Can someone recommend a proper Diode for the battery connection? Thank you in advance&hellip;
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You could try these... http://www.amazon.com/SODIAL-Leaded-Rectifier-Schottky-Diodes/dp/B00VJV37OK/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1430588474&sr=8-5&keywords=SR540+5A+40V
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I have mine ran through the factory dash switch. You could run it directly to a 12 volt battery, but I strongly encourage putting an inline fuse in.
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Keep the inline fuses. That's the way the engineers designed them. Your battery box fuses are fine to use in conjunction.
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Just plug it in the balance port on your battery. Mounting it, I used the velcro provided and drilled two small holes slightly off center and close together, mark one of the wires and the terminal block un-plug them from the block feed through the holes and Bingo. Mine came out very nice. Also cut out a small rectangle on the velcro on the light to make a nice fit for the wires on the light itself..
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My installation is grounded to the negative side of the battery, I recall the manufactures installation instructions showed a negative and a positive ground diagram so you should be able to do either.
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The unit came with a diode...I followed the instruction to install it. It is working fine.
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You have to loosen the nut on the battery terminal and strip the wire and secure it under the nut. I went and bought an open terminal instead of using bare wire.
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Yes, You should put a charge controller in line to batteries, rated at the proper amps/watts so you don't overcharge batt.
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If you can find a molex connector you could use just the pos (12V) and neg wires to connect to your battery. Here's a link to help you figure out which wire you need. http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l32/rougeneon97/dew%20Heater%20DIY/molexpinout_zpsdeb42ea2.png
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The approach I have used is to simply re-use the connectors from my old battery that I am replacing. One example of how this is done is on the referenced youtube video link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rkFtqrwhDU
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Connect it straight to your battery. Use something like this: Scosche EBT Battery Terminal with ABS Cover Get one for Positive and one for Negative. Use size 12 AWG wire. You might be able to run just a black wire to battery, and the red to like a seat bolt or something as ground if it's easier, but a battery ground is never a fail. Good luck!
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Per the product description "and protects against accidental reverse battery drain" so it must have a diode in it. I use it to keep my hunting truck battery charged that I drive only every couple months in the off-season and it works great.
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you need to add one on the positive lead. the diodes are polar so make sure the white line is on the load side.
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Hi Shard, my initial assumption is that you do not have the connectors in the right place. The batteries are connected in series i.e. mine are 6volt batteries and I have 6 of them for a total of 36v. So the positive connector has to be on the 1st batteries positive terminal and the negative connector has to be on the negative terminal of the last battery. If you have it hooked up that way, one of the batteries might be bad. Bill
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The battery that came with the unit is corroded and my husband has to look for one and has difficulty in finding the right size. He got one which was a little bit small and difficult to install. SBaker answer was right according to my husband but be careful in removing the screw.
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Mine just went dead, so opened up the front plate, and remove the 4 Phillips screws, then disconnect the battery terminal from the push pin.Voila, it's better than pressing the dumb reboot button behind the plate.
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Buy a 12volt DC battery charger (preferably a smart charger).Make the connection soldering a 2 prong male connector on the battery and 2 prong female on the charger.You can also buy or solder alligator clips on the charger.If you put the connector system you also have a safe way of connecting to the device you are using the battery to power.