Thanks guys!

I will check if its certed with one, if not coxsy is right in saying:

no long as as all mount ing bits can't be seen who can say if it was there in the first place!

Your opinions ... How much does it change the articulation at the front, if not on, with a 50mm lift?

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When i put a multimeter positive pickup on the positive terminal of the '2nd battery', and place the negative pick up on the negative post i get 24v, but, if the negative pick up is conected to the inlet manifold i get 12v. This is because the the negative post of your "2nd battery" is connected to ...

It was so much easier with 12v... Oh so true!! DaveM given you a great start, and as he said its easy! With your experience on previous cars, it will be a breeze for you. So get yourself a 24V to 12V reducer, links below from TM to give you a start. Next you need to work out what Amp reducer you ...

Just check the radio isn't just direct wired to one of you 12V batteries, lots of muppets do this rather than finding a 12V feed off the inverter Good advice!! As said best to get an 24V to 12V reducer and run all you 12V off that .... You can get 5 to 25 amp ones and above for not a lot of cost ...

Nice truck Good idea to give her better flow, I was lazy and just replaced my filter with a uni filter, but made a lot of difference, plus as you say you just wash it remove the big plates under the truck so you do have a bulldozer. front sway bar also should go too, rear bumpest break ya tailights ...

Welcome dotjohnny. Christchurch .... the place to be , Can't help you with your mirror problem, but I would do some searching on this forum about your choice of tyres ... a lot of info here. My opinion .... BFG aren't worth the money ... I've had 2 BFG tyres with side impact damage that didn't stand ...

Talk to Monstr, his has two alts. Done well, and since it is on a winch truck, it is in the worst conditions possible. Until you are not relying on one 24 volt alternator, the system is not "stand-alone". Put the 12 volt one low, if it stuffs out while out there, use the system you have now as back ...

WOW .... that's what you call a Winch Challenge set up Must of cost a lot of $$$! Sounds like a great set up .... any pics??

WOW ... very cool Any one want to give us 120 K ???

If that was me, I would make a true stand-alone system. No black boxes, compensator's, or stuff like that. You will need separate 12 volt alt. Build a complete 12 volt set up with it's own charging system, with the only thing they have in common is the key switch. i would use a 24 volt relay to ...

Yea I know, but the price of some 24v accessories out weighs the cost of the 12 v setup, also quite hard to find some accessories that will come 24v, try finding a 24v HF radio! Plus another battery, space the list goes on ....

As a suggestion, My Terrano comes with a factory 70amp @12 volt alt. With the standard N70 battery in the engine bay, after 3 lengths of rope it was flat, so to over come this, I installed a N120 battery in the back over the rear axle and ran 70mm cable for both positive and negative to the front ...

Sweet ... you must have a better one than I've got .... I had the same problem as muskie, the CD player just blinked on and off, until I gave it some decent power and she was off .... I solved by getting a reducer ... then the 12V system when in and now that's just history ...

I run a redarc charge equaliser to balance my batteries and run the biggest batteries I can fit. Don't remember the cca ratings for em. Works fine. They do an equaliser for using a 3rd battery for your application and its a real basic fit. I just draw off one battery and let the equaliser ...

Sweet idea ... thanks, good work around .... will use this ...

But also be good to have a area in your profile ... maybe I'm the only one that wants to save threads

OK, so I find a great post on a subject i will be doing in a month. I want to save it for reference later. Now i search help area and find you can bookmark a thread .... great i think ... then I find out that it creates a bookmark in your browser .... now this is all good but I use 3 different ...

So as the first mini project for the truck is complete, I thought I best give back so info and my experience to the forum as you guys have given a lot of help over the last 2 years . Some back ground history …. I brought a Safari back in Dec 08 for one purpose only … 4WD Touring. “Touring” meaning ou ...

The 12V in a 24V safari is crap! Will only push out around 5 amps at its best!! Most radios need around 8 amps at full volume and your 12V is being shared with some other 12V electrics in the truck. Best to do: 1: If its just the radio you want to power, and not a lot else get your self a 24V to 12V ...

I have run Bighorns 33" 12.5 for 25'000 KM so far and they are great! I had the same decision as you, Just for the small extra cash I went for Bighorns and glad I did! As my daily drive she's low on noise on road and I'm out hitting the mud / gravel around 28 times a year. One track I do 1 to 2 ...

I have upgraded to a 75 amp alt in my safari due to running a house marine battery at the back (stand alone 12V system). They come standard @ 35 amp. You can pick one up on TM (pick up Rotorua or post). Straight swap easy as! Things you need to know before buying: 1: Make sure you run a 8 G cable or ...

vvilly and Bubba if your a paid member best PM Mike, don't think he's aware of this thread, I PM him today and now all sorted as you can see

Yep I was told that not to use the factory one via my club, the club has seen many brake away and cause problems. I just drilled and bolted 2 high tension bolts in both sides of the tow bar and mounted tow hooks on both sides. Been there 2 years and no problems snatching out. At some point will get ...

Just call DOC and ask, they will know Great track, not long but remember to stop mid way at the power lines and have a play

(03) 521 1806 Nelson Lakes Visitor Centre.

If it is 12hp as he said then you should be all good. I recommend you get a 240V alternator and put a small pulley on, then hook up to main drive. Most 240V alternators need between 2000 and 3000 RPM (at alternator) pending the quality to get full power, thus your diesel should idle around half (ish ...

Mike, you running a marine diesel in your boat? What's the specs?

No worries, did you get it sorted? What was the problem in the end?

Oh OK so your using yours as a "Cleaning machine" for clean power out. A good idea if you have continues power I.E from a gen but if your going from battery the conversion from 12V / 24V to 240V will heat up circuitry quite a lot thus may have the "burn out" problem. Your set up sounds good, what ...

UPS is only designed to give power for a limited time, thus with continue use it will just burn out ... all a UPS is an inverter with a few large capacitors and relay to switch over from 240V source to 12V source when your 240V is gone ... and yep your right too, a 13 to 21 amp is big bucks! You can ...

My advice is that make and model always have there plus and negative points. Just make it a diesel with solid axle back and front, from there you can't go wrong, any mods you want to add you can. Always best to go with a model which a lot of people have (landcruiser, Patrol, Hilux ect) as these are ...

Your right they do, its the diodes that turn AC to DC in an alternator for a car

Also agree with the "sensitive gear" comment, can be real hard to smooth your AC power gen so when RPM goes up and down you don't get spikes / low power .... really depends on what your using it for.