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Subject:Re: Battery cables
From:Mark McCulley
Date:Sat, 1 Aug 1998 20:38:23 -0700

At 06:49 PM 8/1/98 -0500, Marvin Westenburg wrote:
>And you're right--a
>discharged house battery would discharge the vehicle battery if the ignition
>switch was left in the on position without the vehicle running.
The isn't the case if the relay is wired correctly. The isolator relay
should be switched on/off by a signal from the alternator that is hot only
when the engine is running. Check Bentley page 97.34a for a wiring diagram.

MM