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• charge rate at main & aux batt
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 23:09:17 -0700
  ...Recent discussions about relays, isolators, separators, over or under-charging, etc., makes me ask this question.: Does the voltage regulator sense when the main...
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:04:27 -0500
  Richard, You concluded your post about two battery 911's with the sentence: "Of course, 'parallel' means that--no relays, no isolators, etc." That...
• Re: '81 Westy Deep-cycle/group 41 combo Q's
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Mar 1997 12:19:58
  ...2) The battery isolator is of no use whatsoever without a "battery selector switch to take one of the batteries out of circuit during...
• Re: Dual-Battery Question
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Ochs
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 16:15:28 -0400
  ...When you get the time to do a proper install, use the "isolator" option, rather than the relay. The isolator consists of nothing more...
• Re: Battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 19:12:11 EST
  In a message dated 12/11/01 6:56:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET writes: << The alternator can be modified to...
• Re: auxiliary terminal on alternator
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 13:48:59 -0800
  ...Bloss wrote: >I searched the archives on this, but didn't see anything conclusive: > >I now have this wonderful isolator that says if you...
• Re: 86 Westfalia Faucet
  Historical mailing list - Joe Novak
  Sun, 19 Oct 2014 15:50:14 -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: Getting rid of tailgaters/ f
  Historical mailing list - Captain Ray Nemo
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 06:09:56 -0800
  ...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: Blue wire to aux battery dead
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 7 May 2007 11:57:58 -0400
  >yes I have 0 volts at the blue wire to the isolator. I have a volt >meter. Often times you need to kick up...
• Re: Battery isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 14:26:35 -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: Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 18:41:08 -0400
  ...what's supposed to be bad about typical RV solid >state isolator blocks. I happen to have one in stock that I thought I...
• battery draw
  Historical mailing list - danny vw
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 18:06:14 -0700
  What are the possible culprits of drawing the power out of the main battery on an '81 westy? I have an isolator installed and...
• Iraggi alternators (different than my question on the subaru vanagon list)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:45:52 -0400
  ...And also that they explicityly do NOT recommend the use of battery isolators or relays. After I've done some wiring cable runs I...
• Re: battery cables
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 00:10:24 -0400
  ...I would use a relay as an isolator has about a 1.2 volt drop across it. As the VW alternator only puts out...
• alternator connections
  Historical mailing list - patty and danny
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 12:59:27 -0800
  ...what is the other (middle) connection for? I'm installing an isolator but the directions don't say anything about a third connection (unless...
• Installing AMP in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 20:33:00 -0400
  ...I have tried installing both a ground-loop isolator (to the RCA plugs) and an inline noise filter ( on the 12V + wire) independent of...
• Re: Adding the second battery to the early vanagon ('80)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 16:54:28 -0700
  ...I only have experience with >the relay isolator, but I could easily imagine that the regulator might >have problems with an additional ~.6v-.8v...
• Battery isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 20:01:23 -0600
  Seems that some don't go for the auxiliary-battery-under-the-seat on older diesel westies, but rather put the second battery next...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:10:06 -0400
  ...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: Install of a Surepower 1315
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Sat, 12 Aug 2006 15:29:02 -0700
  Well, I have the isolator (1202R), and put it behind the passenger-side rear taillight. I am not sure about the 1315, but I...
• Re: fridge wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:59:58 +0200
  ...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: Battery venting, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 01:06:04 -0500
  ...Battery Isolator Relay.eml [application/octet-stream]
• Where to get a Sure Power 1315-200 battery isolator?
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:48:33 -0500
  Subject line says it all. Sure Power apparently doesn't sell direct to the public, and I'm not having much luck finding it...
• Re: Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 09 Jun 1996 11:32:35 -0700
  ...Why did you hear the Isolator is not good?" Among continuous duty relays, some require constant constant actuating coil current to stay either engaged...
• Re: hella 2nd battery kit
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 18:33:30 -0400
  ...On the other hand, if you have a system using a dual battery isolator, if the diode in the isolator fails (which happened three...
• 2cd Battery discussion continued
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:19:42 +0000
  ...from ALT to new battery/isolator ? or this is spliced in from the main batt ALT wire to isolator ? 4 - upgrade any old Vanagon...
• 2cd Battery Discussion continued...
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:51:25 +0000
  ...from ALT to new battery/isolator ? or this is spliced in from the main batt ALT wire to isolator ? 4 - upgrade any old Vanagon...
• Re: Electric Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 13 Oct 1995 10:29:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I recommend you install a second battery with a BIG solid-state isolator. You'll eventually run it flat, even with the engine running...
• Re: Voltage surges
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 22 May 2010 10:47:01 -0400
  ...Dear Steve, FYI, Radio Shack sell a ground-loop isolator -- inch and a quarter by three or so with double RCA both ends and...
• Re: Help with exhaust bracket design?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:51:53 -0400
  ...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: aux battery + jump starting
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:39:34 -0700
  ...On my own system I use relays not isolators. I also use the same massive gauge as my main starter line to connect my...
• re: auxiliary batteries
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Sep 1994 22:59:31 -0800
  ...At one time, it had a battery isolator in it - but this was apparently causing some sort of drain on the main battery. Before...
• Re: Solar question and electrical oddity
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 8 May 2001 16:10:48 -0700
  ...I'm personally using the isolator on my '90 westy. The charging is so efficient that I never even bother with plug-in 110...
• Re: A twist on dual-battery configurations
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 16:32:40 -0500
  At 03:26 PM 12/20/2001, Julian Burden wrote: >By now we all know that a standard battery isolator drops the voltage >available...
• Re: Second battery in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 23:02:11 -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...
• Re: dual battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 19:09:47 -0600
  ...Can we say shorter life? So at full load, we are wasting ~200 watts of power due to the use of the isolator. Under...
• 85 Westy A/C & Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 23:44:45 -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: Aux. Battery Works! Yay!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:53:58 -0700
  ...I guess anythings possible given what some PO's do to their Vanagons, so, it's possible there's an isolator relay present that...
• Re: Sunforce 60113 For Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:58:26 -0400
  ...SurePower Isolator is a lot smaller. John Meeks '91 Multivan Northern Michigan Vanagon Rescue Squad www.vanagonauts.com
• Re: Westy auxiliary battery s...
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 18:57:51 -0800 (PST)
  Steve Manning writes: > > If isolators aren't supposed to be used on a V.W. alternator, and both > batteries are not supposed to be...
• Dual Battery Relay
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 21:09:17 -0700
  ...But to let you know, on my own vanagon, I use the Sure Power 1202R isolator, which I'm personally a big fan of...
• Re: battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:48:22 -0400
  Hmmm, mounting on that one seems cumbersome (electrical before mechanical), and they don't seem to have current draw specs (like, will it eventually...
• Re: Getting rid of tailgaters/ f
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 07:37:47 -0800
  ...ink or >perhaps a putrid smelling liquid? Should you use >an isolator between the primary tank and the >auxiliary? Well, you could just install...
• Re: Fan Club Forming NVC?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 20 May 2004 09:05:38 -0600
  ...Starters Tires Gas tanks Paint colors Flashing temperature light Shock absorbers Emissions testing Poptop repair Battery isolators To quote the line from the classic...
• Re: SurePower Battery Searator NOT Isolator!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 07:00:52 -0700
  No, it can't do this. Both models leave the starter always connected to the main battery. Both models allow the aux battery to...
• Re: Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:55:35 -0700
  On 7/19/07, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > > The sure power isolator or smart relay is actually a voltage controlled > relay. It...
• article: Alternator Charging Systems (long)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 14 Jun 95 10:30:51 CDT
  ...FIGURE 2 - Typical Wiring Diagram Using a Solid-State Isolator + - To House Electrical Applicances<---| |-----HOUSE BATTERY-----| | | Ground stator + - o ...o------------AMMETER---------o ISOLATOR . . o...
• Re: Trickle Charger (follow up 182 Amps)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:44:09 -0400
  ...Trickle Charger (follow up 182 Amps) > I'm curious if you had problems with the Surepower isolator� > �I've got one and an optima...
• Re: Isolator, where to put it?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 19:41:17 -0600
  ...I don't know. >I liked the isolator. It looks cool with the little blue fins and all. The >only reason I don't...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 10:51:41 -0700
  ...battery via isolator, fuse etc.? On Westies (and weekenders too?), a larger red wire from the 30 buss of fuse panel (battery "always on...
• Re: dual battery isolator / Optima Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 13:40:08 -0700
  ...dual battery isolator / Optima Batteries > Using stainless screw to bridge the gap is not the best solution. > Stainless steel is not exactly known for...
• RE: Rebuilt alternator for my 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 Apr 97 13:38:15 UT
  ...As for the voltage drop of those battery isolators, I use a relay to connect the auxiliary battery for charging. BTW 13.8 volts...
• fridge wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:43:28 -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...
• Reply to Second batteries..
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Apr 94 09:31:19 -0400
  ...The basic installation requires a battery isolator, a cable to the primary battery, and a nice high-gauge line to ground. The next level...
• Re: rats... my alternator is junk.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 16:00:47 -0500
  ...Instructions available on the web from an outfit that makes battery isolators, forget the name -- might be Sure Power or some such. I think...
• Re: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 11:47:42 -0500
  On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, mark drillock wrote: > MANY premium brand manufacturers use the same basic alternator with > integrated regulator as the Vanagon. Mercedes...
• discounts to vanagon list members?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 02:21:51 -0500
  ...Thanks to everyone who offered advice on the isolator problems. Sounds like it won't work - I'm going to see if the RV...
• Re: Starter Engages When Revving Engine
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:35:25 -0400
  My apologies, I did not mention that this is not a Westie, but an AW with an isolator, so I don't have the...
• Re: Aux battery tyro
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:09:28 -0800
  ...The author reccommends the high-amperage switch over the isolator, claiming the isolator lowers the charging voltage by amost 1 Volt. Using a switch...
• re Aux. Battery Isolator Relay
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 01:15:38 -0700
  ...I have read all I= > >can find in the archives, but still have some confusion on how to hook up= > >the isolator relay. The...