New Battery Required for WK2 Diesel Overland

[drover]

That would give it all a shake up, I just run my 3 way plugged in when driving...... Be interesting to see what the actual load is on the alternator, driving down a windy road, with lights on etc.................do any of these dead alternators also have to charge the stop/start rubbish as well ?????

[JnK]

And the electro/hyd steering and then the Quadralift compressor starts and runs, plus the speakers are going full bore with headlights on and it starts to rain.............
Yep, the alternator is going to get warm at least.
John

[SouthernComfort]

90% of the time I have the courtesy lights off, rain-sensing wipers off, auto headlights off, climate off. Only small stuff, but maybe it adds up. Don't miss any of it, just turn on when required.

Thinking of my cars in the early days: No a/c, two had no working heater (too expensive to fix), another three only had ram air (no fan), most had no central locking, power steering, windows, mirrors, seats or electric rad fan. Can't remember ever replacing an alternator and batteries lasted forever, at least it seemed that way! Then became spoilt by company cars and the rot set in...

[JnK]

Polar opposites...we use the lot and let the Jeep do its own thing.
When we got our 2012 (after coming from 7 Patrols in a row) we thought all the auto stuff was electrickery and not necessary for us.
Well that has changed - it all works and just a pleasure to get in and drive.
The heated seats this morning were just lovely.
John

[SouthernComfort]

Originally Posted by JnK

Polar opposites...we use the lot and let the Jeep do its own thing.
When we got our 2012 (after coming from 7 Patrols in a row) we thought all the auto stuff was electrickery and not necessary for us.
Well that has changed - it all works and just a pleasure to get in and drive.
The heated seats this morning were just lovely.
John

Horses for courses, it's all there to enjoy. I must say though, you Queenslanders are soft! Heated seats on the Gold Coast? I've never turned mine on - in Melbourne!

[drover]

I have the wipers on auto but not the headlights, the damn things fire up on start up in garage and when I park up,I don't want that drag on the system, being a Laredo I don't have some of that power hungry stuff that the bling models have, and thankfully I don't want it, while I have heated seats, I have always thought if its that cold why the hell am I out of bed.................

My G60 Patrol ( a real 4x4) had AC, you kicked the vents open by your feet and the vents under the windscreen and tried not to drive through bee swarms or other bugs, you knew or quickly learnt how to drive and were not worried about sensors, or other things failing and if the battery crapped out you started the engine by hand.........always carried a new dolphin torch battery and electrics never really stopped you........... might have to go back to the future, my G60 or Landy never left me stranded like these modern heaps.

[Trissaayne]

Originally Posted by JnK

Polar opposites...we use the lot and let the Jeep do its own thing.
When we got our 2012 (after coming from 7 Patrols in a row) we thought all the auto stuff was electrickery and not necessary for us.
Well that has changed - it all works and just a pleasure to get in and drive.
The heated seats this morning were just lovely.
John

Heated seats are great here in NZ winters,, I dont leave the auto wipers on however as not good when they are frozen to the windscreen