Date:         Sat, 11 Mar 2006 07:48:23 -0800
Reply-To:     mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Where to get a Sure Power 1315-200 battery isolator?
Comments: To: carboncow <feller@CARBONCOW.COM>
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The SurePower 1315 is NOT an isolator, it is a smart separator. There is
no voltage drop with it. The older diode type isolators do have a
voltage drop but not this separator. The 1315 is the best way to go for
a Vanagon, IMHO, since it requires no modification to the alternator or
to the base vehicle wiring.

The 1315 product IS a smart relay.


Mark

carboncow wrote:

>I know you have stated you have your heart in this product only but...
>
>I'm not sure what the surepower unit is but I've been boating for many years
>with 3 and 4 battery configs. I swear by battery combiners (smart relays)
>from the likes of www.westmarine.com and such. I find them on ebay new for
>1/2 the retail all the time. I think I've got them new for $70 before.
>Charge when needed, isolates properly and has a switch to combine for
>sharing load. I do believe my one model allows even for intermittent starts
>due to the heavier gauge wire it ships with.
>
>If the unit you speak of is truly and isolator then you will experience
>voltage drop of approx. 1.0-1.5v which is not acceptable in this day and
>age. True isolators are a thing of the past IMHO.
>
>Shawn
>Ohio
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>Milo's Kitchen
>Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 9:49 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Where to get a Sure Power 1315-200 battery isolator?
>
>Subject line says it all. Sure Power apparently doesn't sell direct to the
>public, and I'm not having much luck finding it on-line.
>
>Does anyone know where I can order one? I need to install a second battery
>in a Vanagon.
>
>Yes, I know there are other ways to do it, but this is the way I want to go.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dave
>
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