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Re: aux battery + jump starting
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Thu, 11 Nov 2004 16:21:46 -0500
...Howdy, I have an aux battery, isolated from my main using a Hellroaring isolator. I run an amp, cd changer, and a 45L Engel...
Re: Charging Second Battery
Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
Thu, 30 Oct 1997 17:00:25 -0800
...Does anyone know if they use a relay or multi-battery isolator or manual cut-off switches (as in the VW AdventureWagen from Ft...
Re: Battery isolator question
Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
Thu, 31 Jul 2014 12:39:58 -0700
...For the cheap group 41 under driver seat, I've been using a "can" type solenoid isolator image: http://tinyurl.com/plgduwy w/o...
Re: Second battery in Westy
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 4 Mar 2012 18:55:05 -0500
...1) There is no voltage loss, as opposed to a diode based battery isolator, so the battery always charges at full voltage 2) In...
Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
Historical mailing list - Arnold Schultz
Mon, 10 Jun 1996 03:41:50 -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: stupid question of the day . . .
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:36:09 -0400
...The likeliest methods are skinny wire with a relay, fat wire with a relay, a diode isolator (2x3" or so box with three heavy...
Re: Has anyone dealt with Hellroaring Technologies?
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 23:09:30 -0600
...The battery isolator is now working very nicely and I'm pleased with its efficiency. Maybe the company will update their documentation so this...
Re: Why OXS and Battery lights on until 2000 rpm?
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 00:41:07 EDT
...What esle should I check or is this not a problem? I have an auxillary battery that has an isolator wired to the refrigerator...
Aux battery
Historical mailing list
Mon, 3 Feb 1997 20:06:03 -0500 (EST)
...In lieu of an isolator what would happen if I wired the second battery in parallel with the first but put a heavy duty...
Re: WTB a new radio.....
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Mon, 14 Feb 2000 08:50:01 -0800
>One thing Crutchfield did tell me I needed was a floating ground >isolator since the rear speakers are wired with a single ground, and...
Re: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Wed, 4 Feb 2004 09:43:55 -0800
http://www.turbobricks.org/mods.php?content=alternator_ext-reg At 01:34 PM 2/3/2004, you wrote: >Can you post the link...
Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:43:07 -0700
...battery solenoid "can" type isolator is > actuated by the alternator blue wire (D+) > > Easy to measure the "can" isolator current draw, but blue wire...
Re: Aux battery function, how?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 10 May 1999 13:00:47 -0400
...A battery isolator is a pair of large diodes connected so that the center (charging) terminal can supply either or both connected batteries, but...
aux.battery
Historical mailing list - thowland
Sun, 14 Dec 1997 22:30:44 -0800
...Anyone know of a easy way to install an auxiliary battery? I have a duel battery isolator from Leisure Components and the instructions make...
Battery Location(was Re: Aux. Battery Isolator Relay)
Historical mailing list - Mark Bowie
Mon, 15 Sep 1997 11:50:15 -0400
Thanks for the help with the relay question. I have one more before I start. It seems the best place for the two Trojan...
Re: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?
Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:07:54 -0500
...Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat? > MANY premium brand manufacturers use the same basic alternator with > integrated regulator as the...
Re: Power Inverter advice requested
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:06:11 -0800
...I really like > the smart relay, it doesn't lose voltage like a diode isolator, but it
short in second battery/isolator system
Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
Fri, 13 Aug 2004 21:25:30 -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: Adding the second battery to the early vanagon ('80)
Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
Wed, 7 Oct 1998 23:59:16 -0400
...The hard part is routing >the positive wire to the main battery, some people would use an isolator >but I have been using this...
Re: Help with exhaust bracket design?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:02:17 -0700
...Obviously I missed the point. > > I did not know about the isolators needed for the exhaust system. > > I didn't know the Vanagon exhaust...
A twist on dual-battery configurations
Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
Thu, 20 Dec 2001 15:26:49 -0500
...By now we all know that a standard battery isolator drops the voltage available to charge the batteries. In a Vanagon this leaves too...
Re: Batteries
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:16:47 -0700
...A diode isolator with a ~0.7VDC drop across it will effectively isolate the accessory battery when starting but will reduce the charging voltage...
Re: Fuel pump noise?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:49:19 -0700
...Those rubber isolators > make a big difference. > > Dennis I'll say. It's is frequently suggested to first turn on the ignition and listen...
Re: dual battery isolator / Optima Batteries
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:35:48 -0600
> I screwed a #4 x > 3/8ths" stainless steel pan-head/phillips head screw into that very > small gap between the core and the...
Re: 2nd battery full-time?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:53:53 -0700
The battery seperator or isolator you installed, if installed properly, will take care of that. Even the basic factory relay system works to do...
Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
Thu, 13 Dec 2001 19:39:58 -0900
...Battery Isolators vs. Relays The relay setup works great until the auxiliary battery develops an internal short. The batteries attempt to equalize, but since...
Re: New product-Power supply controller
Historical mailing list - Christensen
Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:38:44 -0600
I finally got around to checking this second battery isolator.... If it is the same thing I had in my 71 dodge van, it...
2nd Battery
Historical mailing list - Scott Durrant
Sun, 24 Aug 1997 11:42:01 -0600
...is yellow, oh, and the warranty just expired:) I have an isolator in the circuit, and am wondering how I can safely disconnect the...
Re: Battery isolator question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 31 Jul 2014 18:21:29 -0400
...Battery isolator question Hi, Yeah I installed an aux battery system in my van. Couple of point though. The van was a seven pass...
Re: Help with exhaust bracket design?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:36:02 -0700
...I did not know about the isolators needed for the exhaust system. Unless I misunderstood and you mean the isolators (DV setup) between the...
Re: Trickle Charger (follow up 182 Amps)
Historical mailing list - Brian McCartney
Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:14:13 -0700
I'm curious if you had problems with the Surepower isolator� �I've got one and an optima that's always been a little...
1991 vanagon - Auxiliary Battery wiring upgrade
Historical mailing list - KevinPGilleran
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:10:31 -0700
...Upgrade wiring to carry #6 through relay and isolator. If this does not work look at using the Blue Seas isolator controller and battery...
Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 13 Dec 2001 14:33:07 -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: 86 Westfalia Faucet
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 19 Oct 2014 15:36:37 -0700
...seat and i > can hear a distinctive "clunk" coming from the isolator when i turn on the > faucet. I dont recall this clunk before...
Re: camper conversion question
Historical mailing list - Charlie Partin
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 23:57:47 -0600
...and connect an auxiliary battery to it or use a battery isolator. Both ways should work for my conversion. I'm looking forward to...
Re: 2nd battery ??
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 25 Feb 2004 07:09:12 -0800
...http://www.surepower.com/Products/batsep.asp SurePower also makes a battery isolator device that is not well suited to the Vanagon applications as...
Re: aux battery + jump starting
Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
Thu, 11 Nov 2004 18:21:30 -0800
...I'm > considering adding an > additional battery to the aux side of the circuit, > for example. > > For the record, the Hellroaring isolator is setup...
Re: Dual-Battery Question
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Mon, 7 Jun 2004 14:10:35 -0400
...The isolator or relay setup isn't that had to do maybe you could take it with you and hook it up on vacation...
westy wiring ques
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Mon, 16 Feb 2004 17:47:33 -0500
...now, another list member told me that the isolator sold for a second battery is all i need in place of that. well, i...
Re: SurePower Battery Searator NOT Isolator!
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 11 Jul 2005 08:14:05 -0700
...SurePower Battery Searator NOT Isolator! > > >No, it can't do this. Both models leave the starter always connected to the >main battery. Both models...
Re: Battery cables
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Sat, 1 Aug 1998 20:38:23 -0700
...The isolator relay should be switched on/off by a signal from the alternator that is hot only when the engine is running. Check...
Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
Thu, 13 Dec 2001 15:02:57 -0500
Thank you Sean, Ron and Jay for your thoughtful answers to this quandary. This is not a question with a simple answer that works...
Re: SurePower Battery Isolator
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 10 Jul 2005 20:51:06 -0700
Try this place for the 1315 at $80. http://www.brwholesale.com/products.php?ua=pd&id=1144 I bought one for under $70...
Aux battery function, how?
Historical mailing list - Glommen, Jon
Mon, 10 May 1999 08:36:35 -0700
...Assuming it is a factory installation, how does the battery cut-off relay work? Is this one of those battery isolators? I don't...
Re: Charging Second Battery
Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
Wed, 29 Oct 1997 14:31:42 -0800
...That's why I installed the battery isolator with a much heavier 6 gauge wire to the auxillary battery. I completely left the original...
Re: your favorite 12 V accessory
Historical mailing list - Troy Delnicki
Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:18:27 -0500
...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: dual battery isolator / Optima Batteries
Historical mailing list - Jack
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 13:05:46 -0800
...Solid state isolators (using silicon diodes) are apparently not such a good choice for reasons discussed here recently. Too much power lost in the...
Deep Cycle Batteries
Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
Mon, 9 Dec 2002 09:59:40 -0800
...or any things I could do during the installation - like an isolator or anything like that? I'm planning to live in the van...
Re: 91 Westfalia aux battery wiring problem?
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:27:21 -0700
...It sounds like you're doing something similar - that's why the isolator clicks. My setup is just using the fridge relay - that provides...
My aux battery solution
Historical mailing list - John Koloen
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 20:25:43 -0500
...I've looked at isolators but I don't like the idea of installing it in the engine compartment. (I bought one from JC...
Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
Historical mailing list - Troy
Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:22:42 -0900
...Relays are also not true battery isolators, which is another point I wanted to make. A true battery isolator will shut down a battery...
Sure Power 1315 battery separator
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 11 Mar 2006 08:32:08 -0800
...Very simple to install, far superior to the older isolator installation requirements. http://www.dyersonline.com/pc-4273-110-battery-separator-bi-directional.aspx...
Re: Fuel pump noise?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:38:37 -0500
...Those rubber isolators > > make a big difference. > > > > Dennis > > I'll say. It's is frequently suggested to first turn on the ignition and > listen...
Re: radio whine - success, failure, success
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:48:01 -0400
...Go get that ground loop isolator and stop torturing yourself. ;-) d ps - the amp in that diagram costs three grand for 30 watts/channel...
Re: aux battery + jump starting
Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
Thu, 11 Nov 2004 23:54:03 -0800
...I'm considering adding an > additional battery to the aux side of the circuit, for example. > > For the record, the Hellroaring isolator is setup...
Inverter power 110V Vanagon Toyotomi A/C: Questions Westy D
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Fri, 10 Apr 1998 21:11:58 -0500
...I know it must go directly to the batt, I am considering a second batt and isolator rig to run the inverter, but am...
Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Fri, 14 Dec 2001 02:07:45 +0800
...I will be installing an isolator with the deep cycle battery(s) to keep this from happening. Another solution is to rotate the batteries...
Auxiliary Battery Q: What loads have you moved to the aux battery from starter batt?
Historical mailing list - vw_traveler
Wed, 21 May 2003 06:50:19 -0400
...could argue that with the proper isolation (not restarting relay vs. isolator debate here!!) the starter battery should be reserved only for starting, and...
Where to buy Sure Power Battery isolator?
Historical mailing list - Marek Czulnowski
Fri, 28 May 2004 18:43:21 -0400
I am looking for 1202R as suggested by list members. Where can I get it in Canada or better yet in Ottawa? I went...
Re: Your Vanagon questions
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sun, 22 Feb 2004 17:45:34 -0800
...SurePower sells them in addition to their isolator products and I consider them far superior to the isolators for Vanagon applications. http://www.surepower...