Thanks for that info, Mark. I see that the 1314 is unidirectional vs
the 1315 is bi-directional. Looks like I have the wrong separator for
my setup. A search on the Samba brought up info on the subject and the
1314 was suggested when used with solar and/or an AC charger. Too bad
that info was not there when I bought the 1315! Time for a work-around.

On May 5, 2009, at 7:13 PM, mark drillock wrote:

> Reasons like this are why they offer a 1314 model that only combines
> when the charging source is on a particular side.
>
> Other reasons for the 1314 include people using solar panels since
> the 1314/1315 use power when combined and small solar panel users
> will not want to waste any power.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> Keith Ovregaard wrote:
>> After reading the recent posts regarding the Surepower 1315,
>> Vitrifrigo, aux battery wiring, etc., I was curious if a battery
>> charger or Progressive Dynamics converter/charger would charge the
>> batteries separately or in the combined mode. So I went down to the
>> garage to grab my battery charger and volt meter. The charger was
>> connected directly to the aux battery terminals and then I metered
>> the
>> two main terminals on the Surepower 1315. They read the same as the
>> charger voltage meter, so the batteries were combined. This is NOT a
>> good thing when you have a deep cycle battery in need of a good de-
>> sulfating charge. My starting battery is a plain old group 41
>> Interstate. That got me thinking that I should install two battery
>> shut-off switches to manually isolate the two batteries. The switches
>> would also provide emergency shutdown of all 12 volt power and I
>> suppose it could be used as a theft deterrent, too.
>> Any thoughts or experiences relating to this setup?
>> Keith O.
>> 90 Westy Syncro "VikingWagen"