satish1015 Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Hey guys, what's up? i have a second battery in the trunk and i ran an isolator to it because i didn't want the two batteries to discharge each other since the one in the back is a kinetik and the one in the front is some crap from autozone.. i wanted to replace the front battery with a kinetik too but the problem is that my car is european and the positve and negative leads are reversed making it impossible to put a kinetik in the front without having to extend the cables, plus the battery is too tall to fit anyway. i temporarily ran the turn on lead from my headunit to the turn on lead on the isolator and the isolator was running fine for months now but recently i have been getting a problem where the isolator wouldnt activate when i turn on my head unit leaving the two batteries disconnected with no charge going to the back.. idk what's causing it.. even putting a constant 12v on the turn on lead isnt activating it.. anyone have any ideas? thanks Quote 2008 BMW 550i M Sport Build coming soon! 2000 Volvo s40 1.9TPioneer DVD navigation head unitO2 audio performance mid range speakers2 Crescendo PWX-6 Pro Mid Range Speakers2 Crescendo PWX-8 Pro Mid Range Speakers4 Selenium ST200 Super TweetersHifonics ZRX2000.4 Amplifier2- 12 inch DC Audio Level 4 m2Hifonics Brutus BXI-1610D Amplifier2 KinetiK HC1400R- Secondary BatteriesKinetik HC600- Secondary BatteryKnukonceptz 1/0 gauge big 3 upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satish1015 Posted June 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 anyone can help me with this? Quote 2008 BMW 550i M Sport Build coming soon! 2000 Volvo s40 1.9TPioneer DVD navigation head unitO2 audio performance mid range speakers2 Crescendo PWX-6 Pro Mid Range Speakers2 Crescendo PWX-8 Pro Mid Range Speakers4 Selenium ST200 Super TweetersHifonics ZRX2000.4 Amplifier2- 12 inch DC Audio Level 4 m2Hifonics Brutus BXI-1610D Amplifier2 KinetiK HC1400R- Secondary BatteriesKinetik HC600- Secondary BatteryKnukonceptz 1/0 gauge big 3 upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 Not quite a solution to your problem: but how about ditching the isolator and getting an upgraded front battery, or just disconnecting it altogether? Quote ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satish1015 Posted June 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Not quite a solution to your problem: but how about ditching the isolator and getting an upgraded front battery, or just disconnecting it altogether? i think i might just put the extra money down and upgrade the front battery. Disconnecting it sounds like a lot of work unless i use a circuit breaker. i was just wondering if there were any easy fixes. thanks a lot tho. Quote 2008 BMW 550i M Sport Build coming soon! 2000 Volvo s40 1.9TPioneer DVD navigation head unitO2 audio performance mid range speakers2 Crescendo PWX-6 Pro Mid Range Speakers2 Crescendo PWX-8 Pro Mid Range Speakers4 Selenium ST200 Super TweetersHifonics ZRX2000.4 Amplifier2- 12 inch DC Audio Level 4 m2Hifonics Brutus BXI-1610D Amplifier2 KinetiK HC1400R- Secondary BatteriesKinetik HC600- Secondary BatteryKnukonceptz 1/0 gauge big 3 upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 (edited) In my Jeep Wrangler build I did, I had 4 batteries in the back and the stock one up front. I disconnected the stock one (just pulled the negative terminal off) and my voltage improved by a half volt, hence why I suggest disconnecting it. Quick and dirty way is to pull off the negative terminal and wrap it in a rag so it doesn't touch the battery Edited June 24, 2012 by SnowDrifter Quote ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 isolators went out of style 5 years before capacitors did. ditch it. If your battery in back sucks that bad, ditch it too. Do it right or don't waste your time broham. I know its not cheap but you are better off with one good battery by itself... then one good one and one bad one. Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonite Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 The great and powerful oz has spoken! lol Quote DC SOUND LAB NUT HUGGERCurrently Own 4 - 18" lvl 6s (m3) w/full Carbon Fiber option 2 - DC 5k lvl 4 motor lvl 2 motor On 8/2/2013 at 8:13 PM, n8ball2013 said: this is much worse. Its old n8 without the time or patience to hold fucking hands. I'm supposed to be doing school work but yet here i am making sure jr fuck fuck isn't trying to poke the other kids with a stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satish1015 Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 thanks guys i really appreciate the help. In my Jeep Wrangler build I did, I had 4 batteries in the back and the stock one up front. I disconnected the stock one (just pulled the negative terminal off) and my voltage improved by a half volt, hence why I suggest disconnecting it. Quick and dirty way is to pull off the negative terminal and wrap it in a rag so it doesn't touch the battery Holy shit. That's a a pretty big increase! I think i will get a new battery asap tho because i don't want to have to disconnect the battery all the time. isolators went out of style 5 years before capacitors did. ditch it. If your battery in back sucks that bad, ditch it too. Do it right or don't waste your time broham. I know its not cheap but you are better off with one good battery by itself... then one good one and one bad one. You're so right. Now I have a $40 paperweight to look at tho lol. I'll look into buying a new battery unless you would like to donate one or two to me from your arsenal The great and powerful oz has spoken! lol Lol. I know! I feel so honored to get a response from mr. meade lol Quote 2008 BMW 550i M Sport Build coming soon! 2000 Volvo s40 1.9TPioneer DVD navigation head unitO2 audio performance mid range speakers2 Crescendo PWX-6 Pro Mid Range Speakers2 Crescendo PWX-8 Pro Mid Range Speakers4 Selenium ST200 Super TweetersHifonics ZRX2000.4 Amplifier2- 12 inch DC Audio Level 4 m2Hifonics Brutus BXI-1610D Amplifier2 KinetiK HC1400R- Secondary BatteriesKinetik HC600- Secondary BatteryKnukonceptz 1/0 gauge big 3 upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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