I bought these recently and they save a lot of hassle and time if you regularly change batteries http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=9566&C=Maplin&U=SearchTop&T=battery%20connectors&doy=28m11Rod
so what's wrong with a split charge relay?
Quote from: Kev R on November 28, 2007, 06:33:01 pmso what's wrong with a split charge relay?not going right into that one
Quote from: windowwashers on November 28, 2007, 06:34:45 pmQuote from: Kev R on November 28, 2007, 06:33:01 pmso what's wrong with a split charge relay?not going right into that one why not?
It doesn't work Like that. With a split charge relay your main battery takes precedence and you system battery only charges once your main (van) battery is full. Last year my system battery died and would not re-charge. My van was fine in fact I drove to the garage and bought a new 85 amp hour battery. Thats been fine ever since.
I take it we're talking batteries for powering the WFP delivery pump?I use a pair of Halfords crocodile clips - never had any problems - cost about 75p each.
You have to rub the crocodiles together very hard, then the friction sets up a static field which you can access by inserting a copper probe up the anus of each crocodile. If you look very closely you'll see that rubbing them together like this results in one crocodile anus turning red, and the other turning blue. You then attach a wire to each probe and connect the other end to the crocodile's left (for red anus) and right (for blue anus) nostril. Then you show the red anus crocodile the positive battery terminal, and the blue anus crocodile the negative battery terminal. Instinct inbred through millenia of static evolution (the crocodile is still the same as it was 50 million years ago) will cause the respective crocodile to clamp its jaws around the adjacent battery terminal, thereby completing a circuit and powering your pump.Whatever you do, don't show the red anus crocodile the negative terminal, or the blue anus crocodile the positive terminal or you'll create a case of reptillian terminality, and b****r your Varistream into the bargain Ian
Quote from: Kev R on November 28, 2007, 06:53:23 pmIt doesn't work Like that. With a split charge relay your main battery takes precedence and you system battery only charges once your main (van) battery is full. Last year my system battery died and would not re-charge. My van was fine in fact I drove to the garage and bought a new 85 amp hour battery. Thats been fine ever since. ok so if what you are saying is that your main battery never charges fully nor will you other battery?I know people that use direct from there battery with no problem, I use seperate as IMO better safe that sorry, others use split reply, each to there own, I will not get sold on split relay