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coolmom42
Explorer II
Jun 25, 2014

Charging house battery from alternator---disconnect switch??

I saw a post (either here or in the Class B section) about exactly how to wire a house battery to charge off the alternator. The description included directions on how to wire a switch to disconnect ...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Jun 25, 2014
Hi,

You can add manual control to the relay as well. Any continuous duty solenoid can be used--mine are rated at 100 amps each but circuit breakered at 50 amps. I don't wish to have burned contacts in the relays.

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