What is this round black thing?
I have gotten tired of going out of the TT, opening the battery box, and turning ON the Blue Sea Disconnect Switch whenever we are boondocking and want to watch a video, then going back to turn the sw...
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Tom/Barb wrote:wa8yxm wrote:MrWizard wrote:
Strange
I don't know why there would be a capacitor or a diode, across the switch on off terminals
And the lead is too small for the load contacts terminals, which is where it would be most useful to prevent arcing
From the size of the lugs I'm guessing it is a diode.
Why would it say "latching" if it were a diode?
These are used to control heavy electrical loads.
In RVs, usually to control the battery pack.
It even says "battery disconnect". so It is a relay, of the latching type.
The other issue with it being a diode is the "coil" has 2 polarities: One for latching closed and one for open. There's no way to connect it to this kind of setup.
If it were me, I'd toss the random thing, assuming it is a packaging mistake.
