Mark,
    My response was for Karl Bloss who was trying to determine how to hook
up an isolator relay. What I told him is how my Eurovan Camper is wired,
your way is definitely better if the alternator has a connection for that
purpose. Could you tell Karl how to hook up his isolator relay? Email
address is bloss@ENTER.NET. Thanks.
Marve
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'95 EVC
'82 diesel Vanagon
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCulley <raven@halcyon.com>
To: Marvin Westenburg <westenburg@CENTURYINTER.NET>; Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
<Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, August 01, 1998 22:36
Subject: Re: Battery cables

>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
>