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Date:         Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:58:19 -0400
Reply-To:     Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
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From:         Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
Subject:      Re: 2nd battery article by Dennis Haynes
Comments: To: Paul Chubbuck <paul@TAKINGFLIGHT.NET>
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Paul,


   Is it possible that you are draining the batteries to a level that is
requiring the alternator to exceed it's rating to recharge it? The
battery may not be seeing a full charge due to the inherent voltage
drop of the isolator so you may not have as much reserve as you think.
I would do a some more T/S.


 Personally I would eliminate the isolator.  Go with the 2nd battery relay
kit sold by several vendors. It seems to have have some built in
current-limiting  due to the size of the wires. Next, you may need to buy
a decent battery charger for "topping off" the night before you go
camping. But maybe not.




Ken Lewis
http://neksiwel.20m.com/
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