meade916

no more pesky battery light! What the fork? haha

my “test bench” today. 16.3 volts for the system stepped down to 13.5-14v for the vehicle and accessories. Gotta make triple sure everything is good before i put anything in the Caddy. I ran all the stock accessories at the same time at about 100a for 4-5 hours. Watched the temps...the fan cooled the step downs nice!

so far so good.

time to start wiring. early in the morning on a sunday...a little chilly out. Time to add bus bars.

Should look good under the hood when i am done! I have more i want to do to it though More pics tomorrow.

I decided to make a little fan shroud so it won't look as ugly and also might save a finger. This fan is no joke. It will take your finger off...

it fits pretty nicely into this empty battery (it is the stock group 48 size). I just have to start wiring it up. Maybe tomorrow. In case you are confused...there will be a bolt on the side and all the red wires will connect to it. This bolt will take the 16.5v from the alternator (that is also hooked up to my 5 Lithium batteries) and convert it down to 14.5ish. The blue wires are stepped down and will go to the bottom of the copper terminal on the battery lid. Once i put it all back together it will be just one big fat dummy step down block. So the TRUCK (my Escalade) will THINK it is seeing normal voltage while the amps and rear battery bank enjoys the un-interrupted juice in the back.

Now that i know that works, it is time to go the extra mile and do a complete 1 piece wrap around with laser cut and bent tabs. I will pop-rivet it together once they are all in place. a nice little 90 on all the tabs. Not gonna lie. It was kinda a bitch to get them in there. At least the first set. It got easier as i got to the more open area. Aluminum pop-rivets to close the deal. 8x32 Stainless allen head fasteners with nylock nuts and a little washer.