Newbie Dual battery question

[Kelmel]

Hi all, just new to this wonderfull forum,setting up my jku diesel with a Thumper 75ah battery system,to run my fridge etc.
All the wiring done went thru the firewall and under the carpet ,my question i need to hook up the last wire to a 12v ignition send but where can i find a source.
Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers Kelmel

[Wallyd]

Get it off the cig lighter cable. Not the 12v power, must be cig lighter as this one is connected to ignition


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[Kelmel]

Awesome thanks for that,sounds like more fun feeding the wire thru to the lighter.
Cheers

[r1chard]

Exactly what I did with a Thumper a couple of months ago. I put the relay box, which also contains a 50A auto reset circuit breaker, inside the car, it's not well sealed. As the circuit breaker isn't as close to the battery as would be ideal as a short which resulted from damage to the cable rubbing as it passes through the firewall could cause a problem, so I plan to add another fuse or circuit breaker closer to the battery as well.

50A charging circuit seems a bit slow at times.

[Kelmel]

Hi Richard,how did you gain access to the ciggy lighter,I am still pondering that one,looks awfully difficult.
Cheers

[Banshee]

Pop off he plastic panel underneath it, (just held in with clips). Then you can remove a couple of screws & pull it forward enough to get access to the wires. I did this to tap the lighter & power sockets for my LED reversing/camping light relays.

[r1chard]

As Banshee says. Remove the air vents things too (bayonet fitting) before you start.