| Re: [GMCnet] Should the batteries charge when plugged in [message #324779 is a reply to message #324777] |
Tue, 10 October 2017 01:17   |
johnd01
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Thanks for the advice Ken.
I did replace all the batteries last in Aug. I will get a fused jumper to
switch in and out.
On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 11:09 PM, Ken Burton wrote:
> I suggest that you do NOT leave he boost solenoid energized. This
> probably will lead to eventual failure of the solenoid coil and also puts
> two
> batteries of different type in parallel If either one develops a shorted
> cell the opposite one will discharge into that short and the path is capable
> of several hundred amps. Can you say explosion or fire?
>
> The $1.00 combiner if made out of 16 ga. or even 18 ga. wire will protect
> against that possible problem by burning in half under the above scenario.
> GM used similar wires, called fusible links, to protect the whole coach in
> case of an over current short. There is also a second fusible link in
> series with the heater fan on a GMC.
> --
> Ken Burton - N9KB
> 76 Palm Beach
> Hebron, Indiana
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John Phillips
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