Battery Seperator
Does anyone use a battery separator? To keep the camper batteries from draining the truck batteries? I was thinking of installing one this time and am looking at recommendations. They seem a little s...
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Oregun wrote:MN Ben wrote:AnEv942 wrote:
If the campers power is tapping the trucks trailer charge line, 'that' truck should already have relay thats only hot when truck running.
If not a simple constant duty solenoid works fine-triggered by truck ignition.
The camper power will come directly from the truck battery with a 40 amp auto-reset fuse in the line.
I will have to do a web search of a "simple constant duty" solinoid.Oregun wrote:
I have used a battery separator for years it works great only charges the camper battery can't drain the truck battery. It is basically just a high current diode mounted on a heat sink so that current can only flow in one direction to the camper battery.
Do you have ant info from it?
Thanks for the replies guys.
This Isolator looks like the ones I have used
The example is positive ground - you will need negative ground device if you are mounting it on your truck chassis. It will also require a fair amount of re-wiring to make it work properly. A high current relay (solenoid) is probably a better choice unless you are an expert.
