Here we go again, that old lie. Don't believe every slick sales spiel you see, even on the web. That is a bunch of BS used to hide the truth by someone who sells the isolators. The SurePower 1315 Separator IS a relay/solenoid! Is Smith saying that SurePower sells crap? And with the same breath trying to sell older largely obsolete SurePower Isolator products? The SurePower 1315 is a REQUIRED addon by many fleet vehicle contracts as the best way to add additional batteries without modifying the base vehicle charging wiring. Mark TC wrote: >>>ARE THERE THERE ANY ADVANTAGES TO AN ISOLATOR at all ? >>> >>> >>well grinding away here it looks like there are 2 disadvantages >>(please correct me if i have this wrong) >>1) MTBF-isolators are all solid state(should last longer), >> 1315 relay is mechanical life expectancy is 5-8 years >>2) Separators charge in parallel so if the 2 battery's are not of the >> >> >exact > > >>same type/use, >> the recharge is effected by the different battery recharge requirement >> & the life expectancy could be reduced since the batteries are not >>isolated on the recharge >> cycle and 1 or the other maybe be subject to over charge condition >> This is also mitigated because the there is also load on the >> >> >alternator > > >>so the risk of over charge >> is some what reduced. >> How much is the reduced the life expectancy ??? >> Not enuff to worry about ? >> >> >OOK I just found this any comments ? >http://www.smithae.com/surepower.html > > > > |
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