A 3rd hot wire would go to the glow plugs. It hooks to the + on the battery that goes to the vehicle's ground or frame.
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Great advice kc5. Plenty of room in the box. Appreciate it.I use 2 group "31s" batteries in my 5 ton. I live in central TX so I don't worry about starting in cold weather. The "s" in the battery size makes it come with studs instead of posts. I threw out all the battery terminals and saved the nuts. I bolted the wire directly to the battery studs with the nuts and have never had to worry about loose terminals. The studs seem to hold everything together better and fits the stock wires. I only have 2 batteries and usually start the truck at least once every 3 months or so (unless it is cold outside).I would strongly recommend using 2 12 volt battery chargers or maintainers instead of 1 24v. With one charger wired to each battery you will be able to balance the charge and both batteries will last a lot longer. A couple of cheep charger / maintainers from Harbor Freight should work fine. Even the expensive ones from Amazon are often made in China anyway...
Sorry to appear dense KC, but I have two cables from the slave and two from the truck. Do the slave cables only serve jump assist or are they also part of the 24V system? Is truck ground slave cable or truck cable negative? Is starter slave or truck positive?A 3rd hot wire would go to the glow plugs. It hooks to the + on the battery that goes to the vehicle's ground or frame.
I will do. Thank you.Try this it will smoke and burn much less...
Thanks very much Ford. This appears to be the consensus. Hooking this to one end of the bridge cable.3rd wire should be for 12 volt supply to the blower for low speed operation
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Holy CRAP! The light comes on! I was terrified of running a conflict thinking I was dealing with two separate voltage systems coming out of the box! Knowing the slave cables have that single purpose just took a load off pal.No problem, glad to help.
So your slave cable is a completely stand alone function. It's just for jumping the truck. Think of it as fool proof, no way to mismatch cables and cause a fire/explosion etc... You don't even have to hook it up if not needed.
I didn't understand part of one of the previous post. But the truck is a negative ground system. If that's what you were asking.
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Yeah, but then you don't get to hoist the monsters up into the cab, over the sheet metal box frame while simultaneously keeping the cables at bay!My solution to the clearance issues. Relocation! Easier to replace also.![]()
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Thanks,Yeah, but then you don't get to hoist the monsters up into the cab, over the sheet metal box frame while simultaneously keeping the cables at bay!
Your solution is brilliant. Are the stock cables long enough to get them to the tackle box?
KC,Try this it will smoke and burn much less...
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