[T2] Help to enhance my AUX battery diagram before we burn alive !

[accessys at smart.net]

I know I took photos of mine before I took it out but I can't find them 
anywhere.....

Bob

On Wed, 3 Jun 2015, Ned Savoie wrote:

> Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 22:20:20 -0400
> From: Ned Savoie <ned at harbourlight.com>
> To: Bob carroll <accessys at smart.net>
> Cc: Christophe Guilbert <cguilbert at picasso.ucsf.edu>,
>     "TYPE2 at type2.com" <TYPE2 at type2.com>
> Subject: Re: [T2] Help to enhance my AUX battery diagram before we burn alive
>     !
> 
> So my coil is off the motor, but I know I took photographs of everything as
> I pulled it apart. I should be able to get you those tomorrow when I get to
> work.
>
>
> Ned
>
> --
>
> Ned Savoie
> Creative Director
>
> Harbour Light Strategic Marketing
> Savvy Software, Inc.
> 621A Islington Street
> Portsmouth, NH 03801
>
> [Telephone] 603.427.2821
> [Facsimile] 603.427.0938
> [Mobile] 603.828.2400
>
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 10:15 PM, Ned Savoie <ned at harbourlight.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm on my way to the garage now!
>>
>>
>> Ned
>>
>> --
>>
>> Ned Savoie
>> Creative Director
>>
>> Harbour Light Strategic Marketing
>> Savvy Software, Inc.
>> 621A Islington Street
>> Portsmouth, NH 03801
>>
>> [Telephone] 603.427.2821
>> [Facsimile] 603.427.0938
>> [Mobile] 603.828.2400
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 10:11 PM, <accessys at smart.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> a photo of the wires, especially the ones to the coil would be great.
>>>
>>> I think I may have gotten the only bad motor Bob Donalds ever built but
>>> it was nothing but trouble.  dropped a galley plug, Suburban motors rebuilt
>>> at cost as the carry on of Boston Bob and it got 13,870 miles til it again
>>> dropped a galley plug.  told him to make sure they were in tight, with
>>> theads and sealant and interference.  he missed one.
>>>
>>> got Derrick in Ark to rebuild this one and he didn't like the case so
>>> used a new case but same heads and pistons. said they were good.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>> On Wed, 3 Jun 2015, Ned Savoie wrote:
>>>
>>>  Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 21:40:44 -0400
>>>> From: Ned Savoie <ned at harbourlight.com>
>>>> To: Bob carroll <accessys at smart.net>
>>>> Cc: Christophe Guilbert <cguilbert at picasso.ucsf.edu>,
>>>>     "TYPE2 at type2.com" <TYPE2 at type2.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [T2] Help to enhance my AUX battery diagram before we burn
>>>> alive
>>>>
>>>>     !
>>>>
>>>> You may want to post this to the Vanagon list, there are a lot more
>>>> people
>>>> active and doing a lot with dual batteries and solar as well. My bus is
>>>> still waiting patiently to be put back together, but I am still lurking.
>>>> Bob, I wish I could help with your no start issues, but other than taking
>>>> some photos of my motor (which is on a stand), I can't offer much help.
>>>> Mine was one of the last Boston Bob motors as well.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ned
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Ned Savoie
>>>> Creative Director
>>>>
>>>> Harbour Light Strategic Marketing
>>>> Savvy Software, Inc.
>>>> 621A Islington Street
>>>> Portsmouth, NH 03801
>>>>
>>>> [Telephone] 603.427.2821
>>>> [Facsimile] 603.427.0938
>>>> [Mobile] 603.828.2400
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 5:51 PM, <accessys at smart.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I have twin batteries but both wired in parallel so both are always
>>>>> working, but have a boat selector switch in the engine compartment
>>>>> (MUST be
>>>>> a make before break type) and when camping or whatever I just switch
>>>>> from
>>>>> both batteries to just one of them. then when is time to go I switch the
>>>>> other back into the circuit.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 3 Jun 2015, Christophe Guilbert wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2015 14:49:44 -0700
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: Christophe Guilbert <cguilbert at picasso.ucsf.edu>
>>>>>> To: "TYPE2 at type2.com" <TYPE2 at type2.com>
>>>>>> Subject: [T2] Help to enhance my AUX battery diagram before we burn
>>>>>> alive
>>>>>> !
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am adding a new Aux battery and draw a diagram to do so.  I really
>>>>>> would appreciate if someone review it to see if I am doing something
>>>>>> dangerous, enhance the safety or if it could be done differently (and
>>>>>> more
>>>>>> elegantly)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here is the diagram:
>>>>>> http://mondale.ucsf.edu/download/secondary_batt2.pdf
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The feature of rewiring is to select which battery and I to use for all
>>>>>> my appliances and I can start the fridge on the AUX battery when the
>>>>>> van is
>>>>>> not running.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Basically , I have my Aux battery wire going to the dash board to
>>>>>> provide
>>>>>> the interior light , cigarette lighter and radio.  The interior lights,
>>>>>> cigarette lighter wires was "repossessed and diverted" from the main
>>>>>> fuse
>>>>>> panel S8. The Aux battery wire (in the dashboard) is going back to the
>>>>>> Aux
>>>>>> battery compartment trough the regular fridge/LED panel relay (C in my
>>>>>> drawing).
>>>>>> I have a switch S1 which control the relay B , relay B can select if
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> current flowing to the fridge/LED and appliances panel is coming from
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> main or the AUX battery. This way I can select which battery I want to
>>>>>> use
>>>>>> for my appliances. Note that the AUX battery is used by default.
>>>>>> Switch S2 is here to override relay C (fridge relay ) to have the
>>>>>> fridge
>>>>>> working on the Aux battery when the engine is not running , it is also
>>>>>> light up a strong red light in the dashboard to remind me that the
>>>>>> fridge
>>>>>> is running on the aux battery. This is practical if you are doing
>>>>>> grocery
>>>>>> and don't want to switch to gaz. the trick is that when the fridge is
>>>>>> not
>>>>>> working , the LED panel is (that's the design of relay C),  so I use
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> +12V out of the LED panel post to energized relay A 86 terminal.  I
>>>>>> trigger
>>>>>> it by the switch S2 through Tem 85. Note that the S2 switch is using
>>>>>> ground
>>>>>> line.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If any one could be kind enough to tell the weakness of my design and
>>>>>> how
>>>>>> to fix it. I especially would like to emphasized where to add more
>>>>>> fuse to
>>>>>> make it safer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks and sorry for any eventual headache following my diagram.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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