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Subject:Re: Aux Battery system, volts escaping to ground!
From:craig cowan
Date:Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:31:33 -0400
I have the following setup:
87a = aux battery
30 = Starting battery
85 = Ground
86 = energizing wire

On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 8:30 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> Pin 85 goes to ground. Is this not how it should be?
>
> -Craig
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>
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> On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 8:29 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
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>> But what is going between pin 85 and ground at that time?
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> craig cowan wrote:
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>>> The two amps are going between the Either battery and pin 85.
>>> (one lead on either pin 30 or 87a, and the other on 85.
>>>
>>> -Craig
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 8:05 PM, mark drillock<mdrillock@cox.net>
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>  I'm not sure that blaming the relay is the answer. Are you measuring the
>>>> 2
>>>> amps on pin 85?
>>>>
>>>> Mark
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>>>
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