Battery Isolator

Toolman,
Had mine done (SA - Holden Hill) by local auto elect who does a lot of work on caravans. It is placed on the passenger side, wheel arch toward the back. Have 100s LC, use it to charge Thumper battery in the back, also had one in my Hi Lux, good investment.

Last weekend, left home, Thumper was almost flat from overnight work in hot weather, within 1.5 hrs was fully charged.

Not much help, but some feedback for you.

"Prickle"

Hi Toolman,

I prefer to mount the isolator between the battery and the headlight on the L.H. side. This way it is kepy cool and also away from possible sparks from mechanics in the bonnet. I wonder why Redarc never made a $0.50 cover for these units ?

Regards Derek.

Hi Toolman
I have mounted mine on the drivers side just above the wheel arch. That way, at night I can just see the red LED to indicate that both batterys are being charged. This gives peace of mind when running the fridge and 3 x Lightforce Spotties.
Drew

Another factor to consider when deciding where to put the Isolator, is that usually the wiring betwen the batteries is not fused, so in an accident if this cable shorts to the chassis, there will be massive heating as the battery discharges in minutes, possibly dropping lots of molten copper.

So I would keep the positive lead between battery-isolator-battery as short as possible and away from areas that may be crushed in a bad accident.

Any wire that is shorted to ground will make some small spark as the fuse blows, but this is tiny compared with the heat and sparks from a shorted a heavy unfused battery lead that melt through undamaged fuel lines.

Mike