Battery disconnect
Picked up a battery disconnect for our fifth wheel. It's the paddle type that connects to the negative battery post. Our trailer has two 12V batteries wired together. I asked the guy at camping wo...
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Here is the correct wiring for parallel batteries, just ignore the shunt.
Here's my battery monitor shunt and battery switch. Flattened 3/4" copper pipe makes a nice buss bar. Note: These are AGM batteries and locating a shunt near flooded batteries should be avoided due to the corrosive battery fumes. The copper buss bar color is due to battery protective spray.
The switch is a full battery disconnect located on the negative terminal. The large cable on the switch is the chassis ground. The smaller cable on the battery post is for a parallel connected battery. The small wires are for the battery monitor.
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Here's my battery monitor shunt and battery switch. Flattened 3/4" copper pipe makes a nice buss bar. Note: These are AGM batteries and locating a shunt near flooded batteries should be avoided due to the corrosive battery fumes. The copper buss bar color is due to battery protective spray.
The switch is a full battery disconnect located on the negative terminal. The large cable on the switch is the chassis ground. The smaller cable on the battery post is for a parallel connected battery. The small wires are for the battery monitor.
