G'day mate i prefer the battery earth as its normally cleaner & doesn't suffer from rust & rubber mounted body parts etc that some vehicle chassis have thanks for watching Cheers Craig
G'day mate,when you purchase the heavy duty wiring kit you would start from back to front if you get what i mean as the battery terminal end will go through very small holes hope this helps & thanks for watching cheers craig
Looks like a great product, just bought one. I have one question. If the 3-Pin Anderson plug is only rated to 50A, why is there an 80A fuse? Should it be max 50A fuse?
G'day mate anderson plugs are rated at 600volts so pretty much anything we cuck at them within reason is fine we chuck in the larger fuse to protect form complete short,normally a dcdc can use 60 amps to run from alternator (a dcc charger will consume more amps to run than it can charge so a 50 amp fuse would not be large enough especially with 40 amp dcdc, hope this helps & thanks for watching Cheers Craig
I was waiting for someone to pick that up lol ,well done Wobbly great to see there is still people out there with a sense of humour Thanks for watching Cheers Craig
To use this on an 80 Series, from the starter battery (front), to the rear wagon area, routed either under and through the vehicle, which length would you recommend? 6.5m or 8m?
i would go the longer kit mate,no one ever complains about to much length lol,but seriously it is better to have more than you need & you can always cut to length & use the extra pins we supply with the kit
G'day dipux - it all depends on your application,grab a multi meter & start to measure if your not sure,we designed our heavy duty wiring kit's to eliminate voltage drop to a bare minimum thanks for watching Cheers Craig
G'day there mate,you only need to use the blue wire if you have a late model vehicle with a smart alternator/charging system, if you do just connect the wire to a 12v power output that is only on when the engine is running & has no power when turned off If you don't have a smart charging system,then you dont need to connect at all Thanks for watching Cheers Craig
They should be there asap here is a link for you kickassproducts.com/collections/wiring/products/kickass-premium-plug-play-dc-dc-wiring-kit Thanks for watching Cheers Craig
I am sooo reluctant to use KickAss stuff anymore since they totally ghosted me with a warranty claim. I really loved their gear, just cant support a company that treats customers a badly as I have been!!
Sorry to hear That Mike,we pride ourselves on our product's & our warranty, so im not sure what happened could you reply with your order no# & ill give you a buzz
G'day Will,these cables come with our new 40amp DCDC kit,or you can purchase them separately here is a few links for you www.kickassproducts.com.au/buy/kickass-40a-dcdc-charger-8m-heavy-duty-dcdc-wiring/KADCDC40A-AND-WK65 www.kickassproducts.com.au/buy/kickass-40A-dcdc-kit www.kickassproducts.com.au/buy/kickass-heavy-duty-8.0m-plug-amp-play-dcdc-wiring/KAHDDBWKPPPARENT
@@KickAssProducts I’ve got your (new) agm battery box, but it doesn’t the 3 pin Anderson. If I want to get your DCDC kit, do I need to get the 3 pin Anderson for the battery box?
@@willstaier3385 The ignition wire is required if you have a smart alternator. DCDC chargers want to see a certain charge to switch on, older fixed voltage alternators will give 14.5v constant once they engines started. The smart alternator will go 13v to 12.5 to 13v to 12.5v depending on load switching your DCDC charger on and off constantly
G'day again DYI,the midi fuse is a great idea,still the blade fuse is available in every servo in Australia though,i don't think there done yet Cheers Craig
@@KickAssProducts they may be available, they are also high chance to create high resistance joint. I see these things melt all the time because blade fuses are not designed for constant loads like midi or mega fuses are
@KickAssProducts at 4:00 any difference/downside/con in not using the negative terminal of the battery but using any "earth" point instead?
G'day mate i prefer the battery earth as its normally cleaner & doesn't suffer from rust & rubber mounted body parts etc that some vehicle chassis have
thanks for watching
Cheers Craig
Awesome vid, keep the re-takes going on future vids 🤙😅
Thanks for watching & the kind comment's
Cheers Craig
How do your except people to run the thick 3 anderson head through small holes! Does it pull apart?
You click the terminals out of the Anderson plugs and feed them through one at a. time, then push back in and they lock with a click!
G'day mate,when you purchase the heavy duty wiring kit you would start from back to front if you get what i mean as the battery terminal end will go through very small holes
hope this helps & thanks for watching
cheers craig
Looks like a great product, just bought one. I have one question. If the 3-Pin Anderson plug is only rated to 50A, why is there an 80A fuse? Should it be max 50A fuse?
G'day mate anderson plugs are rated at 600volts so pretty much anything we cuck at them within reason is fine we chuck in the larger fuse to protect form complete short,normally a dcdc can use 60 amps to run from alternator (a dcc charger will consume more amps to run than it can charge so a 50 amp fuse would not be large enough especially with 40 amp dcdc,
hope this helps & thanks for watching
Cheers Craig
Had a laugh at the old Dougie the pizza boy's dad's quote.
I was waiting for someone to pick that up lol ,well done Wobbly great to see there is still people out there with a sense of humour
Thanks for watching
Cheers Craig
To use this on an 80 Series, from the starter battery (front), to the rear wagon area, routed either under and through the vehicle, which length would you recommend? 6.5m or 8m?
i would go the longer kit mate,no one ever complains about to much length lol,but seriously it is better to have more than you need & you can always cut to length & use the extra pins we supply with the kit
Is the blue ignition (engine on) earthed somewhere?
G'day again mate,no earthing needed just 12v power while engine is running
Cheers Craig
How much voltage drop are we getting with the full length of the old wiring kit for the 25 amp DC/DC charger?
G'day dipux - it all depends on your application,grab a multi meter & start to measure if your not sure,we designed our heavy duty wiring kit's to eliminate voltage drop to a bare minimum
thanks for watching
Cheers Craig
Any concerns with this being ran without the ignition wire?
G'day there mate,you only need to use the blue wire if you have a late model vehicle with a smart alternator/charging system,
if you do just connect the wire to a 12v power output that is only on when the engine is running & has no power when turned off
If you don't have a smart charging system,then you dont need to connect at all
Thanks for watching
Cheers Craig
Is this available in the US market?
They should be there asap
here is a link for you
kickassproducts.com/collections/wiring/products/kickass-premium-plug-play-dc-dc-wiring-kit
Thanks for watching
Cheers Craig
I am sooo reluctant to use KickAss stuff anymore since they totally ghosted me with a warranty claim. I really loved their gear, just cant support a company that treats customers a badly as I have been!!
Sorry to hear That Mike,we pride ourselves on our product's & our warranty, so im not sure what happened could you reply with your order no# & ill give you a buzz
Is this the kit that comes when you buy the DCDC charger and wiring kit? Or is it still the old wiring kit?
G'day Will,these cables come with our new 40amp DCDC kit,or you can purchase them separately here is a few links for you
www.kickassproducts.com.au/buy/kickass-40a-dcdc-charger-8m-heavy-duty-dcdc-wiring/KADCDC40A-AND-WK65
www.kickassproducts.com.au/buy/kickass-40A-dcdc-kit
www.kickassproducts.com.au/buy/kickass-heavy-duty-8.0m-plug-amp-play-dcdc-wiring/KAHDDBWKPPPARENT
@@KickAssProducts I’ve got your (new) agm battery box, but it doesn’t the 3 pin Anderson.
If I want to get your DCDC kit, do I need to get the 3 pin Anderson for the battery box?
@@willstaier3385 The ignition wire is required if you have a smart alternator. DCDC chargers want to see a certain charge to switch on, older fixed voltage alternators will give 14.5v constant once they engines started. The smart alternator will go 13v to 12.5 to 13v to 12.5v depending on load switching your DCDC charger on and off constantly
Good to see its not a blade fuse
G'day again DYI,the midi fuse is a great idea,still the blade fuse is available in every servo in Australia though,i don't think there done yet
Cheers Craig
@@KickAssProducts they may be available, they are also high chance to create high resistance joint. I see these things melt all the time because blade fuses are not designed for constant loads like midi or mega fuses are
Hey! Great video. Thank you!
Thanks Mate,we always have fun doing the video's,glad you liked it appreciate the great feedback
Link?
G'day Davis,here is the link for you
www.kickassproducts.com.au/buy/kickass-heavy-duty-8.0m-plug-amp-play-dcdc-wiring/KAHDDBWKPPPARENT