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Bobbo
Explorer III
Oct 16, 2018

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 switch back off. I decided to install a disconnect switch just like the one that Airstream installed to disconnect the house batteries from the trailer. I ordered the switch, the cable and a 200 amp Intellitec latching relay. (The inverter is fused at 110 amps so I didn't get the 100 amp model.) When it came, it came with this black disk with a wire and another screw connector. There is no mention of this piece at all. I don't have any idea what it is or how to hook it to the relay. Any help will be appreciated.

27 Replies

  • Why go back and forth while you are boondocking....we mostly boondock and leave our batteries on the whole time we camp.
  • It looks like the terminal on the unit is a ground and the terminal with lead goes to the control terminal based on size.
    It could also be a on/off step controller for operation.(not entry step, control step)
  • 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
  • This there any information on the object. Looks like it could be a capacitor.

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