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I appreciate you trying to point this out but the key difference between the 60AH and the 135AH with Dakota lithium is that the 135AH does include the internal heating element which is why I ultimately decided to use these batteries as opposed to the 60 AH dual purpose

Yes that’s right. It is a dual purpose starter battery. Please reference the link in my first post. Yes, I agree it is customary to isolate the two which is why I intend to use a DC-DC charger and isolator from my first post (I’m actually looking into Renogy as it might be better). If you look...

Thanks for the insight. I’m new to this so there’s a lot I don’t anticipate. I attached a photo of rough wiring diagram I got from Dakota Lithium. What do you think? It shows wires into the starter first which should solve the issue you describe with the starter draining right?

Correct yes. They have enough CCA to function as a starter. So I’m putting starter battery as one of the 135AH dual purpose and adding a house battery for the same.

Hey all, this is my first post so please take it easy on me! My goal is to make a dual battery, 200 w setup for my 2005 4Runner. I've read mixed reviews on the Dakota Lithium DP batteries but I decided I'd give it a shot. I realize there were cheaper options out there but I wanted to go with...