--- Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > Sure, that one big wire will work for starting, but > only if the ground > wire to the second battery is large already. The > same amount of current > flows through the negative lead of a battery as the > positive lead. In the stock dual battery setup found in '85-'87 non-GL Campers, the auxiliary battery uses the identical grounding method as the starting battery, using the same battery ground cable assembly. Here is an old photo: <http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/photos/Under_Drivers_Seat.jpg> I have since added a yellow top Optima and a relay that uses the on/off signal wire from my headend unit to control power to the rest of my A/V components. <http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/AV_System_Diagram_and_Product_Specs.htm> Thanks,
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