Dude, I can not even begin to tell you how well you did with this video. Talk about how to for dummies. You nailed it. I've been watching how to videos to do a dual batt install for my 2010 F150 for almost a year, and had pretty much convinced myself, I was gonna need to pay someone to do it for me. THEN I found your video. So freaking simple, step by step, almost like taking your daughter by the hand and dropping her off at her first school dance. By the end of the video I am convinced, if I take my time, keep referring back to this video, I can get this done, and done correctly. I am a new subscriber, and follower. Thank you much for your content. Oh, almost forgot. The only thing you left me scratching my head over is, my alternator. Would our stock alternator be sufficient, or would we need to increase it's size and output? I have the 5.4 V8 in my truck.
That’s awesome man, love to hear it!! So glad the video helped you out!! If you have any questions while you’re doing it, send me a message on facebook or email me, happy to help! Yea you should be fine with your stock alternator, I have no issues with my setup and I’ve actually upgraded to 4 100ah lithiums in the back, all ran in parallel. Hope that helps, thanks for watching!
This is pretty neat! i was wondering how to do something similar. I was thinking about ramming a 560 Ah battery from Dakota Lithium under that seat section to replace my crank battery
Do you also use the external bms and shunt that it came with or just the Bluetooth stuff on your phone ….im debating if I want to install the external bms controller . My friend who uses chins 200ah lithium just uses his phone but I think it locks him out of being able to drop his top voltage down to 14.2 …. I ask him if he did that but he says those setting are locked on his phone settings and can’t get into them to change it down to 14.2 . My main question tho is do you have the external bms installed and still use your phone also
very good video i just ordered same setup for my maverick hybrid. any reason you didnt just mount all the electronics straight to that molly panel would think it would give u bed space back. i plan to setup mine just under retrax box also but all verticle against cab. nice build though. any problems with hybrid yet thats my only concern but see alot of people have done
In this scenario, what is the use of the dc to dc charger? Ive seen other videos of the auxiliary battery hooked directly up to the starter battery with some smart disconnect switch so that the starter battery is not drained as the vehicle is off. Im trying to learn all this. But what does the dc to dc charger accomplish here? Thanks
Hey I am going to be installing the same gear very soon, just concerned about grounding the auxiliary battery. I see you only ran the negative from the start battery to the charger, do I need to ground the auxiliary battery to the chassis? And if so what size cable would you recommend considering the load from inverter? Thanks from AUS!
Question I’ve got 2 - chins 300ah smart lithium batteries I’m installing in my box truck snowboard cabin …. I’ve done my homework or some for the newb that I am … I’m kinda overwhelmed in running them in parallel as both battery has a Bluetooth bms and a shunt bms…I’m guessing if I run them in parrell do I still need to run a separate shunt bms on each battery even tho they are ran in parallel ? Also I know the bms has a certain max output . Will I over power the bms if I run both 300ah batteries in Parallel ? I was just gonna use a 3 way boat switch to isolate and drain the batteries one at a time and charge them individually which sounds dumb until I talk to someone who can steer me if I can run two of these 300ah chins smart battery’s in Paralell . Think they have a 200amp max output on each bms… I’m only running a 750watt inverter to 48” tv and Nintendo 64 . The rest will just be a 12v fridge and some 12v lights and a 12v diesel heater….am I overthinking it by being scared to run in parallel and keep it simple with one battery at a time on switch with charging plugs on each battery and charge them one at a time and drain them one at a time ….
In speaking with Renogy it is important to size the dc-dc charger properly to not damage the trucks power system. Rule of thumb is the dc-dc charger should be no more than 50% the size of the alternator. For example if the alternator is 100amps the dc-dc charge should be not larger that 50amps. It is my understanding the hybrid Tundra does not actually have an alternator. I think it has an inverter or generator that charges the starter battery. Are you worried at all about damaging the Tundras power system?
Thank you!...it's outperforming my expectations so far, I'm loving it!...off the top of my head, I would guess around $2500-$3000...give or take, I'd have to sit down and figure it out...hope that helps!
You can technically still charge them with a standard charger, I would just disconnect the Renogy before doing so...you can also add solar as well, which is what I'll be doing to make sure they're always "topped off"
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if starter battery is full and other is empty does it over charge the starter battery if its charging it with 50A, alternator only know there is 1 battery if not dual output
If I was running it at capacity, you’re absolutely correct! I never even come close to using all that it offers, all depends on your setup and what ya run off it. But yes, if you were gonna push the limits with 3000w, 400 would be appropriate. Thanks for watching and for the feedback!
Overlanding...falling off the map for a few days and not having to worry about power for my fridge/freezer or air conditioner/heater...or any other item that requires power...this system gives me all the power I need without having to worry about draining starting battery
Dude, I can not even begin to tell you how well you did with this video. Talk about how to for dummies. You nailed it. I've been watching how to videos to do a dual batt install for my 2010 F150 for almost a year, and had pretty much convinced myself, I was gonna need to pay someone to do it for me. THEN I found your video. So freaking simple, step by step, almost like taking your daughter by the hand and dropping her off at her first school dance. By the end of the video I am convinced, if I take my time, keep referring back to this video, I can get this done, and done correctly. I am a new subscriber, and follower. Thank you much for your content. Oh, almost forgot. The only thing you left me scratching my head over is, my alternator. Would our stock alternator be sufficient, or would we need to increase it's size and output? I have the 5.4 V8 in my truck.
That’s awesome man, love to hear it!! So glad the video helped you out!! If you have any questions while you’re doing it, send me a message on facebook or email me, happy to help!
Yea you should be fine with your stock alternator, I have no issues with my setup and I’ve actually upgraded to 4 100ah lithiums in the back, all ran in parallel. Hope that helps, thanks for watching!
Another great video man. Love it!
Thanks man, I appreciate it!
This is pretty neat! i was wondering how to do something similar. I was thinking about ramming a 560 Ah battery from Dakota Lithium under that seat section to replace my crank battery
Thank you!…I highly recommend a setup like this, it has outperformed my expectations for sure…it’s been priceless when I’m away from home!
Great explanation cheers.
Thank you, much appreciated!
Do you also use the external bms and shunt that it came with or just the Bluetooth stuff on your phone ….im debating if I want to install the external bms controller . My friend who uses chins 200ah lithium just uses his phone but I think it locks him out of being able to drop his top voltage down to 14.2 …. I ask him if he did that but he says those setting are locked on his phone settings and can’t get into them to change it down to 14.2 .
My main question tho is do you have the external bms installed and still use your phone also
very good video i just ordered same setup for my maverick hybrid. any reason you didnt just mount all the electronics straight to that molly panel would think it would give u bed space back. i plan to setup mine just under retrax box also but all verticle against cab. nice build though. any problems with hybrid yet thats my only concern but see alot of people have done
In this scenario, what is the use of the dc to dc charger? Ive seen other videos of the auxiliary battery hooked directly up to the starter battery with some smart disconnect switch so that the starter battery is not drained as the vehicle is off. Im trying to learn all this. But what does the dc to dc charger accomplish here? Thanks
Hey I am going to be installing the same gear very soon, just concerned about grounding the auxiliary battery. I see you only ran the negative from the start battery to the charger, do I need to ground the auxiliary battery to the chassis? And if so what size cable would you recommend considering the load from inverter? Thanks from AUS!
Question I’ve got 2 - chins 300ah smart lithium batteries I’m installing in my box truck snowboard cabin …. I’ve done my homework or some for the newb that I am … I’m kinda overwhelmed in running them in parallel as both battery has a Bluetooth bms and a shunt bms…I’m guessing if I run them in parrell do I still need to run a separate shunt bms on each battery even tho they are ran in parallel ?
Also I know the bms has a certain max output . Will I over power the bms if I run both 300ah batteries in Parallel ?
I was just gonna use a 3 way boat switch to isolate and drain the batteries one at a time and charge them individually which sounds dumb until I talk to someone who can steer me if I can run two of these 300ah chins smart battery’s in Paralell . Think they have a 200amp max output on each bms… I’m only running a 750watt inverter to 48” tv and Nintendo 64 . The rest will just be a 12v fridge and some 12v lights and a 12v diesel heater….am I overthinking it by being scared to run in parallel and keep it simple with one battery at a time on switch with charging plugs on each battery and charge them one at a time and drain them one at a time ….
In speaking with Renogy it is important to size the dc-dc charger properly to not damage the trucks power system. Rule of thumb is the dc-dc charger should be no more than 50% the size of the alternator. For example if the alternator is 100amps the dc-dc charge should be not larger that 50amps. It is my understanding the hybrid Tundra does not actually have an alternator. I think it has an inverter or generator that charges the starter battery. Are you worried at all about damaging the Tundras power system?
can u choose starter battery type with bluetooth, and no same size fuses in series if adding stuff, between inverter and battery like 220a and 250a
Looks like a great system. How much do you have invested in this system?
Thank you!...it's outperforming my expectations so far, I'm loving it!...off the top of my head, I would guess around $2500-$3000...give or take, I'd have to sit down and figure it out...hope that helps!
Why aren’t you connecting your positive and negative connections directly to the busbar?
Can you add a way to charge the batteries from the house when needed?
You can technically still charge them with a standard charger, I would just disconnect the Renogy before doing so...you can also add solar as well, which is what I'll be doing to make sure they're always "topped off"
What bed rack are you using?
Xtrusion Overland XTR3, best rack out there! Can customize it to whatever height/length ya need. And unlimited ways to accessorize it. Use our channel code NitroZ18 if ya end up pulling the trigger, it’s my favorite addition to my build. I have a few videos on the channel showing how I have it set up if ya wanna check em out!
if starter battery is full and other is empty does it over charge the starter battery if its charging it with 50A, alternator only know there is 1 battery if not dual output
No sir, it won’t over charge starting battery…these things are smarter than we are nowadays 🤣
A 3000w inverter needs a little more than 250ah,
400ah is more like it.
If I was running it at capacity, you’re absolutely correct! I never even come close to using all that it offers, all depends on your setup and what ya run off it. But yes, if you were gonna push the limits with 3000w, 400 would be appropriate. Thanks for watching and for the feedback!
But why? That’s all I ask. I have a 2023 TRD pro tundra.
Overlanding...falling off the map for a few days and not having to worry about power for my fridge/freezer or air conditioner/heater...or any other item that requires power...this system gives me all the power I need without having to worry about draining starting battery
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