A combiner will do this automatically
see web page and references
gene
>If you put one trickle charger to the center post of the battery isolater it will
>charge both the house and the engine batteries without messing around with the
>solenoid. At least this is the way I have been running for over a year.
>Gary and Edie
>North Bend, Oregon Coast
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>> Neeley - yes this will work the same as putting the Boost battery switch on
>> all the time. The problem with this is that you might burn out the solenoid
>> that you are jumping across as it will be drawing current through its coils
>> all the time. The other problem is that you are placing the front and rear
>> batteries in parallel and if you have a weak or shorted cell in one battery
>> it will drag down the charge from the other battery. This is why GMC put a
>> battery isolator in -- to separate the front and rear batteries so that they
>> would not be able to exchange current from one to the other.
>>
>> A much better approach is to buy a little trickle charger for the front
>> battery. Camping world sells one that will not overcharge a battery. I used
>> two of these for about a year to keep my batteries up without boiling out the
>> water or overcharging until I got my StatPower 40 charger that will charge
>> both the front and rear batteries on separate lines. I'll make you a deal on
>> one of them if you are interested. I'm using the second one on a car that I
>> don't drive often to keep up its battery.
>>
>> Emery Stora
>> 77 Kingsley
>> Santa Fe, NM
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gene fisher 76 PB/OR/CA
GMC MOTORHOME INFORMATION
mr.era
http://www.california.com/~eagle/
see web page and references
gene
>If you put one trickle charger to the center post of the battery isolater it will
>charge both the house and the engine batteries without messing around with the
>solenoid. At least this is the way I have been running for over a year.
>Gary and Edie
>North Bend, Oregon Coast
>
>
>> Neeley - yes this will work the same as putting the Boost battery switch on
>> all the time. The problem with this is that you might burn out the solenoid
>> that you are jumping across as it will be drawing current through its coils
>> all the time. The other problem is that you are placing the front and rear
>> batteries in parallel and if you have a weak or shorted cell in one battery
>> it will drag down the charge from the other battery. This is why GMC put a
>> battery isolator in -- to separate the front and rear batteries so that they
>> would not be able to exchange current from one to the other.
>>
>> A much better approach is to buy a little trickle charger for the front
>> battery. Camping world sells one that will not overcharge a battery. I used
>> two of these for about a year to keep my batteries up without boiling out the
>> water or overcharging until I got my StatPower 40 charger that will charge
>> both the front and rear batteries on separate lines. I'll make you a deal on
>> one of them if you are interested. I'm using the second one on a car that I
>> don't drive often to keep up its battery.
>>
>> Emery Stora
>> 77 Kingsley
>> Santa Fe, NM
>
>
>
>
gene fisher 76 PB/OR/CA
GMC MOTORHOME INFORMATION
mr.era
http://www.california.com/~eagle/
