Date:         Mon, 12 May 2008 09:53:42 -0700
Reply-To:     Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: electrical weirdness after 2nd battery install......
Comments: To: Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net>
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that is the beauty of this list.
you can come up with a relatively simple approach, finally get it running,
and the someone tells you another way to do it that would have saved you
another couple hours.
excellent idea mark! will put that in the vanagonwiki article i am preparing
if thats fine with you.
florian

On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> You did not need to fool with those wires on the back at all. No wires
> needed to be cut or rerouted. All you needed to do was remove fuse 3 and
> leave it out. Then run a fused wire from the aux battery to the lower leg
> slot of fuse 3. Done.
>
> Mark
>
>
> Florian Speier wrote:
>
> > ok, I solved it. vw couldnt possibly make the numbers on the connectors
> > any
> > smaller. so i rewired not b11 and b12 but 3 and 5 or something like
> > that. i
> > thought the number was to the right of the connector and not the left,
> > so i
> > rewired the wrong ones. i checked that a few times until i saw it.
> > brrrrrrrrr.
> > florian
> >
> > On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 3:11 PM, Florian Speier <
> > groups.florian@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >  I just installed a second battery under the drivers seat. I took out
> > > the
> > > existing relay and use a surepower 1315. I disconnected the two other
> > > little
> > > wires at the old relay, not really knowing what they are for, and used
> > > the
> > > thickj red existing wire, which is always hot, to connect to the main
> > > battery side of the surepower. the other side of the surepower is
> > > connected
> > > to the aux battery.
> > > the aux battery directly feeds the wire to the fridge that goes
> > > through the
> > > b pillar fuse box and a new cable that i ran to the main fusebox which
> > > now
> > > directly feeds the cables from connector points b11 and b12. according
> > > to
> > > bentley, that should be radio, interior lighting, cigarette plug, that
> > > are
> > > now going off the aux battery.
> > > however, theory and actually observed behaviour dont quite match.
> > > (background, this is an 87 full camper, subaru ej22 conversion,
> > > headlight
> > > relay upgrade, otherwise stock wiring)
> > >
> > > so with b11 and b12 rerouted and all the connections for the 2nd
> > > battery
> > > made, but not yet installed and hooked up, the following weirdness is
> > > observed:
> > > -the fuel gauge is not working.
> > > -the hand brake warning light is stuck on on
> > > -the cabin lights and back camper light still work (which they
> > > shouldnt
> > > with b11 and b12 without power.
> > >
> > > if i connect the second battery, with ignition off:
> > > -the fuel gauge comes on
> > > -hand brake light is still stuck
> > > -water temp sensor starts blinking for a little while, but then goes
> > > off.
> > >
> > > if i know switch on ignition:
> > > -the fuel gauge goes off
> > > -the hand brake light is still stuck in on
> > >
> > > what the ?????
> > > i can only think that b11 and b12 are routed differently in my van,
> > > but its
> > > a miracle to me why the fuel gauge goes off again when ignition goes
> > > on.
> > >
> > > florian
> > >
> >
> >