Question about 'House' battery connection...

[Gregory OConnor]

rediline is a AC generator using dc power from the batterybank to
turn a dc motor that rotates a small genhead???? the rediline is
often replaced with a more efficient inverter. I have a big bank of
batteries but the math proves that twice the bank size takes twice
as long to charge with the genset. a charging schedule where the
genset runs during high ac demand times may prove helpful also. You
can hook a second bank up to any big wire dc terminal but you need a
way to charge the extra demand too. Isolating the start bank from
the house bank will not increase your house supply it will only
ensure you have juice to start the Detroit. you may want to only
isolate the two banks on the last day of your week long camp out.

GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "t3brian"
wrote:
>
> Hi Curt... how are you???
> OK... well... I do not think that I even have an inverter....
>
> Not anywhere that I find anyway....... the only items in the area
in
> the engine compartment near the batteries are the redi-line
generator
> for the AC to the curtins... and a charger.... then some relays
and
> an isolator that is connected to the gen. battery and the original
> bank of start-house batteries..... so I guess what I need to do is
> remove all of the wires from the starter and begin to isolate them
to
> see if that is where the existing 'house DC' connection is being
> originated.......
>
> Thank You..... I will keep looking tomorrow.....
>
> If I can't find it right away..... do you think that it would be a
> problem if a ran the 2 new sets of battery banks in parrallel for
a
> week long trip that we have planned at the end of this week????
>
> I have 2- group 31 starting batts & 2- 4D deep cycle batts.
>
>
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Curt Sprenger"
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Brian,
> >
> > I'm not there to do testing, etc., and we don't know who did
what
> mods. over
> > the years...but my guess is the house 12V passes from the
batteries
> (starter)
> > through the inverter.
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 5:26 PM, t3brian wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all..... I am undertaking converting the original
battery
> > > configuration in my 84' PT 40 and I have some questions.......
> > >
> > > Original:
> > > 4- RV deep cycle 12V batteries mounted on a battery tray in
the
> engine
> > > compartment, + lead connected to a power distribution 'stud'
with
> 2
> > > leads directly connected to the starter & 1 lead directly
> connected to
> > > the 'Jump Start post' at the rear of the compartment on a
frame
> rail
> > > which then is connected to a couple of relays that are
connected
> to the
> > > key switch and the selector that allows for the engine to be
> started
> > > from the 'rear' or 'front' ignition switch.
> > >
> > > New:
> > > 2- 12V starting batteries in the engine compartment.
> > > 2- 4D deepcycle batteries in a 'new' converted stowage area
just
> in
> > > front of the 'rear' wheel axel.
> > >
> > > Issue: I want to seperate the 'Start' batteries & the
new 'house'
> > > batteries.... I have an isolator to accomplish this....
however I
> am
> > > having difficulty determining where the power source for the
> > > current 'house 12V' is coming from...... it seems that when I
> look at
> > > the starter.. there is 5 heavy guage wires connected to it...
2 of
> > > which come from the + battery connection post and 2 of which
go
> into
> > > the compartment that houses the existing isolator, DC-AC redi
line
> > > generator along with 3 relays that appear to all be configured
to
> > > switch between combinations of power UP for the redi line, the
> > > generator battary and some other features... but none of the
> > > connections seem to be the connection to the existing 'house
DC'
> > > supply...
> > >
> > > In order to properly configure the new battery configuration I
> have to
> > > isolate the dc supply for the starter & the ignition switch and
> > > seperate the existing 'house DC' so that I can supply each one
> with
> > > it's own battery bank.. and place the isolator between the 2
so
> that
> > > both battery banks are recievng a charge from the AC charger
and
> the
> > > alternator......
> > >
> > > Does anybody hqave an idea as to where the existing 'house DC'
> > > connection is coming from??? is it one of the cables attached
to
> the
> > > starter??? or do I need to look elsewhere???
> > >
> > > Thank You
> > > Brian
> > > 'The Green Hornet'
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Curt Sprenger
> > 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> > Anaheim Hills, CA
> >
>