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burlmart
Jun 07, 2015Explorer
plugged in to shore and both batteries charged this time. unplugged shore and iso solenoid (top shiny one in pics) stays warm and i read 11.2 v across its two small terminals instead of zero.
turn house batt disconnect to STORE and still read 11.2 across small terms. had the idea to toggle the dash emergency start switch, snd solenoid clicked off w/ zero volts across small iso solenoid terminals.
i think that the 'failing' solenoid is actually a symptom of a different issue that existed the 10 yrs i have owned the rig. it is only about 5 yrs old and replaces the 5 year OEM relay.
i titled this thread "O.K. to use a battery terminal disconnect switch?"
i think i would get more of what i need to keep my 2 batteries healthy if i could lose the iso solenoid and charge batts separately as needed while not in use.
SOOO...if i simply disconnect rhe two wires from the 2 small iso solenoid terminals, would i get what i want and cause no harm?
turn house batt disconnect to STORE and still read 11.2 across small terms. had the idea to toggle the dash emergency start switch, snd solenoid clicked off w/ zero volts across small iso solenoid terminals.
i think that the 'failing' solenoid is actually a symptom of a different issue that existed the 10 yrs i have owned the rig. it is only about 5 yrs old and replaces the 5 year OEM relay.
i titled this thread "O.K. to use a battery terminal disconnect switch?"
i think i would get more of what i need to keep my 2 batteries healthy if i could lose the iso solenoid and charge batts separately as needed while not in use.
SOOO...if i simply disconnect rhe two wires from the 2 small iso solenoid terminals, would i get what i want and cause no harm?
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