Hooking Mutiple Batteries

[t3 turbo]

hey

i have a question how do you hook up multiple batteries all together?

thanks

[CR Boom]

Pos, POS,POS NEG,NEG,NEG.

Remember, if running alot of power, spread your hook-up to the amps on differnet batteries, unless your running a big buss bar..

[rusty959]

In simple terms.... positives together and negatives together. What exactly you needing?

[t3 turbo]

In simple terms.... positives together and negatives together. What exactly you needing?

i know that i thought you had link them all together and make it one power cord

[b_smiff]

Sooo..

if i got 2 amps..i need to run em to 2 diff batts?

[rusty959]

i know that i thought you had link them all together and make it one power cord

Not quite sure what you mean by one power cord, unless you mean one wire going from one battery to the next, and from that to the next etc. If so, that is one way you can do it. For instance, right now I have a wire going from my front battery to a capacitor. (not going to get into whether a capacitor is useful or not, im only using it as a distribution standpoint really) From that capacitor I have a wire going to a battery in the back. Also I have a wire going from the capacitor to the amp. It is essentially the same with the ground.

Sooo..

if i got 2 amps..i need to run em to 2 diff batts?

Not really. Depending on the amps you may need no extra batteries at all... I believe what you are referring to was where cr boom said to spread your amp hookups? What he is meaning by that is that if you have a chain of batteries etc, don't connect all the amps to the same battery, or else the load won't be the same through all the batteries, and some will under/overcharge etc.

[t3 turbo]

Not quite sure what you mean by one power cord, unless you mean one wire going from one battery to the next, and from that to the next etc. If so, that is one way you can do it. For instance, right now I have a wire going from my front battery to a capacitor. (not going to get into whether a capacitor is useful or not, im only using it as a distribution standpoint really) From that capacitor I have a wire going to a battery in the back. Also I have a wire going from the capacitor to the amp. It is essentially the same with the ground.

Not really. Depending on the amps you may need no extra batteries at all... I believe what you are referring to was where cr boom said to spread your amp hookups? What he is meaning by that is that if you have a chain of batteries etc, don't connect all the amps to the same battery, or else the load won't be the same through all the batteries, and some will under/overcharge etc.

that is what i mean so after you do that hooking all the batterys together do you just run now to the amps or should i put a cap in and then do that ?

[rusty959]

I was just giving an example of what I did as far as with the cap. Unless you already have a cap I don't really see a point of using one. Its a controversial subject though, so im not going to say much about it, but I haven't ever seen a difference with it hooked up and not. I do like being able to see the volt meter in the mirror though....

But essentially yes. You hook the positives of the batteries up to the positive coming from the front, and the amp in somewhere depending on the setup. It is the same with the negative, though depending on the power you are running just a chassis ground may suffice. The way you hook it all up can depend on how much power you are running in how many amps etc like cr boom led to. On a lower power setup you can get away with stuff you can't get away with on a high power setup.

I would suggest looking around the site for ways other members have things hooked up, there is a wealth of information just waiting on you to look for it. (never forget, the search feature is your friend)

[t3 turbo]

I was just giving an example of what I did as far as with the cap. Unless you already have a cap I don't really see a point of using one. Its a controversial subject though, so im not going to say much about it, but I haven't ever seen a difference with it hooked up and not. I do like being able to see the volt meter in the mirror though....

But essentially yes. You hook the positives of the batteries up to the positive coming from the front, and the amp in somewhere depending on the setup. It is the same with the negative, though depending on the power you are running just a chassis ground may suffice. The way you hook it all up can depend on how much power you are running in how many amps etc like cr boom led to. On a lower power setup you can get away with stuff you can't get away with on a high power setup.

I would suggest looking around the site for ways other members have things hooked up, there is a wealth of information just waiting on you to look for it. (never forget, the search feature is your friend)

alright thanks bro