

| Subject: | wiring for a 2nd battery |
| From: | Travers Fenton |
| Date: | Tue, 30 Sep 2003 20:38:07 -0700 |
I have an 84 Westfalia that I'd like to set up so that the alternator charges the auxiliary battery. I believe I have the relay that some articles said was usually included. I found a 5 connector relay under the drivers seat. Three wires are coming from the front, a blue one connected to 86 on the relay, a red one connected to 30 on the relay and a red one with a black stripe connected to post 85 on the relay. Then I have two red wires heading into the back, one is connected to post 87 and the other is connected to the center post. The posts are in a cross formation. Now following 6 steps in the directions on vanagon.com for setting up a second battery it says ( in step 4 ) to connect terminal #30 to the positive terminal of the auxiliary battery. My question is, should I also leave what is already connected to the #30 terminal on the relay and add the auxiliary battery to this connection or should I disconnect this wire from the #30 and replace it with the connection to only the positive on the aux. battery? Is this indeed the relay that is factory installed in many westy's? Some of the numbers on this relay are: 411915511B & SR9813. 12Vmax30A. Thanks in advance. Fenton & Jessey 84 Vanagon 97 Jetta __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com
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