The isolator itself has enough of a power draw to hasten the low voltage situation. A switch is a lot easier than solar or trickle charging, although those options would be preferred if the vehicle was being left unused for a week or more.
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The isolator itself has enough of a power draw to hasten the low voltage situation. A switch is a lot easier than solar or trickle charging, although those options would be preferred if the vehicle was being left unused for a week or more.
Turns off relay so reduces power draw if vehicle is idle for a period of time.Quote:
Originally Posted by loanrangie
So can charge batteries separately,if needed,i do this with C Teck charger,seems to work better than charging both together.
And any other reason the batteries may need to be isolated,its an easy way to do it instead of disconnecting cables,etc.
I get the idea but i wouldn't expect 3-4 days to be an issue unless you have a weak battery/ies.
If only doing short runs,it doesn’t take long for th battery to get low in a D3/4.Quote:
Originally Posted by loanrangie
That’s one reason I charge mine with C tech vry two week or so,battery is now almost 5 yrs old,which is amazing for a D4.
When we do long runs I don’t worry about it.
Same for me. Short runs only and then a few days off. Hasn’t been on the ctek in a couple of months because I forgot. Both batteries new in June.
Just got around to fitting this switch. The action of the switch feels pretty good. I was originally thinking to fit it inline on the cable but decided to solder it directly to the terminal as per below. It's very light so I don't expect any fatigue issues...
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David
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Originally Posted by l00kin4
I went with the in-line connector idea. When the two halves are separate (to turn the isolator off) I protect the more exposed male half with a spare female half.
The other connector in the photos is the ctek one for charging the cranking battery.
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Cheers,
Scott
I have suggested the use of small solar panels for many years, but the vehicle must be used in a way that it spends parking time in the sun.Quote:
Originally Posted by loanrangie
Solar keeps the batteries charged in some cases, while the switch fixes it for other.
On an aside, (and not wanting to hijack the thread) but I wonder how much LLAMS helps drain the battery. I have mine on the lowest setting and there is a green light on all the time. Also I have the 80 Traxide system and I cannot see any lights near the unit. What am i missing?
There is an led on my SC80 isolator (see photos) but that’s not the only active component to the unit, as mentioned earlier in this thread. The Llams led can be switched off and Llams doesn’t need to be on an active setting anyway.
Scott