[C320-list] Battery Isolation

[Jon Vez]

The Yandina is the one I used (mine is a WM re-label of this product.) It's
as simple as described. The Blue Seas Relay will definitely do the trick as
well...

Regards,

Jon Vez
Solstice #582

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John,

I see WM has a Blue Sea Systems Starting Isolation Charging Relay which
seems to do the trick.  Is that what you installed?

Also seen similar items from Guest and from a company called Yandina
(http://www.yandina.com/NewCatalog.htm).

Looks like this fits the bill with a fairly straightforward installation. 
Almost too simple to be real...

Julian



> Julian,
>
> I have the exact setup you describe. I used a battery combiner from West
> Marine. It's a simple device that you simply wire to each pole on the back
> of your current switch--one wire to the '1' and the other to the '2'. It's
> about the size of a match box and takes a couple of minutes to install. It
> will combine the batteries when motoring via the alternator and isolate
> them
> when not receiving a charge. Is the 'easy' solution to this problem....
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Vez
> Solstice #582
>
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> jelliott at landspring.net
> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 10:59 AM
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> Subject: [C320-list] Battery Isolation
>
> I am in the process of modifying my electrical system, and am curious as
> to how others electrically isolate the house bank from the starting
> battery.
>
> I have two 4D's under the settee paralleled as my house bank, and a
> separate  starting battery located in the port lazarrette.  Both are
> connected to independent channels of a Xantrax Truecharge 20.   The house
> bank is monitored with a Link 10.
>
> The banks are still not electrically isolated; I assume this is a result
> of a common connection to the alternator?  How do others handled this?  I
> understand there are battery isolators that do this?  Any advice on how to
> "break" this return circuit (if that's the cause) would be appreciated.  I
> am not very interested in adding a second switch which I know some have
> done.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Julian
> Polaris #340
>
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