Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:09:31 -0500
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: SURE POWER 1315
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Since your auxillary battery is under the rear seat, I would make the
parrellel connection to the main battery at the starter post. This will then
serve as both the charge line and the "boost" line from the 1315. I would
then upgrade the wiring from the alternator with a #6 to the starter post.
This will provide excellent charging performance from the alternator. A
separate ground from the alternator to the body will also help. Then another
line from the main battery to the fuse box will help to get brighter lights
and faster fans and wipers.
Dennis
>From: Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: SURE POWER 1315
>Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:42:46 -0800
>
> RE: did you put the charger under your rear seat as well? Did you
>use an enclosed battery box or a tray and a strap? How did you route
>the cable to the starter battery? Gauge # of the wire?
>
>Charger is under the back seat with the battery and permanently plugged
>into
>the 110v oulet down by the floor, will be hard wired to the 110v lines when
>I get the chance to do the work.
>Although and AGM (sealed) battery it is in a battery box, box is screwed to
>the floor and the lid of the battery box held on with the strap provided.
>That protects the terminals from coming in contact with anything else under
>the back seat.
>Two #2 cables go from the aux battery through the 'hidden compartment then
>behind the fridge/sink/stove cabinet and up to the original aux battery
>compartment. The ground is grounded there and the hot goes to a large
>terminal post. The connection to the starting battery (attached to the
>1315) is the original, about #10 or #12. That will be replaced with a #4
>but snaking that in between the battery boxes seems to be a task and has
>been put off for now. When it is in I'll add a switch that will allow the
>two batteries to be connected for starting, a feature of the 1315, not
>implemented yet.
>I chose to route the aux up to the old battery compartment because I
>already
>had wiring in place there to a fuse block for all add ons (inverter, CB,
>12v
>outlets, etc) and initially I just connected the aux battery to the same
>cables that were connected to the original small aux battery. That changed
>after I was sure everything was working the way I wanted, changed to a
>better and more permanent setup.
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