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Date:         Fri, 26 May 2000 12:45:37 -0700
Reply-To:     Bill Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bill Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Subject:      Re: wiring auxiliary battery
Comments: To: Durby Suniga <Durbys@PLAID.COM>
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If you buy an battery isolator kit it will have wiring instructions with it.
It is named an isolator because it isolates the two batteries... that means
they are not connected together... not in serial or parallel.
Bill


----- Original Message -----
From: "Durby Suniga" <Durbys@PLAID.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: wiring auxiliary battery




> I have an 87 Wolfsburg Vanagon (not a camper) with only the one starting
> battery.  If I were to add an aux/house battery, could I wire that battery
> in series with the starting battery, BUT in between use a battery
isolator?
> I don't see how I could wire them in parallel if I use a battery isolator
> between the two batteries.
>
> Durby
> 87 Wolfsburg Vanagon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Ferguson [mailto:fergusrh@YAHOO.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 11:49 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: wiring auxiliary battery
>
>
> Just wondering how the aux battery is wired...does it go in series with
> the regular battery?
> Thanks for any advice,
> Rick
> 85 Westie
>
>
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