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Re: [VAL] battery isolators



Your experience is that the charge value to the caravel batteries will be 2 
amps or less?
Dan

> Daniel,
> It would be nice to send big power to the trailer but the odds are that 
> you will never send more than a few amps unless you disconnect the tow 
> vehicle battery.
> The voltage on the tow vehical will limit itself about 14 to 14 1/2 volts. 
> With the drop of the wire and the connectors I would be surprised that you 
> will have a charge value of more than 2 amps and more likely from my 
> experience about 1/2 to 3/4 amps.
>
>> Need to insert battery isolator in charge line to 69 caravel.  Have a #8 
>> charge wire and ground wire to hitch.  Will be placing 4 batteries in 
>> caravel as caravel is total electric due to being unable to tolerate 
>> propane.  I have done some research. Has anyone used the hellroaring 
>> isolators?  Would like to be able to send 40 amps to the caravel 
>> batteries while attached to my 01 Tundra.  Anyone have additional 
>> thoughts?