Split charger disconnection and stuff

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:05 pm

Sorry about that - must try harder

maglett · Post by **maglett** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:07 pm

Boy do we need someone to write that Beginners Guide to Wiring A Leisure Battery

What do you mean???

I've only been asking questions on this for a couple of weeks and still asking more

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:16 am

Sorry maglett - I should have explained:

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... =beginners

..it would be lovely to get all this expert advice into an ordered, do it b number factsheet for us numbskulls!

Mike

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:24 am

I don't think maglett was offended Mike (see the laughing emoticons) - I think he was taking the wee-wee out of himself.

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:42 am

I didnt think he was franco but wasnt sure if he was aware of the 'Complete Beginners Guide' thread from a while back. It really would be great if a BF member with the competence and experience to do it could lead us out of the darkness with a beginners guide. There's a wealth of advice on BF, some of it possibly conflicting, but properly organised it would be a real treasure (things like Dandys solar panel would make interesting 'extra' bits too). Until then I'm going to go for a battery isolator switch, 50Amp in line fuse and a pair of jump leads to connect the 2 in parallell so I can charge a spare battery sitting in the leisure battery tray I've fitted (I can manage that bit!). I'll only connect the isolator once engine started so 2nd battery not involved in high starting current. But I know this is a poor substitute for a proper relay arrangement.