Timeline for Insufficient current to drive automotive relay?
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| Jul 11, 2015 at 1:55 | history | edited | Russell McMahon♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 11, 2015 at 1:54 | comment | added | Russell McMahon♦ | @MichaelKaras Whoops - yes. What I meant (and put wrongly) is wrt the current input to a remote load that is relay enabled. You CAN charge a "leisure battery" via a diode from the main battery but the diode voltage drop causes the LB to suffer an early death (based on installations I have seen). | |
| Jul 11, 2015 at 1:06 | comment | added | Michael Karas | The battery splitter device does NOT need the engine running be able to utilize the "leisure" battery to drive loads that are attached to it. Then engine running is ONLY needed for charging such battery. | |
| Jul 10, 2015 at 17:59 | history | answered | Russell McMahon♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |