How many power outlets does the G4 DII have offcially? Did only press vehicles have extras?
These are in the rear load area, there is the other (no photo) factory fit one behind the near side rear passenger seat. (I have taken out the metal rear storage bins and added the plastic FF items as my vehicle is used daily as its just more convienient, the rear shelf and dog guard has been has been adapted to still fit and is installed every summer for camping...
this pair is by the head of the near side rear passenger........
on the front passenger seat box......
and finally this is under the drivers seat.
Now if I connect a 12v battery to all of these outlets would my car be classified as an electrical hybrid and fall into a lower taxation class!:D
But seriously, can anyone reccomend a battery monitoring system?
Paul
quite a few useful extras you have in the vehicle,
i would say they were put there for the journo's convienience being a press car and all.
battery moniters are in the catorgory you pay for what you get and and are all subjective.
regards
martin 2003 Stage 3 Event Vehicle
D2 V8i ES
Founding Chairman G4 Owners Club
All the components (power sockets, DIN sockets and voltage inverters) in your pictures where of my manufacture, I don't know what company actually fitted these to the press cars, but presume you run a second battery through a split charge system of some sort. If so your main starter/vehicle battery will look after its self and it is the second deep cycle liesure battery you would like to monitor - stick a volt meter on it, if its above 11 volts your ok!
Cheers Jim Carr
Member, G4 Challenge Owners Club
2006 G4 RRS, 2003 G4 DII, 1998 Paris/Dakar D1, 101FC, SIIa, FL2 i6
I am running a second yellow top battery (does`nt everyone?) and that is a cool 13.2volts. My main battery is a red top and is 10.4! and its not a year old yet (engine running is a lovely 14.4)
I do have a cd multichanger under the seat as well.
Wolfman
the yellow top auxillary battery is mounted so
and was fitted to the car when I bought it, the chap I bought it from did not say he did it so I assumed LR did it.....
On further investigation all the additional sockets are live with ignition off at 13.2v - therefore powered by this yellow top.
I take it you dont have one fitted?
any chance of piccies as to where the charging system is routed to the yellow top and of course the original red top
have you a split charger or are they wired parrallal
Current red top position... (sorry this shot is a little blurred)
what you can see here is the many connections to the +ve side of the battery one of them being from the +ve side of the yellow top. The two -ve wires one to earth and I think one to the winch. The cable route for the +ve side is......
along the bottom of the bonnet seal resting on the top of the layer of wires, neatly cable tied into position.... to this durite relay just behind the fuse box
(The smaller wires from the +ve term go to a 30A inline fuse holder and then off to the inside of the car - presumably to the power outlets)
from this it runs to the +ve terminal on the red top...
The negative side runs to the front of the car and is bolted to the bodywork here....
to the bolt in the centre of the photo. This is just in front of the air filter box.
Remembering basic physics from school they are wired in parallel. As for a "split charging" system I don`t know what I am looking for?
Does everyone have a 120 amp alternator? Which is what I have; i.e. has mine been upgraded because of all the surplus power requirements???
this shot is upside down but defintely 120 A and 14v!
Are other Discovery IIs like this?
Also What is secondary air?????