Battery Isolator - Parasitic Current
Does the typical battery isolator subject the vehicle battery to any parasitic current when they're in the "cut-out" mode (secondary battery disconnected)?
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otrfun wrote:wa8yxm wrote:In your estimation how much current translates to "tiny" leakage? Less than 50ma?
There are two basic types of battery isolators and on one of them two control systems
Diode isolators have no control system bit it is possible they may present a tiny "leakage" current.. I doubt you'd be able to measure it it's that small.
Relay isolators when isolated it's 100 percent no leakage but the control system may have a voltage sensor that "draws again a very tiny amount a very very tiny amount.
I expect less than 5 ma, and mostly zero with solenoid ignition controlled units.
I do use a Trik-L-Start for other parasitic loads on the RV chassis battery.
