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May 14, 2013Explorer
Truck battery isolater built into 05 Arctic Fox camper?
I have read my manual for my new-to-me 05 Arctic Fox 990 and cannot understand if there is a battery isolater built into the unit that prevents your truck's batteries from discharging when using the camper's 12V system. I haven't been around truck campers since the days when everyone has a solenoid under the hood but not sure if that is still standard practice. I have a 2011 Dodge Ram.
I suspicion the previous owner did not understand the system himself. Under the sink there is a white box that the manual says is a battery disconnect. In the unlocked position you can take the red key out and the unit has no power. In the locked position it has power, pretty simple. The previous owner wrote "TC" by the locked (on) position and that reminded him it was using "truck+camper" batteries. In the unlocked (off) position he wrote "C" meaning only the camper battery was being used.
Do I need a relay and/or solenoid on the truck or is it built into the camper? I'd prefer not to mess with anything on the truck if there is something I can add to the camper.
I suspicion the previous owner did not understand the system himself. Under the sink there is a white box that the manual says is a battery disconnect. In the unlocked position you can take the red key out and the unit has no power. In the locked position it has power, pretty simple. The previous owner wrote "TC" by the locked (on) position and that reminded him it was using "truck+camper" batteries. In the unlocked (off) position he wrote "C" meaning only the camper battery was being used.
Do I need a relay and/or solenoid on the truck or is it built into the camper? I'd prefer not to mess with anything on the truck if there is something I can add to the camper.