Dual Battery
JK Junkie
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I think it's the best made. The smart battery isolator is included (even already installed and wired...).
The smart battery isolator is a solenoid, which beats the electronic ones in reliability.
Works flawlessly, and heard no complaints from others.
I use 2 Optima Yellow Tops.
Link - Genesis Offroad Jeep JK Dual Battery Kit
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JK Enthusiast
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For the controller I'm looking at the Painless 40121 w/ Jump Start. I've seen the genesis kit, but can't find just the tray. I'm also going with yellow tops. The M.O.R.E is the tray I'm looking at now. Both are on Amazon and will come out over $100 less than the genesis kit.
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JK Enthusiast
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Well, I'm starting to wonder if you work for Genesis. If not, you should. I just ordered their kit along with the G Screen monitoring system. That upgradable interface they have is pretty slick and is what pushed me to their set up. I can be a bit of a "geardo" when it comes to that kinda stuff.
Thanks for the input!
Thanks for the input!
JK Newbie
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You will like the Genesis kit. Shane is a good guy too. I let my medic alert bracelet contact the posts on top of the isolator which fried the chip. Shane sent me a new one and didn't rake me over the coals on the price. New isolator showed up real quick so I was good to go. Put some heat shrink on the two small posts on top of the isolator if you are any type of a clutz anbd work on electrical stuff without disconecting the battery
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JK Enthusiast
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You will like the Genesis kit. Shane is a good guy too. I let my medic alert bracelet contact the posts on top of the isolator which fried the chip. Shane sent me a new one and didn't rake me over the coals on the price. New isolator showed up real quick so I was good to go. Put some heat shrink on the two small posts on top of the isolator if you are any type of a clutz anbd work on electrical stuff without disconecting the battery
JK Junkie
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Well, I'm starting to wonder if you work for Genesis. If not, you should. I just ordered their kit along with the G Screen monitoring system. That upgradable interface they have is pretty slick and is what pushed me to their set up. I can be a bit of a "geardo" when it comes to that kinda stuff.
For the controller I'm looking at the Painless 40121 w/ Jump Start. I've seen the genesis kit, but can't find just the tray. I'm also going with yellow tops. The M.O.R.E is the tray I'm looking at now. Both are on Amazon and will come out over $100 less than the genesis kit.
For the controller I'm looking at the Painless 40121 w/ Jump Start. I've seen the genesis kit, but can't find just the tray. I'm also going with yellow tops. The M.O.R.E is the tray I'm looking at now. Both are on Amazon and will come out over $100 less than the genesis kit.
I’m not even thinking about working for them…
BTW, on their video, they say that the upgradable interface allows jump starting from the driver seat, as if that’s impossible without the interface. The kit without it, includes a jump start button which, too, can be installed to the left of the steering wheel.
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JK Junkie
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It can be installed anywhere within driver reach, and pushed once for 3 seconds to bridge the 2 batteries.
The plain jump-start switch has to be located left to the steering wheel, and pushed constantly with the left hand, while the right hand starts the engine.
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JK Enthusiast
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Well, arguably you can relocate a switch to anywhere you'd like. That being said, I do like the volt meter functionality and the read out. The biggest problem I always had with my last battery setup was remembering what the status was in each switch position.