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coolmom42
Explorer II
Jun 26, 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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indyzmike
Explorer
Jun 26, 2014
The instructions on how to wire a jumper from the chassis circuit to the house batteries should include a fuse on each end of the run. If the wire shorts to ground while the jumper is activated, it would short both the chassis and house batteries to ground.

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