Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 17:47:41 -0500
Reply-To: Aaron Pearson <aarondpearson@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Aaron Pearson <aarondpearson@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: gowesty aux battery problems
In-Reply-To: <BAY101-F83DE472DDC7E26889E32DACCE0@phx.gbl>
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note that the int lights, cig lighter, and stereo were all operating fine
previously, and were not drawing the battery down at all.
maybe, when installing the antenna, i hurt the stereo wiring harness, and
made a short? i'll check this.
i triple checked the wiring diagram for the under-seat relay, but maybe it's
not the right one, and the wiring doesn't work the same?
gaaaah!
aaron
'87 syncro westy ej22
>From: Aaron Pearson <aarondpearson@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: Aaron Pearson <aarondpearson@HOTMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: gowesty aux battery problems
>Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 17:38:44 -0500
>
>last weekend, i:
>
>pulled the fridge, cleaned it, and installed gowesty's increased airflow
>starter kit
>added gowesty's bright light relays, and put in new brighter bulbs
>replaced the antenna
>put in gowesty's aux battery kit
>
>everything worked fine, i drove it a couple times, no problem. now it is
>clear that there is some load on my aux battery. i pulled the battery,
>checked all my new wiring, and confirmed that the aux battery was connected
>to the fridge/sink, cig lighter, int lights, and stereo. with all of those
>things turned off, and the fridge/sink cord unplugged, my aux battery
>voltage was dropping. i lost a 1/3 volt in 5 minutes. there's a 30amp
>breaker in gowesty's kit, that remained untripped. when the van is on, all
>the aux connections work fine, the aux battery charges fine.
>
>understand that the only things tapped into the aux battery are the things
>i
>listed.
>
>one thing i changed was i used a wire nut (like for installing light
>fixtures in your house) instead of the peculiar four-socket plastic
>connector. this is to connect the aux battery to the freshly clipped leads
>for int lights, stereo and cig lighter. i couldn't get the wires into the
>plastic connector without destroying them, and figured if the nut is good
>for household 110, it must be okay for 12v.
>
>obviously, i'm not an automotive electrician, but i know how to strip and
>crimp and run a dmm.
>
>any thoughts???
>
>aaron
>'87 syncro westy ej22
>
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