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• Re: battery isolator cost?
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 12:31:17 -0700
  Matthew, Here in Washington at Interstate Battery shop, the Sure Power battery isolators cost: 952R is $32.75 1202R is $65.16 Harald 1202R...
• Re: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 10:50:11 -0800
  ....If you try and use a diode type battery isolator with the stockVanagon system you will likely end up with an extremely low charging...
• Re: Aux battery & isolator
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 11:19:25 PST
  SurePower has a web site with lots of useful info on their battery isolator products. http://www.surepower.com Mark McCulley 87 syncro Westfaila...
• Re: Aux battery & isolator
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 10:35:16 -0800
  ...Aux battery & isolator > > Matthew, > > Battery isolators (solid state and relay) require a connection to the > alternator to supply the charging current to the battery...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 14:01:00 -0800
  Relays, isolators, switches... sounds like fun :) To add to the debate, some real life experience with the battery isolator. First the installation is somewhat...
• Battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 14:10:36 -0500
  I was told that a regular battery isolator will not work in a Vanagon by someone who was told by someone who . . . I did...
• Re: Aux battery & isolator
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 10:28:58 PST
  Matthew, Battery isolators (solid state and relay) require a connection to the alternator to supply the charging current to the battery when the vehicle...
• Re: Aux battery tyro
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:07:59 -0800
  > The voltage loss problem you refer to does not apply to all isolator > installations either. If you buy the version built for our Bosch...
• Re: Where to buy Sure Power Battery isolator?
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 21:42:44 -0500
  ...They checked with their "depot" but no one could find the isolator. Do you still have the Canadian Tire stock number (usually xx-xxxx...
• Battery isolator vs combiner??
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 20:26:50 EDT
  Being in the mood to install a 2nd battery in my 82 Westy, I have been reading the archives about the SurePower isolator and...
• Re: Speaking of aux batteries
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 3 Aug 2011 07:13:48 -0600
  ...On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote: > It appears that my Sure Power 702R isolator bit...
• Re: battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:46:40 -0700
  ...https://www.amazon.com/MaySpare-Battery-Isolator-Sensitive-Automatic/dp/B081JL6ZXP/ref=sr_1_264?dchild=1&keywords=dual+battery+isolator&qid=1604000343&sr...
• Re: Aux battery & isolator
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 12:31:12 -0800
  Matthew, I've been using the SurePower battery isolator on all my vw campers throughout the years. I just followed the SurePower instructions installing...
• Re: Battery isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 15:43:56 -0700
  ...Battery isolator question > .... the "old school" "can" type isolators -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2...
• Re: SurePower Battery Isolator
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 10 Jul 2005 17:40:52 -0600
  ...SurePower Battery Isolator > Don't screw around with their Isolator, get their Separator instead. It > is the more modern and superior solution for Vanagon...
• Battery Isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 06:54:33 -0600
  ...A battery isolator will block discharge from the starting battery while allowing discharge from the accessory battery. But what if I want to CHARGE...
• Re: Isolator vs Seperator (mechanical relay) was Re: Sure Power 1315 battery separator
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:43:25 -0800
  I think the rule of thumb is to leave the isolators for some other vehicle and use either a relay or the Surepower separator...
• Re: Battery isolators vs Relays- was- Why do JC Whitney Battery....
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 13:42:09 -0800
  I still think the Sure Power isolator is the best solution for my vanagon camping setup. $60 is not expensive. I spent so much...
• Re: Aux battery & isolator
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 14:55:43 -0800
  Bill, There could be several reasons why the isolator on your 90 vanagon did not work. But one thing is for sure, the vanagon...
• Auxiliary Battery Isolator
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 12:21:41 -0700
  ...I finally finished the page describing the auxiliary battery isolator and how to install it in a vanagon westy with detailed photos and diagram...
• Re: Isolators
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 17:04:51 -0800
  If you want to use an isolator, get the model 1202R from Sure Power. That one works very well with the 90 amp vanagon...
• Speaking of aux batteries
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 20:27:01 -0700
  It appears that my Sure Power 702R isolator bit the dust this morning. Does anyone have a 1202R that they'd be willing to...
• Re: Yet another EE talks batteries
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 08:53:54 -0700
  > I'm thinking of posting a quick tutorial on battery isolators, if there is > any interest. > Stanley, Yes, by all means.... please post your...
• Re: SurePower Battery Isolator
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 10 Jul 2005 16:06:48 -0700
  Don't screw around with their Isolator, get their Separator instead. It is the more modern and superior solution for Vanagon installations. The isolator...
• Re: Solenoid Type Battery Isolator. Insulate Posts? PIC
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 22:06:16 -0500
  Is the third battery for the Truckfridge? FWIW it looks like you covered the hot wires pretty well on the isolator. Rob vwrobb@gmail...
• Re: Battery isolator question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 15:56:04 -0700
  ...http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=21044&category_id=125&category_parent_id= isolator, separator, combiner, battery relay.....call it what...
• 2nd Battery - Isolator Question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 17:20:08 -0400
  ...It has a big deep cycle marine battery as a 2nd and an Isolator to regulate charging. Battery 1 is under driver seat Isolator...
• Re: SurePower Battery Isolator
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 10 Jul 2005 17:36:07 -0600
  ...SurePower Battery Isolator > Don't screw around with their Isolator, get their Separator instead. It > is the more modern and superior solution for Vanagon...
• Re: Aux battery & isolator
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 12:45:43 -0800
  ...Aux battery & isolator >I have a SurePower battery isolator. It is of the solid state (as opposed to >relay) variety. It is made for...
• Re: Trickle Charger (follow up 182 Amps)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:28:52 -0700
  ...Surepower Isolator I never had any problems with the isolator. It had been installed by a PO and I never had to touch it...
• Re: Dual Battery Isolators
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Apr 94 16:21:09 EDT
  It is not advisable to use a dual battery isolator with you VW van. This is because isolators typically reduce the voltage by about...
• Battery switches
  Historical mailing list - Rob Gunter
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 08:57:03 -0400
  I am not familiar with the VW setup, but my van uses a battery isolator to automatically charge each battery when needed. The isolator...
• Re: Isolators
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 12:58:21 -0500
  Dan- Do a quick search of our archives over the period from sept-nov of this year on the words "isolator", and "solenoid". Discussed...
• Aux battery & isolator
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 09:48:58 -0800
  I have a SurePower battery isolator. It is of the solid state (as opposed to relay) variety. It is made for vanagons specifically. Has...
• Using Isolator with Adjustable Voltage Regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Tue, 18 May 2004 10:31:47 -0700
  The suggestions for an adjustable voltage regulator on the isolator is a good one; however it seems -some- people are running an isolator with...
• Re: re: auxiliary batteries
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Sep 94 16:31:40 EDT
  >The isolator I used from Sure-Power controls throughput to < 90A. Throughput to 90A is not the prob. The prob is that isolators drop...
• Re: Becketts Tome on Dual Batt.s, Relays,Saftey,and charging (Very Long)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 23:52:52 -0700
  Related to this thread, I have an isolator on my '82 Adventurewagen. It used to work well, but I noticed that in the last...
• Re: Becketts Tome on Dual Batt.s,Relays,Saftey,and charging (Very Long)
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 16:05:58 -0700
  ...3) How old is the isolator? I don't know if the diodes in the isolators become less efficient with age, but they can...
• Re: Becketts Tome on Dual Batt.s,Relays,Saftey,and charging (Very Long)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 18:31:42 -0700
  Anyone considering an isolator might want to look into a Battery Combiner. They are sold by West Marine. I believe they claim no voltage...
• Re: Battery isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 18:17:22 -0400
  Let's not confuse isolators (diode devices) with relays or contactors. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Isolator vs. relay
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 17 May 1998 22:14:34 -0700
  ...battery with an isolator but I seem to be having a problem. If I run headlights and heater fan (or anything else with a...
• Battery isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 09:53:53 -0700
  ...I'm wondering if it's worth the cost for a "smart" isolator vs. a "dumb" isolating solenoid. I also plan to install a...
• Re: Dual Battery Isolators
  Historical mailing list - Ted Zateslo
  Tue, 19 Apr 94 17:25:43 -0400
  derekdrew@aol.com writes: > > It is not advisable to use a dual battery isolator with you VW van. This is > because isolators typically reduce...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 16:14:03 -0800
  ...About the voltage drop of isolators: With the engine running, the vdo gauge I installed on my dash shows a steady 13.8 volts...
• Re: Aux battery & isolator
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 16:53:03 -0800
  ...Aux battery & isolator >Bill, >There could be several reasons why the isolator on your 90 vanagon >did not work. But one thing is for...
• battery isolator installed
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 10:24:35 PDT
  This weekend, I replaced the aux battery relay setup in my 87 Westfalia with a solid state battery isolator using the Sure Power 952R...
• Re: Battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 07:15:05 -0500
  ...The use of a relay for this purpose, as opposed to an isolator, eliminates the intrinsic voltage drop caused by the diodes in an...
• Re: Battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 18:54:59 -0500
  Normal battery isolators are a poor choice in a VW due to the forward voltage drop. All power diodes drop over 1.0 volt...
• Re: Battery isolator vs combiner??
  Historical mailing list - Brian Sassone
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 08:00:16 -0700
  ...Battery isolator vs combiner?? > Ken, > I called Sure Power a few months ago, and they also told me > that their isolator is more efficient...
• Re: Aux battery & isolator
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 18:54:04 -0800
  Bill, Well, what can I say? My Sure Power isolator works just fine. I think the voltage should be at least 14 volts before...
• Re: Battery isolator vs combiner??
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 19:40:55 -0700
  Ken, I called Sure Power a few months ago, and they also told me that their isolator is more efficient than their combiner in...
• Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 10:46:05 -0800
  ...Others prefer the hi-techness of a solid-state isolator. Both do the job. Once again, check the archives. <http://gerry.vanagon.com/archives...
• Battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Stanley Pitman
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 16:56:29 -0700
  Regarding the "bargain" battery isolator offered by Princessauto.com, any unknown battery isolator should be regarded with extreme caution or even paranoia, especially for...
• Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 13:39:56 EST
  In a message dated 12/13/01 1:31:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, Jeff.Warner@DSIO.DLA.MIL writes: << Isolators on the left...
• Re: Battery isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:44:48 -0500
  I am contemplating a dual battery setup as well, but the battery isolators still baffle me a bit. I'm planning a side post...
• Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 11:17:54 -0500
  ...I now see that there are certain disadvantages to > the isolator but what about the advantages? I thought the reason for > going through the...
• battery isolator cost?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 10:22:22 -0700
  How much does a SurePower battery Isolator (model #952R) cost? thanks Matthew Pollard http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 Dept. of Chemistry http://www.chem...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 08:27:15 -0800
  Only a isolator device that senses the charge state of the batteries individually AND applies a different charging voltage to each battery as needed...
• Re: Isolator vs. relay
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 18 May 1998 08:32:16 -0700
  ...battery with an isolator but I seem to be having a >problem. If I run headlights and heater fan (or anything else with a...
• WTB: Battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 17:40:03 EDT
  I am looking for a SurePower battery isolator with the load sensing terminal. Prefer 95A model but a 65A will do. Thanks, Ken Hunter...