Thread: Maintenance Charge traxide/dual battery

With the Traxide the batteries are kept connected to a lower voltage than a 'normal' isolator I believe. Anyway, I just plug into the Anderson plug on the rear of the car while its in the shed and connect to a 20w solar panel on the roof - this keeps both batteries topped up via the Traxide isolator. The Traxide does not disconnect the batteries when you switch off the ignition. Here is a link to the battery maintenance system on my shed. The same would apply if you connect your battery charger to the secondary.

Maintain battery by solar while in shed not used

Thanks Marty, to confirm your Anderson plug is just to the second battery. I think that's what you say in the other post but just want to confirm.

I have a plug for my charger wired in permanent to the main battery.Easy to do.I like it this way as convenient to plug in and the bonnet is open so the car will not be driven away accidentally.

The charger charges both batteries,i have the Traxide SC80 i think it is.

If the LED on the Traxide device is flashing(batteries isolated),and you charge the auxiliary battery,it may not charge the main battery,as the device uses the reference voltage from the main battery before it isolates the two batteries.

Charging the main battery is the best way,as you know that is the way the system is designed.

Originally Posted by Shakey

Thanks Marty, to confirm your Anderson plug is just to the second battery. I think that's what you say in the other post but just want to confirm.

yep, just to the secondary.

I charge mine via the main battery. The SC80 takes care of the aux battery.

Cheers
Keithy

from the Traxide website:

"Again, with the unique way the SC80 operates you can connect solar panels ( via a solar regulator ) or a battery charger to either battery in an SC80 dual battery set up and all batteries will recharged. If you have an Anderson plug mounted at the back of your vehicle, you can make your solar or battery charger connection through the Anderson plug and again, all batteries in an SC80 dual battery set up will be charged."


you can find it here at the bottom of the page:


SC80 - 90 amps Standard Isolator | TRAXIDE - RV | Traxide - RV


so basically you can charge via either battery - I just use the Anderson plug at the rear as its convenient for me

Originally Posted by Marty110

from the Traxide website:

"Again, with the unique way the SC80 operates you can connect solar panels ( via a solar regulator ) or a battery charger to either battery in an SC80 dual battery set up and all batteries will recharged. If you have an Anderson plug mounted at the back of your vehicle, you can make your solar or battery charger connection through the Anderson plug and again, all batteries in an SC80 dual battery set up will be charged."


you can find it here at the bottom of the page:


SC80 - 90 amps Standard Isolator | TRAXIDE - RV | Traxide - RV


so basically you can charge via either battery - I just use the Anderson plug at the rear as its convenient for me

providing your start battery is at correct voltage i.e. LED is solid. if the start is low 'LED flashing' I do not believe it will receive charge from the AUX.....probably a rare event.

oh I hook my charger up to the anderson plug at the rear of the car which comes off the AUX.....as my SC80 is mounted on the console i know straight away if the batteries are disconnected

Originally Posted by weeds

providing your start battery is at correct voltage i.e. LED is solid. if the start is low 'LED flashing' I do not believe it will receive charge from the AUX.....probably a rare event.

You're right Weeds, but as the disconnect is at 12.0volts it is unlikely that the batteries will be disconnected. I always plug my RRS in to the solar via the rear Anderson plug when I park it so the main battery should be no where near 12v. I dont wait for the battery to lose voltage before plugging in - there are advantages in doing this as once the charge is in float mode it can help with sulfation of the lead in the batery, another reason to use a solar regulator even with low capacity solar panels.