Here's a simple yet heavy duty automatic relay solution to look at, albeit a little expensive: I used in a '72 Westy but should work in a Vanagon if both batteries are relatively close together. http://www.pauldottrip.com/vw_bus/battery_separator/ -Paul on 10/8/03 12:53 PM, Daniel Brideau at dan@HOBBYETC.COM wrote: > Hi, > > I replaced my camping battery relay recently. It was one of the little blue > ones that comes with the Hella kit. I have no idea what it's current rating > is. > > Anyway, it's burnt itself out already, so I figured I would replace it with > the largest one I could find. > > QUESTION 1: > > Would one of those "universal Ford style" starter soloniods work? They are > made to work at heafty battery currents, but not for long periods. > > QUESTION 2: > > If the solonoid is no good, what should should I look for in a "larger than > strictly nessisarry" relay? > > Thanks, > > Dan Brideau > |
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