Battery Isolator Not Working
I just installed a new pair of 6V batteries and rewired everything pretty much the same way, except for wiring them in series. Everything's working great except for the isolator that is supposed to gi...
Forum Discussion
Well I'll be darned, it works all of a sudden! I don't recall doing anything with the wiring since last time I checked so I'm really not sure why it's working now. Everything seems to be secure from what I can tell.
Anyhow, maybe I should upgrade it anyways. I can't find the specs for it, but my alternator is 150 amps and the most I ever see is 30-50 amps (when the batteries are hungry). Lifeline's can take up to 500 amps charge according to their website, so it'd be nice to get somewhere near that 150 amps. How much should I expect to see?
Mex, I was actually just looking at the smart isolator over here:
http://www.powerstream.com/battery-isolator.htm
How does that look?
pianotuna, my inverter is only 600W. If I ever upgrade I might consider that, but I need to include the draw from the inverter on my monitor, otherwise I'll lose track.
Anyhow, maybe I should upgrade it anyways. I can't find the specs for it, but my alternator is 150 amps and the most I ever see is 30-50 amps (when the batteries are hungry). Lifeline's can take up to 500 amps charge according to their website, so it'd be nice to get somewhere near that 150 amps. How much should I expect to see?
Mex, I was actually just looking at the smart isolator over here:
http://www.powerstream.com/battery-isolator.htm
How does that look?
pianotuna, my inverter is only 600W. If I ever upgrade I might consider that, but I need to include the draw from the inverter on my monitor, otherwise I'll lose track.
