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Re: The Story of a Pajero Project

Postby NJV6 » Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:45 am

What if I run two cables from the altinator, one to each battery?


What does a smart charge do? I am not after a VSR arrangement as I want both batteries to be drawn from.
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Re: The Story of a Pajero Project

Postby darinz » Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:26 am

I think most of the smart charge system are VSR's. Maybe an evencharger is the thing you need? That is a system that equalises the voltage between the 2 batteries so they get a full charge. A few guys used them when fitting efi V8;s into 24v Safari's as they could then just take the 12v power from one battery.
Don't some of the VSR's just put the charge to where you need it but the power supply is seperate? I'm not sure as never really went that far into that solution as I fitted a 12v and 24v alternators and 3 batteries in my truck to get around it.
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Re: The Story of a Pajero Project

Postby DieselBoy » Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:01 am

From my experience with VSR's, they are arse for 4x4 use.

I have had one set up to keep my engine battery charged as priority, then charge the winch battery as secondary.

I flattened the winch battery, then it seemed that the winch tried to draw the current from the engine battery through the VSR and fried that. So ruined the battery and ruined the VSR. Can't say for sure thats what happened, but thats my best as to why they were both stuffed.

I now just run both batteries in parallel. No drama what so ever.

My thoughts are that a VSR is good for a house bus or motor home or charging a battery in your 4x4 that has accessories running off it like a fridge or work lights etc, but no good if your second battery is in a high load situation such as your winch battery.
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Re: The Story of a Pajero Project

Postby darinz » Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:14 am

There is a difference to what you would do in a daily drive compared to a winch truck or weekender. If not used much then I wouldn't worry about it and just chuck them on a charger even so often to give a really good deep charge but for a DD I'd want something that does it all the time.

But yeah winches just stuff up all the flash electronic stuff. Let's face it, you can weld 10mm steel with the amps a winch can draw!
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Re: The Story of a Pajero Project

Postby NJV6 » Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:57 am

Agreed with DB, I didn't fit a VSR as it cuts the second battery when it drops below 13 volts. I want the opposite! I want the 2nd battery for the winch. My dashboard volt meter didn't drop down to about 8 under a hard winch once I fitted the 2nd. And the Paj didn't start idling funny and the rev counter doing silly things.
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Re: The Story of a Pajero Project

Postby northland_pajero » Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:10 pm

Could you get something of a 2.8 diesel pajero?
Mine is a 2.8 diesel 12 volt twin battery set up from the factory

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Re: The Story of a Pajero Project

Postby NJV6 » Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:44 am

Well, another update.

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The steepest bank I have ever been down!
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And a vid of about 5 years ago :lol:
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Re: The Story of a Pajero Project

Postby crazyclark31 » Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:19 pm

were was that run?. I know the last pic was the rock face in skippers but can't place the rest

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Re: The Story of a Pajero Project

Postby NJV6 » Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:59 pm

HI Mike,

Airborne one was near Mataura just off the back road, Climbing the back was down Catlins at Tahakopa, Stuck in the Wairaki River at Eastern Bush, Dropping down steep bank into Oreti river above Winton, and the last one was Bullendale.

The video clip was up near Te Anau.
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Postby NJV6 » Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:26 pm

Haast

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Re: The Story of a Pajero Project

Postby ClassicCruiserSpares » Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:30 pm

Cool pics mate, how long ago were the Haast pics taken?
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Re: The Story of a Pajero Project

Postby NJV6 » Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:38 pm

About 2 months after you guys were through there.... Was a great time, I'll try and rip a copy off the dvd of crossing the cascade, it was wicked deep.
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Re: The Story of a Pajero Project

Postby ClassicCruiserSpares » Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:40 pm

Its a great place, The rivers were low and the tracks were alot dryier than past times ive been there. Be cool to see the vids.
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Re: The Story of a Pajero Project

Postby DieselBoy » Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:39 pm

NJV6 wrote:About 2 months after you guys were through there.... Was a great time, I'll try and rip a copy off the dvd of crossing the cascade, it was wicked deep.


PM sent, me and UBZ need copy for motivation :D :D
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Postby NJV6 » Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:50 pm

Sliding down a rather steep hill...

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Postby NJV6 » Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:24 pm

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Postby NJV6 » Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:52 pm

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Postby NJV6 » Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:37 pm

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Postby kaney » Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:02 am

Less videos of the other truck and more photos of the project! Lol.... Assuming you are still chipping away at it.
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Postby NJV6 » Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:40 am

Oh there is someone looking here... I'm one of these 4WD'ers on this site that actually goes away!! Hence the video. Much more interesting than a few photo's!
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Postby Petemcc » Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:17 am

NJV6 wrote:Oh there is someone looking here... I'm one of these 4WD'ers on this site that actually goes away!! Hence the video. Much more interesting than a few photo's!


Agreed... Keep them coming

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Re: Project Pajero

Postby niblik » Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:01 am

i see ya chose the same line through that copper creek hazard... its quite gnarly in the left longer bog that had the sharp turn at the end. ask kbjj.... :wink: :lol:
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Re: Project Pajero

Postby DieselBoy » Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:27 am

kaney wrote:Less videos of the other truck and more photos of the project! Lol.... Assuming you are still chipping away at it.


You may be thinking of his other thread with the Rover V8 powered tray backed Paj maybe?? This thread has always been about his No.1 truck, the SWB hard top Paj, which we see getting out and about in the vid's!!!

Good on ya man, you live in one in the BEST part of the country, good to see pic's of you guys getting out there, its a nice change from rolled trucks at woodhill park :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Re: Project Pajero

Postby NJV6 » Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:04 pm

:lol: (go DB!)

So after a bit of underwater winching etc, and a bit more abuse at local events the winch just stopped, no lead or anything, just stopped.

Not a solinoid issue. Pulled the end cap off the motor and suspected a bad earth, tapped around the end with a jumper lead to earth and away it went. Did a few more trips :lol: then it died again so did some investigation.

Warn 4.6 motors did have a bit of a rep for bad earths and I sorted this when it first stopped about 5 years ago. Got 2 more earths drilled and tapped around the brushes way back then......

Circled below is the only earth clamped piece on a factory motor, the rest is relied on the 'end cap' bolted on for a good fit.
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So we put two extra fittings on (drilled and tapped - 25mm screw)
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Since then the motor has been going great guns, solinoids became an issue to in went an integrated pack with 50mm lines
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And then just this last weekend when winching out a Toyota it stopped dead. I pulled the motor off and saw one brush earth a bit loose so went to tighten it, totally stripped and melted away :lol:
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Drilled and tapped both earth brushes and re-did the extra earth's and its away again, stronger than ever! Been a great winch once the 'issues' were sorted!

Kaney, this would be the one.....
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Re: Project Pajero

Postby evyauto » Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:48 pm

Coppermine is a great trip we are hopefully heading that way next month for a nice wet hard trip as last time it was really dry and drove half of it wil no issues. Hows the red truck comming along have been told about it by a few people now?

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Re: Project Pajero

Postby Big » Sat Aug 20, 2011 6:33 pm

looking good Glen.. 8)

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Re: Project Pajero

Postby NJV6 » Mon Aug 22, 2011 11:21 am

Playing down the South Coast..... Was the FJ45's maiden voyage

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Re: Project Pajero

Postby kaney » Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:35 pm

oh dammit i really did balls that one up, my bad Glen!
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Re: Project Pajero

Postby NJV6 » Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:27 pm

West Coast again, petrol Hill
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Postby NJV6 » Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:29 pm

Bush track down the catlins, trying out the Kumho's I won last year thanks to Kumho NZ and NZ4WD magazine :mrgreen:

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