Here's a simple yet heavy duty automatic relay solution to look at, albeit a
little expensive:

I used in a '72 Westy but should work in a Vanagon if both batteries are
relatively close together.

http://www.pauldottrip.com/vw_bus/battery_separator/

-Paul

on 10/8/03 12:53 PM, Daniel Brideau at dan@HOBBYETC.COM wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I replaced my camping battery relay recently.  It was one of the little blue
> ones that comes with the Hella kit.  I have no idea what it's current rating
> is.
>
> Anyway, it's burnt itself out already, so I figured I would replace it with
> the largest one I could find.
>
> QUESTION 1:
>
> Would one of those "universal Ford style" starter soloniods work?  They are
> made to work at heafty battery currents, but not for long periods.
>
> QUESTION 2:
>
> If the solonoid is no good, what should should I look for in a "larger than
> strictly nessisarry" relay?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan Brideau
>