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• Re: shur power 1315 wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:44:56 +0000
  ...Mon, 25 Dec 2006 15:39:22 -0600 > >Dave wrote; > >>I installed a shurpower 1315 isolator. It is so simple, I don't know...
• Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 7 Feb 2014 11:11:46 -0800
  ...Each set uses 2 diesel > Vanagon Bosal isolators similar to the OEM diesel Vanagon driver side > bracket. Images: > > > https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bDtROeOoKMA/UO...
• wiring fires!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 02:58:44 -0400
  ...the plastic Isolators don't usually make it 15-20 years and could lead to a problem with or with out the key or...
• mystery short draining second battery
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 08:06:19 -0800
  I have a sure power isolator and second battery, installed at the company that converted my 86 vanagon. I tried to replace the second...
• Re: refridge flame blowout
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 08:17:30 -0600
  ...you should >get the 2 battery set up with a battery isolator and run the fridge off the >non-ignition battery. >leonard jones ----------------------------------------------------------- James...
• Re: thinking about a (VW) Thing
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 07:46:40 -0700
  ...So are never ending discussions about battery isolators. I hate to add more noise to the list, but I agree with Terry. It was...
• More electric drama.
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Sat, 14 Jul 2018 13:29:36 -0700
  ...Problem#2 when exploring the wiring around the battery because I’m getting ready to install a battery monitor, I noticed my Yandina isolator...
• Stone Shield
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 11:38:47 -0400
  ...What is the best way to hook it up....through a battery isolator or through a battery selector switch or is there some other...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 13:06:29 -0400
  ...Install a diode "isolator" between the alternator, and this second battery. This permits both batteries to charge when the car is running, but current...
• Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 8 Feb 2014 11:57:16 -0800
  ...Originally I used 3 isolators as per the Diesel Vanagon, now I use four; two per each set of DV type driver side brackets...
• Re: Second Battery not charging
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:18:16 -0700
  ...battery, and then ran another 8 > gauge wire to connect the isolator to the battery. Everything works as > expected, except that the battery is...
• rats... my alternator is junk.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 11:18:29 -0800
  ...way better regulation and also be able to use a battery isolator to charge dual batteries. (house battery) Has anyone else here ditched their...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:14:04 -0700
  ...The "can" I bought is labelled as a battery isolator. Diagram I linked to was the clearest one I could find after a quick...
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:00:29 EST
  ...gazillion times if not more ! Relay systems work but not well, isolator systems work a little better but still not correct. OOPS ! Big screw...
• Re: Isolator vs Seperator (mechanical relay) was Re: Sure Power 1315 battery separator
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:00:04 -0800
  I'm sorry, but it is clear that you have no idea what you are writing about. The 2 batteries are connected in parallel...
• Re: Group-41 deep cycle gel-cel battery -payback
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 20:38:28 -0400 (EDT)
  ...BTW, I am using a A/B/Both switch instead of making the relay vs isolator decision and wiring in an on-board charger...
• Re: Aux Battery Relay/Selenoid
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 16:11:52 -0500
  ...From what I have been told, (which could be wrong) you can't use a Solid State isolator with the older Borsch Alternators. Zap...
• Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 17:48:55 -0700
  ...I have read that a battery isolator is >not good,but should use a high amp relay(how high of an amp?). Local RV...
• Re: ssolar cell for ev
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Fri, 14 Mar 97 10:51:00 PST
  ...There is a lot of useful information on battery isolators, charge controllers, and such for gaining maximum performance out of a second battery (and...
• Battery current limiting device??
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 20 May 1996 14:15:39 CST6CDT
  ...is to use a 'combiner' relay and not use an RV 'isolator'. Fine. But a problem remains when the aux battery is heavily discharged...
• Re: Rock auto = smoking rock on shipping prices
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:20:42 -0600
  ...the Diesel Vanagon Bosal exhaust > isolators. I'd mentioned this on the DV list. > > "..... 2 or more and shipping goes from 1st class @ $2...
• Re: 85 Westy A/C & Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 08:24:55 -0400
  ...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: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 19:40:34 -0800
  The voltage drop across the diode is on the order of 0.7vdc. If the alternator is measuring at the alternator rather than the...
• Re: Second battery level voltages?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 06:33:50 EST
  ...9 now, after shut down, since installing the Sure Power battery isolator. I had the same problem your having when using the relay method...
• Re: My Sink Faucet/Pump Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:48:00 -0700
  ...The sounding board really helps transmit the "vibes". ;) I considered adding some kind of isolator. Maybe I'll slip a piece of old coolant...
• Re: Fridge Insulation Redo?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:23:52 -0700
  ...Used that stuff to fix a separating DV exhaust isolator. (as per a tip from Jake) I'll opt for the less expensive stuff...
• Re: Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 13:55:11 -0800
  ...of aux. batt. plus about $100 for a solid-state > batt. isolator compatible with my Bosch alternator. > > I noticed that the D750 has a...
• Re: Battery Under Back Seat
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 13:27:33 -0700
  ...Traditional "battery isolators" don't work well in a Vanagon due to the voltage drop. (Didn't work well in my old Jeep, either...
• Re: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 9 Aug 2017 16:49:24 -0700
  ...Another project is to update from solenoid type isolators (they're rated for continuous duty) I'm using. At this rate I'll never...
• Re: Rock auto = smoking rock on shipping prices
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:31:44 -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...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:08:25 -0800
  ...In particular the drive side with the Bosal DV perpendicular and ~ 45� isolators as Scott refers to. The added arm for the cat is...
• Re: Installing AMP in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 01:17:04 +0000
  ...I have tried installing both a <DIV></DIV>&gt;ground-loop isolator (to the RCA plugs) and an inline noise filter ( on the <DIV...
• Re: Batteries and solar panels!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 16:43:52 -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...
• Re: Charging Lithium battery
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 29 Apr 2020 12:39:09 -0400
  ...It is smart so it maintains the battery correctly, and will also act as a solar controller, and a battery isolator. All of these...
• Re: Aux. Battery w/o Relay
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 10:48:56 -0500
  ...Use the relay or an isolator, and take a trip to your local library and bone up on battery stuff. Developing business and guiding...
• Re: 1982 accelerator cable needs replacement-resend due to no replies
  Historical mailing list - Matt Price-Hutchinson
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 13:55:09 +0100
  ...Thanks, Paul _____ Some time ago, due apparently to arcing from the accelerator cable to my battery isolator terminals, that cable broke in mid-trip...
• Re: [Syncro] dual battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Aug 2004 23:54:46 -0400
  Karl, If you buy a cheap RV, it may use a battery isolator of some sort. If you get any RV of significant size...
• Re: solar charger
  Historical mailing list - David Hardy
  Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:47:55 -0700
  ...be wired to the main battery via a Sure Power 1315 isolator, which will charge the aux battery when the engine is running (and...
• Re: Isolator, where to put it?
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 20:57:39 -0800
  Greetings, With regard to relays in "campers": "3-way refrigerator relay": The 2 vanagon full westfalia campers ('81 and '90) that I have owned...
• Re: Aux battery...again
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:40:09 -0600
  ...I have the battery isolator kit but no battery! > Anyony who has a wiring diagram for the Aux battery using the 2 wires right...
• Re: stupid question of the day . . .
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:58:40 -0700
  ...two other things - personally, i've never trusted isolators very much. Would much rather have plane ole manual control of when a battery is...
• Re: #8 Wire Terminal Crimp w/DIY Tools. Pass or fail? PICS
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:41:09 -0600
  ...I'm in the process of wiring a 135W solar panel, controller, isolator, fridge, new light, amp, sub, etc......now I'm on my...
• Call for Papers: "My Norcold DC0040"
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 07:04:05 -0700
  ...management, the aux battery, how to keep it charged, relays versus isolators and other wiring issues come up. It seems to me that it...
• Re: Optima Blue D31M
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 19:22:33 -0700
  ...A few of mine when-south soon after I installed the Isolator. Since then, I haven't noticed abnormal bulb-failure though. Most 12...
• Re: automatic extiguisher wasRe: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 20 Dec 2003 19:46:27 +1300
  ...and a remote battery-isolator to kill the fuel flow. I had a fire in a Fiat 850 Coupe Series 2. I was going...
• Re: Blue wire to aux battery dead
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 7 May 2007 09:38:08 -0700
  ...On 5/7/07, Gregor Brandt <gbrandt@marionette.ca> wrote: > yes I have 0 volts at the blue wire to the isolator. I have...
• Re: Solar panels and curtains
  Historical mailing list - Michael Blackbun
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 14:15:03 -0600
  ...One advantage of dual battery with a solar panel is there is no need for a battery isolator or relay. The solar panel batteries...
• Re: fridge wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:27:24 -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: Further Information
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Wed, 3 Aug 2011 20:35:35 -0500
  ...her for that.) > On the trip I picked up a battery isolator for a second battery behind the > seat, The starting battery is in...
• Re: radio whine - success, failure, success
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:35:26 -0400
  ...As a practical matter though, I think the isolation transformer (aka ground loop isolator) we talked about in the signal grounds should take care...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 15:53:39 -0700
  ...and the batteries are relatively new. > > I use a SUREPOWER 1315 isolator for the 2 battery sets. > > When the battery got low, I took...
• Re: refer madness update
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 23:24:17 -0700
  ...I will update the section on the battery isolator soon, but currently there is a section explaining the relay. Hope this helps. Harald '90...
• Re: [Fwd: common speaker wire to rear Vanagon speakers]
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 10:09:23 -0700
  ...Eastwood sells a ground isolator that will allow you to use the single wire that goes to the back. $50, it is designed for...
• clock problem - persistant
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Fri, 5 May 2006 01:34:36 EDT
  ...without worry that the primary battery may run down. (I also used an isolator when I installed the second battery.) Unfortunately, the repair person...
• Re: Second Request Help Needed w/Aux Battery Wiring
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:57:59 -0700
  ...Likely the isolator relay. And yes it is most likely grounded throught the case. Was the battery functioning before? The best way to trace...
• Re: Electric: Where should +12V to camping fusebox and relay originate?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 9 Mar 2014 15:25:37 -0700
  ...It sounds to me like there is a battery isolator relay and the stock fridge relay in the aux battery box under the driver...
• Re: rats... my alternator is junk.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 12:35:52 -0800
  ...way better regulation and also be > able to use a battery isolator to charge dual batteries. (house battery) > > Has anyone else here ditched their...
• Re: Charging the battery
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:25:35 -0700
  Not that you asked but....... ;^) *IF* your aux battery uses a relay or isolator, (most likely) is wired correctly (most likely) and parts are...
• Re: radio whine, need help
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 15:12:31 -0400
  use a "ground loop isolator" f.ex. from http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062214 On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 2...
• Re: Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:01:54 -0500
  ...Didn't you have a relay or something to separate them before you put in the isolator? In addition to the items named in...