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I have had several postings about this. Today I am as close as I have been yet, but still not functional. Picture is attached that I used to make my battery connections.
![Battery Wiring - THEORY ONLY.jpg Battery Wiring - THEORY ONLY.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/574/574297-0f1dd9fa5a1aca0021a80eab3946a36f.jpg)
I have FOUR WIRES into the battery box. I metered all of them and two come back as ground. IE: I had one end of the continuity meter on the frame, the other on a battery cable lug (connector). Two make the meter emit a tone (completed circuit) two do not.
The SHORTEST cable into the box (back left corner) measures to be a ground.
Next shortest I can only guess to be the 24v positive connection
Picture of the box with nothing in it is below.
![My M1088 Empty Battery Box.jpg My M1088 Empty Battery Box.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/574/574298-84feb135ff3b28f785f7acea9cccc0da.jpg)
For whatever it is worth, I am ignoting the NATO Slave Cable connections laying off to the right of the box.
Connected everything according to the yellow picture above and turning on the green "master power" switch on the dash causes the fans on the cooler beside the spare tire to turn on (normal). I also here a series of relays that click (also normal). Pressing the started button results in NOTHING. No click, no attempt to engage.
Headlights turn on if that matters.
I am at a loss. Wondering if maybe both of the "negative" cables need to go to the same post? Anyone with ideas or suggestions? I really don't want to let the smoke out of my truck if I can help it...
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![Battery Wiring - THEORY ONLY.jpg Battery Wiring - THEORY ONLY.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/574/574297-0f1dd9fa5a1aca0021a80eab3946a36f.jpg)
I have FOUR WIRES into the battery box. I metered all of them and two come back as ground. IE: I had one end of the continuity meter on the frame, the other on a battery cable lug (connector). Two make the meter emit a tone (completed circuit) two do not.
The SHORTEST cable into the box (back left corner) measures to be a ground.
Next shortest I can only guess to be the 24v positive connection
Picture of the box with nothing in it is below.
![My M1088 Empty Battery Box.jpg My M1088 Empty Battery Box.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/574/574298-84feb135ff3b28f785f7acea9cccc0da.jpg)
For whatever it is worth, I am ignoting the NATO Slave Cable connections laying off to the right of the box.
Connected everything according to the yellow picture above and turning on the green "master power" switch on the dash causes the fans on the cooler beside the spare tire to turn on (normal). I also here a series of relays that click (also normal). Pressing the started button results in NOTHING. No click, no attempt to engage.
Headlights turn on if that matters.
I am at a loss. Wondering if maybe both of the "negative" cables need to go to the same post? Anyone with ideas or suggestions? I really don't want to let the smoke out of my truck if I can help it...
.