Date:         Tue, 16 Jul 2019 15:18:43 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Battery question
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>
> The GW kit is described as using an isolator. If the diodes in an isolator
> fail, it will typically fail in the "closed" position, joining the two
> batteries even while the key is off,
>

The GW kit is a big relay, like an old starter solenoid.  Driven off the
fridge relay.  Their instructions make it easy to install at the expense of
performance.

Yrs,
d

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