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laknox's avatar
laknox
Nomad
Apr 08, 2016

Interesting new product

Article in today's RV Daily Report about a product called Battery Doctor. It's a remote/automatic battery disconnect and it advertised to work on MH and towables. Has a key fob to remotely connect/disconnect your battery(ies) as well as an auto setting that disconnects when the battery(ies) discharge to 12v. Made by a company called WirthCo.

Lyle
  • bpounds's avatar
    bpounds
    Nomad
    Apr 08, 2016
    laknox wrote:
    Personally, I like the automatic feature that kills the circuit when the battery hits 12v. The fob is, like you all say, unnecessary.

    Lyle


    I wonder how long the voltage has to be below 12VDC before it disconnects. Because if they haven't built in a generous delay, annoying disconnects could result. Battery banks easily drop below 12 under a heavy load, when boondocking for example.

    Not something I would buy, but then I'm usually a minimalist about such things.
  • laknox's avatar
    laknox
    Nomad
    Apr 08, 2016
    Personally, I like the automatic feature that kills the circuit when the battery hits 12v. The fob is, like you all say, unnecessary.

    Lyle
  • B_O__Plenty's avatar
    B_O__Plenty
    Explorer II
    Apr 08, 2016
    If you want one..better get one while you can. I have a feeling this unnecessary gadget won't be around very long..

    B.O.
  • shadows4's avatar
    shadows4
    Explorer III
    Apr 08, 2016
    N-Trouble wrote:
    Im not seeing where this fills a need. What is so hard about pulling a switch? Really dont need another key fob just for this. To each their own I guess.


    X2
  • N-Trouble's avatar
    N-Trouble
    Explorer
    Apr 08, 2016
    Im not seeing where this fills a need. What is so hard about pulling a switch? Really dont need another key fob just for this. To each their own I guess.
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    Apr 08, 2016
    Gotta love their brochure showing the OPEN KNIFE SWITCH for battery disconnect...



    Roy Ken

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