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• Auxilliary battery, relays, installation
  Historical mailing list - Laurie Loeb
  Sat, 15 Feb 1997 22:02:12 -0800 (PST)
  There's been so much talk about auxilliary battery installation and problems with the relays and isolators et al, and different ways of installation...
• fridged removed
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 22:05:00 -0500
  ...from the PO, but i do not have the fuse box isolator for it located behind the drivers seat, does any have this or...
• Re: Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN?(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:33:32 -0900
  ...in AK - Now back to our regular scheduled discussions, tires, battery isolators, illegal imports, etc, etc, etc...... ----- Original Message ----- From: Aaron Pearson <aarondpearson@HOTMAIL...
• Re: Battery Under Back Seat
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 15:51:52 -0700
  ...This can have > catastrophic effect > >due to the amount of current that can suddenly surge through > the wiring. > > > >Traditional "battery isolators" don't work...
• Re: circuit for bridging the batteries
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 17:38:47 -0500
  Why not just put a battery Isolator in. It will allow you to charge both batteries without drawing power from on another. The problem...
• Re: Batteries and solar panels!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 16:30:20 -0700
  ...battery. (kill 2 birds; battery kill > switch and isolator in one?) > > Neil. > > On 7/4/15, PB <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote: > > > For the past...
• FW: [Syncro] Wiring And Amperage Tips For 2nd Battery & Winching
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 17:18:54 -0400
  ...Take the jumper off, and we are They make these things called "multi-battery isolators". Essentially, it lets power run into the circuit, but...
• Re: Second Battery (again)
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:16:20 -0800
  ...BTW, my previous Westy, and '85, had a solid state isolator and aux battery with everything except the starter, ignition, and cigarette lighter on...
• Re: battery kill switch
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:52:01 -0400
  ...and may even be better than a bucket full of relays, isolators, and combiners. The reason I say this is because I have been...
• Re: Inverter or AC/DC
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Fri, 28 May 1999 12:54:24 -0700
  ...power the fridge (only 2 way, no propane) and a battery isolator wired into the charging circuit so you can't drain the main...
• Re: Broke down in Omaha
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 21:09:11 -0400
  ...road), doesn't have a working odometer, and has the battery isolator hooked up wrong. *snip* John, the engine rebuilding guy, called to say...
• Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 02:03:44 -0700
  ...I use a SUREPOWER 1315 isolator for the 2 battery sets. When the battery got low, I took to idling the van for about...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 14 Mar 2004 (#2004-220)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 07:01:28 -0800
  ...http://www.geocities.com/harald_nancy/isolator.htm http://www.surepower.com/pdf/180012p.pdf Good luck TJ 87 Syncro Date: Sun, 14 Mar...
• Re: batteries?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:07:58 -0700
  ...a main Battery under passengers seat? > > > - Also have installed Hella battery isolator relay per wiring diagrams in > Bentley Manual; Question posed is this it...
• Re: fridge wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:44:04 -0700
  ...i have a large gauge wire coming off an isolator in the engine compartment coming to an auxiliary battery under the front seat. i...
• Re: Isolator, where to put it?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 17:51:54 -0600
  ...COM> Date: Saturday, January 23, 1999 10:45 PM Subject: Re: Isolator, where to put it? >Greetings, >With regard to relays in "campers": >"3...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 08:29:02 -0500
  ...An isolator is not necessary and wastes energy (hence the cooling fins). To be on the safe side, add your own wire (6 gauge...
• Re: Getting rid of tailgaters/ f
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 12:00:29 -0500
  ...ink or > > perhaps a putrid smelling liquid? Should you use > > an isolator between the primary tank and the > > auxiliary? > > > > > > >>When all else fails, and...
• Re: 80 Vangon mystery part?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 11:29:43 -0500
  Sounds like an aftermarket battery isolator. Does (or Did) your Vanagon have 2 batteries? TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://volksweb.relitech.com 85 Vanagon...
• Re: fridged removed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 22:24:37 -0600
  ...from the PO, but > i do not have the fuse box isolator for it located behind the drivers > seat, does any have this or...
• Re: Aux Battery Installation - How to do?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 10:47:36 -0500
  John, There are mountains of posts in the archives with debates over whether to use a relay or an isolator and some of the...
• Auxiliary Battery Madness (looong)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 17:27:26 -0800
  ...First, I had a Sure Power isolator installed by a mechanic. It never worked properly. Then I discovered a write up on installing an...
• auxiliary battery madness... long
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 16:01:28 -0700
  ...First, I had a Sure Power isolator installed by a mechanic. It never worked properly. Then I discovered a write up on installing an...
• auxiliary battery research, long....
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 10:08:46 -0700
  ...First, I had a Sure Power isolator installed by a mechanic. It never worked properly. Then I discovered a write up on installing an...
• Re: Battery Woahs Part II
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Fri, 3 Jul 2015 16:00:19 -0700
  ...Went back to the aux and noticed my isolator was not isolating. How do I know! I have a Yandina combined/isolator that has...
• Re: Auxillary batter - isolation device
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 22:34:38 -0700
  ...Seems like it would eliminate all the potential short comings of both the relay and the isolator set ups. But then I wonder what...
• Re: auxilliary battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 23:25:09 -0400
  ...Others prefer to use a battery isolator which is connected to the alternator regulator. Again, most people use a separate system to manage their...
• repost: Auxiliary Battery Madness... long
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 11:56:41 -0700
  ...First, I had a Sure Power isolator installed by a mechanic. It never worked properly. Then I discovered a write up on installing an...
• Re: DC to DC Charger for Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:32:40 -0400
  ...Much less expensive when ordered > directly from Renogy. > > It also acts as an isolator between the batteries, and has an > interesting feature > where you...
• Re: Rock auto = smoking rock on shipping prices
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:21:10 -0800
  ...the Diesel Vanagon Bosal exhaust isolators. I'd mentioned this on the DV list. "..... 2 or more and shipping goes from 1st class @ $2...
• Dual Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 19 Apr 1994 11:14:15 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I used two Sears car batteries, I can't remember the exact rating, and an isolator I got at a normal auto parts store...
• Is a Battery Charger to run 12V systems from 120V OK?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Prouse
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 17:00:07 -0400
  ...In my current van, I have 2 batteries and an isolator. The stereo (and maybe the fridge) are wired into the secondary optima deep...
• Re: 91 Camper - Factory Default Aux battery install help
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:01:51 -0600
  ...What GoWesty does is run terminal 87 to their isolator. This makes both sides of the isolator common when the vehicle is running, so...
• Re: 85 Westy A/C & Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 23:43:31 -0500
  ...Would > both wires connect from + to the alternator, and if so, is that a problem > without an isolator? Will that configuration run everything in...
• Re: Auxilary battery
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 09:34:10 -0600
  ...Relays, isolators. Optima, starting. This topic is like religion or politics--or tires--go with what you believe and call all the others wrong...
• Fridge Relay
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 09:09:46 -0400
  ...When you hook your 2nd battery in to the camper, and you use super high power relays the way you should (instead of isolators...
• deep cycle battery fitment
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  16 May 1997 15:01:31 -0600
  ...It discusses the pro's and con's of passive isolators vs. relays vs. active isolators. I haven't read it in detail, but...
• another fyi FS 1987 Syncro Adventurewagen Camper USA san diego area $13600
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Sun, 24 Sep 2006 23:46:29 -0500
  ...BATTERIES UNDER BACK SEAT,HEAVY-DUTY 18-AMP ALTERNATOR WITH CHARGING ISOLATOR,APPLIANCE MAUNALS ARE IN THE VAN,HAVE ALL THE SHADES,AND TWO...
• Re: Propane tubing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 May 2015 09:37:02 -0400
  ...This includes connection to a compressor usually mounted on vibration isolators. Properly installed and shaped it can take some vibration. Dennis From: William Monk...
• Re: dead house battery / fully charged house battery?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 9 Sep 2014 21:44:05 -0600
  ...the am. > > I have the GoWesty second battery set up and isolator > and assumed that the house lights all run from the house battery...
• Fw: Auxiliary Battery Madness (looong)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 18:13:15 -0800
  ...First, I had a Sure Power isolator installed by a mechanic. It >never worked properly. Then I discovered a write up on installing an...
• Re: Second Battery for Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 17:32:39 -0400
  ...Whitney (70 amp - advertised as a heavy current accessory relay or some such), but DON"T buy their battery isolators, since they are diode...
• Re: New Westy Owner(and list)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 17:59:20
  ...Inverter and Isolater. > >I've done the stove, the 2nd battery/isolator, and the gas heater (BA6) in my '77 Westy. Let me know...
• Re: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 09:27:31 -0800
  I've owned a few BMWs with these same alternators and the batteries were in the trunks in the opposite corner, about as far...
• Re: Battery Woahs Part II
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 3 Jul 2015 18:25:52 -0700
  ...Went back to the aux and noticed my isolator was not isolating. How do I know! I have a Yandina combined/isolator that has...
• Re: AEG alternator L connection. Was: Re: Wbx 90 Amp alternator fit Jetta ABA engine?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 13:16:41 -0800
  ...The AEG engine alternator fit but the L wire didn't seem to work when connected to the vehicle D+ My battery isolators clacked...
• Re: My aux battery solution
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 08:52:02 -0700
  ...I > use the relay as the isolator. All the camping stuff is after the relay > and the aux battery. > -steve-
• Re: your favorite 12 V accessory
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:14:54 -0800
  ...The only true way for this to not happen is to get one of > the more expenses battery isolators, which are far more sophisticated...
• Re: 2nd Battery Time Again...
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 10 May 2001 14:47:32 -0700
  ...If you would like to see info for installing a second battery, using a dual battery relay or isolator, you can check out my...
• Re: On I4 Engine Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 11:02:58 EDT
  ...Its impressive to see the heating of a properly designed isolator when coupled to a significant vibrational power source. The dampening is achieved by...
• Re: Installing 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:10:29 -0800
  ...First, I had a Sure Power isolator installed by a mechanic. It never worked properly. Then I discovered a write up on installing an...
• alternator - '81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - patty and danny
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 19:41:43 -0800
  ...I have two batteries without an isolator installed and I think that may be putting unnecessary wear on them, but I don't think...
• Auxillary battery - stock setup?
  Historical mailing list - jesse lee reynolds
  Tue, 19 Apr 1994 21:51:04 -0500 (EST)
  ...external | | battery ??????????????????????????? 110 V AC->->->|power|->->->charger supply | | | alternator |inver| V <-<-regulator?<-<-isolator<-<-< or inside | ter | 2nd 1st battery 110 V AC<-<-<-| |<-<-<-12V Dc...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 20:14:23 -0600
  ...If you are going to use the 12V a lot, you should get the 2 battery set up with a battery isolator and run...
• Re: SurePower Battery Isolator
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 06:38:31 EDT
  In a message dated 10/07/2005 11:45:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: Either the 1314 or the...
• Re: wiring auxiliary battery
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Fri, 26 May 2000 17:58:15 EDT
  ...Then there are battery "isolators" and "separators", which are a bit fancier, and have somewhat different techniques for connecting the batteries, and deciding when...
• Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 14:51:05 -0500
  At 02:18 PM 12/13/2001, Julian Burden wrote: >This is not my understanding of relay failures - I thought that relays were >more...
• Re: Isolator, where to put it?
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 13:58:28 -0800
  Bill, Just a quick comment on the relay. Of course, everyone can make up their own mind, and I respect everyone's opinion. But...
• Second battery, the story on relays.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:06:40 -0600
  ...I don't know how much the separator costs - I assume it's in > the same > range as the isolator ($70). It sounds from...
• Starter Engages When Revving Engine
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:00:39 -0400
  ...It may matter that it is equipped with a battery isolator and until today, the only thing that ever changed when I revved the...