Hello, I am adding an extra battery to my van and I need some help.
1. I want to isolate the second battery so it can't drain the main battery. I have no idea how to do this. Should I buy an isolator and try to do it myself, or should I have someone do it for me?
2. I am adding some lights, the usual white dome RV style, they have two wires coming out, one white, and one black. Should I make sure that the wires coming from the battery are the same size as the wires coming out of the light? Also I want to add an inline fuse and I am not sure if it matters what size the fuse is.
3. I am adding a DC outlet as well. There are no instructions with the outlet. The outlet is the simple faceplate and barrel. There is a connector on the outside of the barrel and a threaded stud on the end of the barrel. I am assuming that the treaded connection is the positive and the outside is the NEG. The NEG has a small gauge white wire connected to. My questions are, what gauge wire should I connect it to the battery with. Can I discard the small white wire and use a larger wire? Also what size inline fuse should I use.
Any advice would be great.
Thanks
J
1. I want to isolate the second battery so it can't drain the main battery. I have no idea how to do this. Should I buy an isolator and try to do it myself, or should I have someone do it for me?
2. I am adding some lights, the usual white dome RV style, they have two wires coming out, one white, and one black. Should I make sure that the wires coming from the battery are the same size as the wires coming out of the light? Also I want to add an inline fuse and I am not sure if it matters what size the fuse is.
3. I am adding a DC outlet as well. There are no instructions with the outlet. The outlet is the simple faceplate and barrel. There is a connector on the outside of the barrel and a threaded stud on the end of the barrel. I am assuming that the treaded connection is the positive and the outside is the NEG. The NEG has a small gauge white wire connected to. My questions are, what gauge wire should I connect it to the battery with. Can I discard the small white wire and use a larger wire? Also what size inline fuse should I use.
Any advice would be great.
Thanks
J