by 2007Lux on Tue, 04 Jun 2013 1:10 +0000
I'll try and get a pic into the area but it's hard due to the main battery which I do not wish to remove. The important thing is you can view the lights on the unit to see what the charger is doing (boost, float, etc). As with all under bonnet items the use of space is critical as it gives you further options down the track. Without having temp sensors under there to really know the temperatures I just went with the theory that the furtherest away from the engine the better, however, that said the battery probably gets a little hot when being charged. I have seen a guy on here with his mounted on a homemade braket out in front of the radiator, behind the grill which would keep the unit nicely vented. Not sure what tray you bought and if you look at my install, either on this thread or the dual batts for dummies thread, you will see I added a continuous duty solenoid to an ARB tray in order to pair the batteries for a jump start if required. It was a bit of stuffing around but Redarc have great wiring diagrams online plus you can always ring them and speak direct to a technician as apposed to a sales rep if you were buying another brand. Oh yeh it's Australian designed and made unlike the Ctek which gets a lot of press on this site.
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