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rickst29
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Jul 30, 2020

Split LiFePO4 "coach" battery from Chevy "engine" battery?

Hi. I'm assisting the owner of a 2010-vintage Class B, gasoline powered on a Chevy Van chassis. We're upgrading it with LFP batteries in the rear. I'm a bit concerned that they will tend be "drained d...
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pasusan
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Jul 30, 2020
^
Why... Hanging underneath, of course.

(Makes it oh so easy to work on.)

OP - Can't help, but I think most if not all class Bs have a battery isolator that allows the coach batteries to be charged with the engine alternator, but doesn't allow the engine battery to draw from the coach batteries.

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