Dual Battery Setups vs Portable Power supply

[Bowzer6G]

Any insight on this topic?

As I’m looking into it with an intermediate understanding of electronics seems like a dual battery will better suit my needs vs cost of a 1000w backup psu.

My goal, add enough power to run a fridge and additional accessory charging via USB ports I don’t really need 110v but that would be nice to have.

Any brands out there with kits for dual batteries? Anyone thinking backup psu is a better solution. - Why?

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[Philly]

I haven't run a dual battery setup before, but plenty of companies will make them. They just don't have battery trays for them yet because Ford is still working on the engine bay (to my knowledge), and they probably wont have anything on the market until they have had their own Broncos for a while to build something.

Assuming there is space in the engine bay, it shouldn't be too long. If there isn't space, you can always add one to the cargo area or somewhere else in the Bronco.

 

[Ramble_Offroad]

I have an OGE split system in my Tacoma. It’s been flawless. I’ll be looking to OEG again if something similar if workable for the 2.7L ? engine bay.

https://www.offgrid4x4.com/collections/complete-dual-battery-systems

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[ironmike]

Check out American Adventure Labs. They currently have a solution for Wranglers that combines an onboard compressor with an add-on Odyssey battery, including a remote panel for controls/fuses. I’ve got to imagine they’ll do something similar for the Bronco.

 

[BroncoKong Jr.]

I'm sure Genesis will come up with something

 

[JesseS]

From the looks of the engine bay in the 2.7 good luck finding room for an extra battery.

 

[Murph914]

I think it's just too early. They are not even scheduled to get all the kinks out of making the Bronco for another few months. I'm sure if there is room under the hood a second battery option will pop up as others have said. If not something could be made to work. A remote battery or generator or solar cells and a battery. These are also all the same issues boats have so you can look at the marine environment if you really want to get nerdy.

 

[BroncoKong Jr.]

From the looks of the engine bay in the 2.7 good luck finding room for an extra battery.

I would've thought that about the Wrangler JL too, but they fit fine.

 

[Razorbak86]

I'm sure Genesis will come up with something

Agreed. I spoke to Shane Smith, the owner of Genesis Offroad, a couple of months ago, and he told me he was planning to look at the Bronco to see what he can do, but at the time he didn’t know how much room he’d have to work with.

If there’s not enough room under the hood, I suspect he will figure out a solution in another location, likely in the cargo area. I know the 12V battery in my Lexus SUV is under the floor of the cargo area, but I don’t know if there is enough room there in the Bronco?

 

[BroncoKong Jr.]

Agreed. I spoke to Shane Smith, the owner of Genesis Offroad, a couple of months ago, and he told me he was planning to look at the Bronco to see what he can do, but at the time he didn’t know how much room he’d have to work with.

If there’s not enough room under the hood, I suspect he will figure out a solution in another location, likely in the cargo area. I know the 12V battery in my Lexus SUV is under the floor of the cargo area, but I don’t know if there is enough room there in the Bronco?

Hell yeah. Thanks for the leg-work.

 

[Ramble_Offroad]

Check out American Adventure Labs. They currently have a solution for Wranglers that combines an onboard compressor with an add-on Odyssey battery, including a remote panel for controls/fuses. I’ve got to imagine they’ll do something similar for the Bronco.

This is also on my radar. Agreed this is a slick solution, adapting something like this to the Bronco would be excellent.

 

[Razorbak86]

Hell yeah. Thanks for the leg-work.

Please visit his Facebook page and spam his comment section to give him some extra motivation.

 

[HorizonHunter]

Reviving this thread to see if anyone has spotted American Adventure Labs compressor mount and implemented? As a light user, this seems way better than mounting in the engine bay to me, and single seems like it would be sufficient...

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[Who iz]

I am scheduled with them in less than 2 weeks for the 4 battery bank and will let you know in 3 weeks or so how they treated me.

 

[HorizonHunter]

I am scheduled with them in less than 2 weeks for the 4 battery bank and will let you know in 3 weeks or so how they treated me.

Scheduled as in they're doing the install?

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