Anyone have a nice clear -hoot of 4 batt setup for 379 or diagram?

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  1. staceydude

    staceydude Road Train Member

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    Working on converting my 94 to a 4 batt setup.

    anyone have a picture or diagram I can look over so I don’t Jack it up.

    thanks
     
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    062 Road Train Member

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    It’s really no difference from what you have now. The jumpers basically make it one big battery.
    If yours has all black cables, I recommend you mark all the positive cables in some way.
     
  4. blairandgretchen

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    Paint marker pens.
     
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    I do coloured zip ties through the eye of the terminals. Everything that came off a post gets tied together.
     
  6. staceydude

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    Looks easy enough now, I have a set of small cables made to add the 4th batt but I don’t like how it fit. I am going to order a set of factory made ones (not Pete brand as I value my money lol)

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    I don’t really like the one in the pic. If you have a problem with the single jumpers it’s easier to inspect and if one is bad just toss it instead of the whole harness.
     
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    I built my own cables when I put a 12 valve in my Chevy. I just went to Napa and bought some 2/0 cable, and used Fusion terminals like these:
    Fusion Solder Lugs and Terminal Connectors

    Came out nice, and it was easy to do. The terminals are already filled with solder. Just put it in a vice, heat it up, and push the cable in. Done. Add some thick red or black shrink tube as you see fit.
     
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  9. staceydude

    staceydude Road Train Member

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    Those would work pretty nice.

     
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