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• Re: Trickle Charger (follow up 182 Amps)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 09:35:08 -0700
  ...last 10+ years, first with an '85 Westy with a Surepower isolator and the last four plus years with a '90 Westy and the...
• Re: 1.9l alternator bracket query
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:44:28 -0800
  ...some filler/isolator material to fill the gap between bracket and misshapen engine block. you haven't mentioned ovaled out holes for the alternator...
• Re: Battery/Beckett advice wanted
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 16:59:20 -0700
  ...Best would be to upgrade to a battery isolator, but sorry, I haven't worked on EVC's, only vanagons and buses. Just some...
• Re: Second Battery Under Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 14:23:55 EST
  ...since switching while the engine is running will ruin the alternator. Isolators waste a volt, and have trouble sensing 2 batteries at a time...
• Re: Auxillary batter - isolation device
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:31:02 -0400
  ...search on combiner). > >Seems like it would eliminate all the potential short comings of both the >relay and the isolator set ups. But then...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:44:50 -0800
  ...why didn't they use a flex joint and hang the exhaust from the > body with rubber isolators? > > (this Foreign Auto Supply kit should...
• Re: Newbie battery questions
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Wed, 16 May 2007 01:09:15 -0700
  ...the usual > instructions for installing an aux battery whether with relay, isolator or > > separator. Most setups add additional 12v outlets that are attached to...
• (Fwd) Re: '81 Westy Deep-cycle/group 41 combo Q's
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lumb
  Fri, 14 Mar 1997 16:12:33 +0200
  ...Get a bigger alternator! >-Do they sell and isolator that provides an appropriate charge to > each battery The relative internal resistance of each batt...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 22:38:36 -0600
  ...battery isolators are the next option. these are okay if you have the alternator to support it without having to mod the alternator. most...
• Re: Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:09:43 -0600
  ...I added an Isolator btween the batteries and now only my aux battery drains down. How do I figure out what item is causing...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:24:16 -0500
  ...They were wired into an isolator circuit so that anytime the engine or the generator was started, the isolator would allow the batteries to...
• Re: #8 Wire Terminal Crimp w/DIY Tools. Pass or fail? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:04:54 -0700
  ...Poor planning on my part, but it's not as "mission critical" as the connection at alternator and solenoid isolator in the engine bay...
• Re: Second battery, the story on relays.
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 23:31:21 -0500
  ...with a dead starting battery more than once due to failed isolator diodes, I've learned the hard way that sometimes simpler is best...
• Re: Westy auxiliary battery s...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Feb 95 09:55:09 CST
  ...Do not use a dual battery isolator (robs too much voltage from a VW alternator); use electrically operated relays instead. 2. You can fit...
• Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 10:50:33 -0800
  ...A hard way to learn! Did the Diesel Vanagon exhaust use isolators merely to limit transfer of muffler noise? I imagine not, as engine...
• Re: Nissan NV Cargo van review
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:52:46 -0700
  ...and another couple/three hundred for the AGM deep cycle battery, isolator & wiring. My plans are borrowing heavily from Daryl of AA Transaxle fame...
• Re: shur power 1315 wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 22:28:05 -0800
  ...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: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 9 Aug 2017 23:32:38 -0600
  ...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: Optima Blue D31M
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 13:50:36 -0700
  ...But you seem to prefer the 14.5 Sure Power Isolator option. (I guess this means an exterior regulator can't be taken to...
• '81 Westy Rims / Poptop Color
  Historical mailing list - Ron Schlamp
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 22:29:44 -0600
  ...whenever the van is plugged in, as well as using another isolator and a three way switch to be able to use the stereo...
• Aux battery Woahs
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Sun, 21 Jun 2015 10:31:15 -0700
  ...alternator would charge it through the main battery. (There is an isolator between for when it's off.) So, the battery, which I bought...
• Re: dead house battery / fully charged house battery?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Wed, 10 Sep 2014 09:47:54 -0400
  ...the am. > > > > I have the GoWesty second battery set up and isolator > > and assumed that the house lights all run from the house battery...
• Re: Battery current limiting device??
  Historical mailing list - Dwight Mattix (Dwight Mattix)
  Tue, 21 May 1996 14:14:30 -0700 (PDT)
  ...is to use a 'combiner' relay and not use an RV >>>'isolator'. Fine. >Dwight, I'm not familiar with either of these. > >>> >>>But a...
• Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 09:42:32 -0500
  ...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: Stereo Wiring
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 03:01:16 UT
  Your problem is not that of a bad ground as much as it is a "ground loop" Radio Shack sells ground loop isolators. They...
• Re: Suggestions for installing Home Stereo in '73 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Josh Poulson
  Tue, 04 Apr 1995 09:05:59 PDT
  ...to RV or Marine batteries? There are many forms of battery isolators made for this purpose. > I've checked out the archives in great...
• Re: Help with exhaust bracket design?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:24:41 -0400
  ...real answer is allowing the exhaust system to move with rubber isolators. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Overnight Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 10:48:43 -0800
  ...Aux battery had no problem (was on a Surepower Isolator). One clue stuck with me: after the install of the new engine the shop...
• Re: Aux battery...again
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 13:44:57 -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: [WetWesties] Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:42:48 -0700
  ...Will isolator block other inputs if "seeing" alternator input? I imagine not if there is only one wire to connect all input sources to...
• Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 8 Feb 2014 12:12:27 -0800
  ...I4 has more > vibration than the WBX. > > Originally I used 3 isolators as per the Diesel Vanagon, now I use > four; two per each...
• Re: Solar panels and curtains
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 15:33:42 -0500
  ...a solar panel is there is no need > for a > battery isolator or relay. The solar panel batteries can be > totally > independant of the...
• Re: Battery Isolator and wiring
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 09:10:46 -0800
  So let's assume a few things. If the batteries differ by one volt then you have one volt with 50A capability applied across...
• Re: Trans report : SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:23:29 -0700
  ...It was clear they went out of their way to disguise the fact that they didn't have a proper rubber isolator.
• Re: Help with exhaust bracket design?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:10:46 -0700
  ...The solution is rubber vibration isolators. You need to develop a support system that has a bit of 'give' in it. You could do...
• Howdy from a neophyte!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Tue, 19 Jul 94 18:07:33 PDT
  ...Ensembles to the back walls, (1) deep-cycle auxiliary battery with isolator, replaced that crappy (and expensive) faucet with (2) off-the-shelf ($8...
• Re: Second Request Help Needed w/Aux Battery Wiring
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:02:46 -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: Power Inverter advice requested
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:01:03 -0900
  ...I really like the smart relay, it doesn't lose voltage like a diode isolator, but it does monitor voltage and connects the batteries...
• report: Installing new Gowesty aux battery kit
  Historical mailing list - Andy Highland
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:59:33 -0700
  ...start the engine until I blip the throttle, apparently kicking the isolator solenoid over with an audible 'thunk'. The same 'thunk' can be heard...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 21:31:07 -0400
  ...This is only a switch, not an isolator. Chances are that you have one of those also. Sounds like you need to find a...
• Re: westy auxillary battery
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 14:49:26 -0800 (PST)
  ...Look next to the battery isolaters (but don't buy the isolator!!). Cheers, -David ============================================================================= David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat) SAIC...
• Re: Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 23:09:47 -0600
  ...lessor charged battery will pull off the better one without an isolator. AC golf cart's? Boy, are you dating yourself !!! :>) Later, Terry E...
• Battery Myths-including deep cycles
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:32:14 +0000
  ...Sure power isolators and other fancy devices offer limited benefits. I can add a bunch more but I gotta go for now. Dennis
• Battery Isolator
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  12 Jun 1996 09:44:27 -0700
  Mail*Link(r) SMTP Battery Isolator SyncroHead@aol and jwakefield@4dmg.net have talked about coach battery charging and the problem with the 0...
• Re: hella 2nd battery kit
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 09:12:48 -0400
  ...is one of relatively minor consequence, and far preferable to an isolator, which instead discharges your starting battery in the event of failure. This...
• Re: Auxillary batter - isolation device
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 15:59:56 -0700
  ...search on combiner). > > > >Seems like it would eliminate all the potential short comings of both the > >relay and the isolator set ups. But then...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:35:49 -0700
  ...They were wired into an isolator > circuit so that anytime the engine or the generator was started, the > isolator would allow the batteries to...
• Re: 1 Solar Panel: Alternate Charging Between 2 Aux. Batteries?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:27:10 -0700
  ...Have a separator > or isolator between aux and starting battery so both charge from alternator > when engine is running. �Trying to monitor/switch between...
• Re: Help with Dometic 12v wiring
  Historical mailing list - Rick Foster
  Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:07:16 -0400
  ...mine >outside) > >2nd battery relay (aka isolator relay). Works same way as above. > >If a 2nd battery (aka "aux." or "house") is installed, it...
• Re: testing capacity of house battery
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Wed, 3 Aug 2016 18:52:56 -0700
  ...I have a Riviera and they came with the Surepower isolator. I really like it, but I don't think that there's any...
• Re: ignition buzz in speakers on 88 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 09:25:36 -0400
  ...This can be fixed with a ground isolator from a car audio shop. Hope this makes sense. It's a bit counter-intuitive until...
• Re: FS '88 westy with only 36k original miles
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:35:20 -0700
  ...switch* New head light relay kit New auxiliary battery with new isolator All fluids freshly replaced New Atwood furnace New 3 window pop top...
• Re: Overwhelmed: Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 21:23:34 -0400
  ...I think that maybe if you use a good isolator, you can use a deep cycle for the second battery but I had read...
• Re: charge rate at main & aux batt
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:48:35 -0800
  ...Everything is up and running fine. > Recent discussions about relays, isolators, separators, over or > under-charging, etc., > makes me ask this question.: > Does the...
• Parting Out '85 Westy in Seattle Area
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 23:21:16 -0800
  ...refrig, or batteries. (This has an aux battery with solid state isolator). Both front and rear bumpers are fine, rear was new a year...
• Re: Plat Cat Heater Installation Update
  Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 13:15:49 -0800
  ...Hopefully I won't start a thread about isolators (shhh...) here but if you are shopping for a Surepower 1202R isolator mine was abound...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 15:42:28 -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: rats... my alternator is junk.
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:38:26 +0000
  ...way better regulation and also be > able to use a battery isolator to charge dual batteries. (house battery) > > Has anyone else here ditched their...
• Auxillary batter - isolation device
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 18:12:51 -0400
  ...As I was researching the suggestion for battery isolators manufactured by Sure Power Industries, Inc. I noticed they had a product they referred to...
• Re: battery kill switch
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:46:41 -0700
  ...and may even be better than a bucket full of relays, > isolators, and combiners. > > The reason I say this is because I have been...