Charge Solenoid Location on 2021 E-450
We just purchased our most recent Class C, an Entegra Odyssey 24B. Got it home and realized that we had a single Group 24 battery in the stair well. However, a second Group 24 will not fit in the...
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Hi,
The simple way would be to pull the charging fuse for the "house" batteries. My fuse box for that purpose is on the driver's side about 18 inches back from the grill "on top" of a lot of other stuff. n my case it was a 60 amp blade fuse.
The better way may be a dc to DC charger which would limit the demand.
In my 2005, the solenoid is under the starter battery and behind the passenger side head lights. Yours may be different.
I suggest looking at SiO2 batteries which have most of the features of Li, but can be used and charged at -40. They won't need the alternator charging path to be messed with. They are 1/2 the cost of Li.
If you don't boondock much, one SiO2 may yield about the same usable amp-hours as two group 27 batteries. If the SiO2 is taken to stone bone dead, it can survive that over 600 times, and still have 80% of OEM capacity.
The simple way would be to pull the charging fuse for the "house" batteries. My fuse box for that purpose is on the driver's side about 18 inches back from the grill "on top" of a lot of other stuff. n my case it was a 60 amp blade fuse.
The better way may be a dc to DC charger which would limit the demand.
In my 2005, the solenoid is under the starter battery and behind the passenger side head lights. Yours may be different.
I suggest looking at SiO2 batteries which have most of the features of Li, but can be used and charged at -40. They won't need the alternator charging path to be messed with. They are 1/2 the cost of Li.
If you don't boondock much, one SiO2 may yield about the same usable amp-hours as two group 27 batteries. If the SiO2 is taken to stone bone dead, it can survive that over 600 times, and still have 80% of OEM capacity.
