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    Posted: Jun/02/2020 at 1:23pm
I've been thinking about this and I would really like to add an accessory battery. Like a smaller deep cycle in the trunk. This way I can add a 120v outlet (I'm building my fourdoor for camping). Anybody else done this? Id want it to charge off of the alternator of course.
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I would think it would be no different than having a trailer with a deep cycle battery for an electric winch.
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Just look at RV wiring diagrams. Usually you put an isolation relay, diodes or switch, in the circuit as 2 dissimilar batteries in parallel will try to equalize. With different capacitance/internal resistance they tend to destroy each other unless very equally matched when not being charged. 
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