Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
EarlyBay Forums
Technical
split charging with a dynamo
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Early Bay Forum:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="71Westy" data-source="post: 201218" data-attributes="member: 13278"><p>Do bear in mind that if you switch the relay using the ignition feed, you are connecting in the leisure battery whenever the ignition is on. Probably not a problem with a healthy leisure battery and a healthy van battery. If your van battery is dodgy, you may end up trying to use the leisure battery to start the engine (the fuse will protect the wiring, hopefully).</p><p></p><p>Standard practice on motorhomes is to use the dynamo/alternator feed to the ignition light to switch the relay - that way, the relay only comes on when the engine is running.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="71Westy, post: 201218, member: 13278"] Do bear in mind that if you switch the relay using the ignition feed, you are connecting in the leisure battery whenever the ignition is on. Probably not a problem with a healthy leisure battery and a healthy van battery. If your van battery is dodgy, you may end up trying to use the leisure battery to start the engine (the fuse will protect the wiring, hopefully). Standard practice on motorhomes is to use the dynamo/alternator feed to the ignition light to switch the relay - that way, the relay only comes on when the engine is running. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
EarlyBay Forums
Technical
split charging with a dynamo
Top