accessories, mainly my electric stove tops. They are nothing huge, but I’m not sure where to start or how to determine if I can even use them with a setup like this.

First off, is this practical/ possible? I have a basic understanding of electronics but beyond that I’m lost. I am opting for a setup like this instead of gas if possible, and I prefer the electric stovetops anyway. Any advice is appreciated and thank you in advance!

I use a dual battery set-up from 12voltguy.com The site is a little 2002, but the kit I have with the dual battery and winch control is top notch. I use my second battery for all not stock loads, (lights, subwoofer amp, inverter, etc.) I can link the two batteries with a flip of a switch when needed for things like an emergency jump or when winching. I'm interested in your stoves, can't really answer your non question question without that info.

 

[Redbear]

I wrote a series of articles regarding 12v systems - as well as the article there are videos by an expert in the area so they would help you out a lot. In Australia we use 240v but the main information will still be useful. Link to series here RV DAILY

That looks like a great series, I’m going to check it out.

 

[stark-in-the-wild]

I'm a little late to the party but I came across this video / product and was throwing the idea around with installing this in my truck.


Its a $60 kit that can be found here.

Ridge Ryder Dual Battery Isolator Kit - 12 Volt

Ridge Ryder Dual Battery Isolator Kit - 12 Volt

www.supercheapauto.com.au

It looks simple enough and I may go for it on my budget build but it will come after a few other things.

@BadWolfOffroad Id be curious to hear about what you end up going with and photos if you have any!

 

[MOAK]

I’ve a dual battery set up with a 120 watt solar panel and a manual isolator switch. The 50 ah AGM starter battery handles all the stock electronics on the vehicle. The 75 ah battery handles everything I’ve added. I prefer a manual isolator switch because they do not fail. After 5 years it still is very reliable. I’m very curious about running an electric stove, not that I’d consider that but I m curious to see where this thread goes as an electric cook stove would use up a lot of amps really quick.

 

[RickR]

here are my two videos of installing a second battery in my Silverado.

All the parts I used are listed with Isolator and all in the description.
I just need advice on a solar panel and setup...lol

 

[MOAK]

Electrically? The solar panel wires have plugs, 2 each, male/female and connect to the wires which are run to the regulator/monitor/controller mounted to my firewall. (a really cheap one btw; might have been 25 bucks) but be sure to get one that you can program how many volts gets to your battery. I run two AGMs and if I remember correctly the optima blue tops need 14.1 volts ( don't quote me, I'd have to look it up.) Many say the controller gets too hot under the hood, but I've never had any issues with that. The controller is hard wired to the house battery. Once we get to camp, I turn my isolator switch to "off", to isolate the starter battery. Plug my solar panel wires to the controller wires via those male/female connectors. Set up camp, and enjoy a cold brew or three.

Here are the basics of how I mounted mine on our rack