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• Re: insulating against road noise
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:19:50 -0700
  ...sometimes) (this is the same stuff that reimo sells as xtreme isolator) then spray all the nooks and crannies with "great stuff door and...
• Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 15:33:02 -0500
  ...but that it is not as likely to as with an isolator (in my experience). > As to being convinced, I am too. I like...
• Re: dead house battery / fully charged house battery?
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:26:48 -0500
  ...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: Another 2nd battery issue/question
  Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 16:07:21 -0700
  ...My aux battery is under the rear seat and charged through an isolator in the engine compartment. 1. I ran a wire (with an...
• Re: Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Steven Sittser
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:11:29 -0400
  ...many camper vans), to replace its ancient failed diode-based battery isolator. If I plug in the camper to 110, the power converter will...
• Friday - the unsexy vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 12:25:07 -0800
  ...let me think, oh yes, I do have a dual battery isolator." "Oh come on," she says, "everyone knows they only install those, because...
• Re: auxillary battery losing charge in 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 23:03:18 -0400
  ...I think you need an isolator but check the archives for the brand people have had sucess with for the optima. Good Luck Kevin...
• hot start relay didn't work - now what?
  Historical mailing list - John S. Cronin
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 12:54:06 -0400
  ...winter? Be more patient (yeah, right)? Replace or clean the battery isolator switch, or some other switch/component? Buy a new van? Thanks in...
• Flash Alert! Dual Battery Relay
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 16:33:20 -0800
  ...a 30 or 40 amp relay or 3.) install a batt. isolator. Also note: Bentley sometime shows wire sizes in standard (awg) gauge, and...
• Re: batteries ... and rummors of batteries
  Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
  Thu, 17 Nov 1994 13:59:29 -0800 (PST)
  ...If you install the second battery there, you need an isolator (about $12) to allow charging from the alternator, but keeps the load from...
• Re: clock problem - no clock or light
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Fri, 5 May 2006 02:34:11 -0400
  ...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: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 23:20:32 -0400
  ...and the batteries are relatively new. > > I use a SUREPOWER 1315 isolator for the 2 battery sets. > > When the battery got low, I took...
• Ignition question
  Historical mailing list - Billy
  Tue, 29 May 2007 23:08:26 -0400
  ...Recently I have added a Sure Power battery separator/isolator and hooked up my radio and interior lighting to the Aux battery. Everything has...
• Re: Follow-Up: Under-Sink Battery Installation
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:49:34 -0700
  ...Someone else will need the chime in here -- I built my own battery isolator setup using a big relay and stuff. -- Jack "Rocket j...
• Re: new non-westy fridge
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 16:21:20 -0400
  ...Relays, solenoids and isolators all have been discussed at length and both have pros and cons. If you only run it on battery when...
• Re: Aux battery Woahs
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 21 Jun 2015 14:36:31 -0400
  ...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: Auxiliary battery information (Type and physical access to)
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Thu, 8 Oct 2015 21:23:34 -0700
  ...disconnected it, and > re-did the routing for the stock battery > isolator. > > > Thank you, > > Linda and Bertha Mae in Berkeley > > > > IN CASE this is...
• Re: A twist on dual-battery configurations
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 19:56:47 -0500
  ...difficult (apart from the R&D which I enjoy) >than the isolator and voltage sensing method. I agree -- I just think it's a...
• Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:54:36 -0700
  ...No exotic regulator, charger, or isolator needed. No cutting of any stock wires needed. Sean's site shows the relays I prefer but he...
• Re: Was regarding the Dremel - now 4 pack ub12220 batteries install
  Historical mailing list - Danny C
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 21:18:08 -0700
  ...I also got a kick ass multi battery isolator. I also plugged a cord going from my inverter to the outlet under the cabinet...
• Re: 2nd battery relays & the Hella in particular
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 01:27:05 EST
  ...As I have placed into the archives on several previous occasions, the relay systems works, the isolator works and the adjustable Bosch voltage regulator...
• Story about my '84
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Sun, 29 May 1994 22:57:28 -0500 (CDT)
  ...It is damn bright!!! The next (soon) project is the dual battery/isolator/rewiring project!! I also adjusted the rear brakes.... Whew, what a...
• Re: Friday - the unsexy vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 13:31:23 -0800
  ...let me think, oh yes, I do have a dual battery > isolator." > "Oh come on," she says, "everyone knows they only > install those, because...
• so I had to ask
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 12:49:40 -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: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:17:05 -0400
  ...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: battery kill switch
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 06:43:58 -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...
• Re: Fw: Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 14:30:41 -0500
  At 01:58 PM 12/13/2001, Julian Burden wrote: >Ron previously emailed me that the existing fridge relay is a similar but >different...
• Re: 1.9l alternator bracket query
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:27:21 -0500
  ...I would also use some form of bedding compound .. >some filler/isolator material to fill the gap between bracket and >misshapen engine block. I...
• Electrical / Westy weekender 2nd battery questions
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Mon, 13 Oct 2003 12:22:17 -0400
  ...my son, but haven't learned much about auto electronics, relays, isolators, etc. Sam -- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD 89 Syncro GL 85 Westy Weekender...
• Re: T3 Westy's; batteries; how to have your cake and eat it
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 21:09:48 -0600
  ...ie two 70Ah batteries isolated with a surepower gives 70Ah for camping, while two isolated with an isolator with a relay with a 12V...
• Auxiliary Electrical System - Only CDN$1100
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 May 1998 13:44:13 -0700
  ...12, 12V meter+switch-$54, interior light and velcro kit-$24, isolator-$15, miscellaneous wiring, fuses, receptacles & covers, etc.-$26 = $420 LABOUR - Install all...
• Re: Fridge relay technical question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 01:19:57 -0500
  ...hooked up a second relay (no need to debate the >relay/isolator--that's not what the question is about) to charge a second...
• Re: [WetWesties] More electric drama.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 14 Jul 2018 14:12:52 -0700
  ...getting > ready to install a battery monitor, I noticed my Yandina isolator was on. > The green light, showing combined. I’m pretty sure it...
• Re: Simple auxillary battery question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 13:44:11 -0400
  ...I just swapped it out with an Optima and will be trying out an isolator instead of the stock relay setup my camper came...
• Fridge relay technical question
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 23:52:46 -0500
  ...hooked up a second relay (no need to debate the relay/isolator--that's not what the question is about) to charge a second...
• Re: Overwhelmed: Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 10:03:36 -0700
  ...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: Auxillary battery alternative
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 18:49:06 -0700
  ...If you had a starter battery and a deep cycle battery with a switch or isolator to separate them it is possible that your...
• Broke down in Omaha
  Historical mailing list - Kragen Sitaker
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 18:08:07 -0400
  ...road), doesn't have a working odometer, and has the battery isolator hooked up wrong. We bought a canvas-bag top carrier from a...
• Re: Optima Blue D31M
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 23:07:37 -0700
  ...OK? Thirdly, I personally recommend the Sure-Power Isolator (Flame me Dennis). This box bye-passes the Alternators' regulator and substitutes its own regulator...
• Re: Batteries/Dual Installation
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 10:11:36 -0400
  ...This is a poormans battery isolator. Manually operated. When you park, turn the switch off, camp away, (otherwise you may drain both batteries). When...
• Re: Flash Alert! Dual Battery Relay
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 11:44:48 -0500
  ...a 30 or 40 amp relay or 3.) install a batt. isolator. Also note: Bentley sometime shows wire sizes in standard (awg) gauge, and...
• Re: radio whine - success, failure, success
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:55:15 -0600
  ...practical matter though, I think the isolation transformer (aka > ground loop isolator) we talked about in the signal grounds should > take care of you...
• Re: Flash Alert! Dual Battery Relay
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 13:25:06 -0500
  ...a 30 or 40 amp relay > or 3.) install a batt. isolator. > > Also note: Bentley sometime shows wire sizes in standard > (awg) gauge, and...
• Re: '81 Westy Rims / Poptop Color
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:27:05 -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...
• Re: '81 Westy Rims / Poptop Color
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 20:38:12 -0800
  ...whenever the van is plugged in, as well as using another isolator and a > three way switch to be able to use the stereo...
• Re: On I4 Engine Vibration/ hard mount of carrier
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 11:45:07 EDT
  ...Usually, those subframes have the engine mounted through active or passive motor mounts, and then mount to the frame through another passive isolator. Sometimes...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Re: Tracking down alternator D+ circuit.
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:54:40 -0700
  ...A really good solution is to install a SURE POWER battery isolator - more expensive but excellent solution especially for thos with an auxiliary battery...
• Re: Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 13 Oct 1994 08:05:57 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I found this out the hard way ($300 for diagnostics, new battery isolator, voltage regulator, etc.) on my '82 camper. Battery had "tested" (that...
• Alternator - Battery - jumpstart questions
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 13:42:31 -0400
  ...on the same circuit? i'm not really sure how the isolator works and whether altering the circuit from the camper battery to the...
• Re: Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the ElectricalGurus
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:27:11 -0400
  ...The sure power isolator or smart relay is actually a voltage controlled relay. It connects the two battery banks when either one is being...
• Re: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Aug 2017 14:03:35 +0000
  ...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: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:08:56 -0800
  ...why didn't they use a flex joint and hang the exhaust from the >> body with rubber isolators? > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford...
• Re: battery kill switch
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:52:45 -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...
• Parting Out '85 Westy in Seattle Area
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 09:46:09 -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: Another Burning Van!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 13:13:02 -0700
  ...Most common battery isolator or separator switches won't allow that easily ...... unless you use jumper cables to jump start yourself from your aux...
• Re: Starter Engages When Revving Engine
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:27:13 -0700
  ...but.......... > It may matter that it is equipped with a battery isolator and until today, > the only thing that ever changed when I revved...
• Re: Aux. Battery/Non-Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 10:57:14 -0500
  ...I have looked into Sure-Power isolators, but they are big $$$. I plan to use an Optima deep cycle battery. Any help is appreciated...
• Re: Aux battery Woahs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 21 Jun 2015 18:14:38 -0400
  ...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: Ignition question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 30 May 2007 06:42:59 -0700
  ...Recently I have added a Sure > Power battery separator/isolator and hooked up my radio and interior > lighting to the Aux battery. Everything has...
• Re: Recommended battery booster works great
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:19:52 -0800
  Hi, Scott, doesn't an isolator prevent that? Eric Eric Wunrow Pictures 85 S Union Blvd, #Q123 Lakewood, CO 80228 303. 988. 8717 VW...