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vtraudt
Explorer
Jul 04, 2016

"Separator" relay - connect/disconnect house battery

I need to properly wire up the separator relay that connect the house battery to the drive battery. I have a switch on the dash that runs 12V from the house battery to the relay, closing the conta...
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RoyB
Explorer II
Jul 04, 2016
I like the BLUE SEA SI-ACR Isolater idea for what I am doing here.. This is available from AMAZON...

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When engaged this smart relay monitors the CHARGE STATUS of the Start Battery and only switches in the HOUSE BATTERY when the truck alternator is putting out 12.75VDC or so... This prevents the HOUSE Battery from ever discharging the START Battery...


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Other brands doing the same thing are availabke also...

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