94STXRanger
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- 1994,1965
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So i will be acquiring a cheap Optima from work, it has passed its sale date and is now 'reconditioned'. So i want to put it on my truck just to run thinks like lights, cb, other misc. electrical items, and maybe a jumper battery if mine dies. So i was discussing how to wire it up to the system with my electronics teacher and we figured on running a cable from my normal battery to a heavy duty relay, and to the optima with say 6g wire, and just ground to the engine or a good ground. And then wire the relay just to a switch in the cab. This would allow me to charge the battery off of the alternator whenever, and also to seperate it to only what the optima is running.
Would this be how you guys would wire it up, so that you can have it seperate from the system and charge off of the alternator as well? Any advice would be great.
Thank you
Would this be how you guys would wire it up, so that you can have it seperate from the system and charge off of the alternator as well? Any advice would be great.
Thank you