Question on Traxide Dual Battery setup

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Originally Posted by wbowner

I have an Traxide dual installed. It was installed in 2014, so I reckon I would have an older sc80, not sure how to tell
Any way I have been thinking of putting in a switch to turn off the sc80 as I have battery drain, can’t leave the car more than a 4 days.

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I too have a 2014 SC80 isolator and you'll find some ideas and details in this thread (link below) on the topic of switching for the isolator:

Traxide isolator earth wire on/off switch

Cheers,
Scott

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Originally Posted by wbowner

Tjm
Aux battery and isolator are on passenger side

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You will need to remove the battery to get at the earth wire on the isolator.

Disconnect the Negative ( - ) battery clamps on the auxiliary and cranking battery before you do anything.

You can then remove the Positive ( + ) battery clamp from the auxiliary battery and then remove the aux battery.

You will then have access to the earth wire on the isolator.

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Originally Posted by drivesafe

You will need to remove the battery to get at the earth wire on the isolator.

Disconnect the Negative ( - ) battery clamps on the auxiliary and cranking battery before you do anything.

You can then remove the Positive ( + ) battery clamp from the auxiliary battery and then remove the aux battery.

You will then have access to the earth wire on the isolator.

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Thanks Tim.

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Originally Posted by LRD414

I too have a 2014 SC80 isolator and you'll find some ideas and details in this thread (link below) on the topic of switching for the isolator:

Traxide isolator earth wire on/off switch

Cheers,
Scott

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Scott,
I had seen that one but it is not the same as my set up. When I saw it I thought great that should be easy but then couldn't find the yellow green wire, I then gave up till recently. I didn't see the brown one either until I started to look a lot closer and even read the install notes !!!

I don't have a green and yellow wire. I take it this the earth wire which you have connected to the top of the top of the isolator, is this a valid earth point?

From the discussions I believe my earth wire is brown and goes under the isolator and connects to the earth stud on the side of the car where other things have been earthed. To get at requires a bit more stuffing around as per Tims last post.



Richard

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Originally Posted by wbowner

I don't have a green and yellow wire. I take it this the earth wire which you have connected to the top of the top of the isolator, is this a valid earth point?

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I don't really understand the difference Richard, given ours are both the same vintage.
On mine the green/yellow wire comes out of the isolator and earths to its bracket at the top rather than to a designated earth stud.
This is the wire that can be intercepted with a switch or plug.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4864/...0fda68fc_h.jpg

Scott
Not sure, if could be an install issue but what I have looks like the install instructions I have, as per pic above.

I do like your set up better, given you have had this for sometime it must be a valid way if earthing the isolator.

Richard

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Originally Posted by wbowner

Scott
Not sure, if could be an install issue but what I have looks like the install instructions I have, as per pic above.

I do like your set up better, given you have had this for sometime it must be a valid way if earthing the isolator.

Richard

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Steel plate for SC80 is attached to steel battery tray which is bolted to chassis. Earth sorted! Any good earth is ok, just not the battery terminal earth as it bypasses the battery management system

Then no idea why mine is done that way, except it fits with the install instructions I have.

But would prefer the other way.

Richard

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Originally Posted by wbowner

Then no idea why mine is done that way, except it fits with the install instructions I have.

But would prefer the other way.

Richard

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A picture would tell a thousand words [emoji6]

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Originally Posted by wbowner

Then no idea why mine is done that way, except it fits with the install instructions I have.

But would prefer the other way.

Richard

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Because things evolve. I presume over time Tim tweaked the fitting instructions to make it simpler and cleaner.