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Date:         Thu, 13 Dec 2001 09:37:56 -0800
Reply-To:     Ben McCafferty <ben@KBMC.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ben McCafferty <ben@KBMC.NET>
Subject:      Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
Comments: To: vanagon@busdepot.com
In-Reply-To:  <21517B66105AD211BE7C00A0C9E580EE044C698D@avenger.dsdc.dla.mil>
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Ron, can you comment to this? tx, bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."

> From: "Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)" <Jeff.Warner@DSIO.DLA.MIL> > Reply-To: "Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)" <Jeff.Warner@DSIO.DLA.MIL> > Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 11:58:57 -0500 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays > > Jim, > > But even if the alternator is charging, how does that prevent the starting > battery from attempting to equalize with the aux battery and therefore > nullify the effect of the alternator on the starting battery or even worse, > begin to draw the starting battery down beyond the output of the alternator > which is trying to charge both batteries as one? > > Jeff > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Arnott [mailto:jrasite@eoni.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 11:35 AM > To: Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS) > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays > > > The way you solve the draindown problem is to connect the relay > actuation circuit to the alternator idiot light circuit. That way the > relay doesn't close until the alternator is charging. > > Jim >


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