With so many learned souls on this forum, any chance of some comments on the following circuit I have set up in my Nissan Patrol for charging auxiliary battery and caravan battery. I use the auxiliary battery as a backup in case of significant winch use. The van battery is charged using a battery isolation relay once the auxiliary battery is fully charged. I only use solar on the van battery so have not shown that part.
the Red cable off the Redarc.. is that dirt or is that Insulation discoloration..
If it's Discoloration of the insulation you need to find out Why.. It could mean that your looking at an issue down the track..
Does the cable heat up when its carrying a Load..
Juergen
Feral Errol said
05:39 PM Dec 4, 2013
Hi Juergen,
It is red coloured insulation on the 1 B&S 1666 strand cable. Its what I had hanging around.............
The cable is cool normally and even after starting using the auxiliary as a boost. There is only 0.1V drop from Redarc to aux battery.
WAssa41 said
10:59 AM Dec 5, 2013
Attached is a dia I pick up from some where and have used it on my rig
Wassa
-- Edited by WAssa41 on Thursday 5th of December 2013 11:02:18 AM
Hi all,
With so many learned souls on this forum, any chance of some comments on the following circuit I have set up in my Nissan Patrol for charging auxiliary battery and caravan battery. I use the auxiliary battery as a backup in case of significant winch use. The van battery is charged using a battery isolation relay once the auxiliary battery is fully charged. I only use solar on the van battery so have not shown that part.
the Red cable off the Redarc.. is that dirt or is that Insulation discoloration..
If it's Discoloration of the insulation you need to find out Why.. It could mean that your looking at an issue down the track..
Does the cable heat up when its carrying a Load..
Juergen
Hi Juergen,
It is red coloured insulation on the 1 B&S 1666 strand cable. Its what I had hanging around.............
The cable is cool normally and even after starting using the auxiliary as a boost. There is only 0.1V drop from Redarc to aux battery.
Attached is a dia I pick up from some where and have used it on my rig
Wassa
-- Edited by WAssa41 on Thursday 5th of December 2013 11:02:18 AM
In essence it appears the same system as I have ended up with. The main difference is the assist for the main battery and an LED monitoring circuit.
How long have you had the system in place?