Deployed question

[Whiskerbiscuit]

I get deployed for 3 months and home for 3 months on the regular.

question time...

I have a noco trickle charger that I plan on using while I am gone for the 3 months, bumping the PSI in the tires up a tad (40-41)...

should I be fine with the battery tender, what about the little aux battery? can I trickle charge that? I am unfamiliar with how this system is wired, or if it would receive voltage from the NOCO and keep it tended too.

thoughts?!

steve

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[friskeljr]

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/trickle-chargen.43795/

 

[AKJTR]

I'm stationed in Alaska and I mounted a noco trickle charger to my old duramax to keep the batteries from dying in the cold and on TDY's. I never had an issue with the batteries being dead. I plan to do the same with my Gladiator. But right now it's not cold enough to warrant winterizing it.

 

[Gladicon]

First off, Thank you for your service!
I have a 2020 Rubi with 5000 miles on it....... shows how much it sits.
My start stop battery (Little One) was dead, I hooked up a trickle charger, battery tender and it keeps them both charged, I connected lead to main battery and all has been good.
Good luck Mister!
I have family in Crossville, Daughter, Grand daughter and then my Grandson USAF who was just deployed to the Middle East and 4 Great Grandkids great place on the plateau.

 

[Whiskerbiscuit]

I'm stationed in Alaska and I mounted a noco trickle charger to my old duramax to keep the batteries from dying in the cold and on TDY's. I never had an issue with the batteries being dead. I plan to do the same with my Gladiator. But right now it's not cold enough to warrant winterizing it.

Where in Alaska? I was stationed in Cordova, AK.

 

[Whiskerbiscuit]

First off, Thank you for your service!
I have a 2020 Rubi with 5000 miles on it....... shows how much it sits.
My start stop battery (Little One) was dead, I hooked up a trickle charger, battery tender and it keeps them both charged, I connected lead to main battery and all has been good.
Good luck Mister!
I have family in Crossville, Daughter, Grand daughter and then my Grandson USAF who was just deployed to the Middle East and 4 Great Grandkids great place on the plateau.

I am in the Coast Guard, we get deployed in a sense but not like Middle East deployed, though there are plenty of coasties that have gone there and fought for us. Our deployments are drug interdiction, fisheries, and migrants.

Crossville is a great place, we are technically in Rockwood, but live in Cumberland County. In the mountain between those two places. We bought land there 4 years ago, and paying it off prior to my retirement so we have a place to settle... works perfect because my mother ended up buying the rest across the street haha.



All thank you for the information.

 

[Whiskerbiscuit]

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/trickle-chargen.43795/

Thanks for the link, drawing is helpful. I will use my NOCO.

 

[AKJTR]

Where in Alaska? I was stationed in Cordova, AK.

I'm stationed just south of Fairbanks. Interior Alaska is a different world compared to coastal Alaska. But I like the interior better.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

When sitting parked engine off the batteries are connected in parallel.

A decent charger should be able to keep the batteries up.

However, connect the negative to the top of the IBS, not directly to the main or crank battery negative terminal. Always charge through the top of the IBS, where the black ground wires are connected. Or, connect negative to the body ground terminal.

 

[Whiskerbiscuit]

When sitting parked engine off the batteries are connected in parallel.

A decent charger should be able to keep the batteries up.

However, connect the negative to the top of the IBS, not directly to the main or crank battery negative terminal. Always charge through the top of the IBS, where the black ground wires are connected. Or, connect negative to the body ground terminal.

IBS = intelligent Battery Sensor? in my Mini Cooper thats what it was. Just a little filter and circuit on the neg terminal right.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

IBS = intelligent Battery Sensor? in my Mini Cooper thats what it was. Just a little filter and circuit on the neg terminal right.

Yeah, sorry. I was so used to just calling it IBS........

Connect to the top where the nuts are, or the body ground which is where one of those two cables goes to.

 

[eeTwidget]

I’m in a similar situation w/ deployments however I live in a warmer climate so I’m going with solar charging. I just ordered a Rubicon but if you got another trim you can actually get a bigger panel. I’m guessing though, that you park your rig inside.

https://www.cascadia4x4.com/collect...-watt-hood-solar-panel?variant=35469971554456

 

[Whiskerbiscuit]

I’m in a similar situation w/ deployments however I live in a warmer climate so I’m going with solar charging. I just ordered a Rubicon but if you got another trim you can actually get a bigger panel. I’m guessing though, that you park your rig inside.

https://www.cascadia4x4.com/collect...-watt-hood-solar-panel?variant=35469971554456

Yes garage parked. I estimate 7 months of the year.

Past year I put 1200 miles on my mini.

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