flinchlock
Senior Member
I have discovered that my Sure Power 1314 separator does actually use power in at least one case. Others? I have no idea.
With the camper NOT connected to the truck, there is approximately .75 amps being drawn by the 1314. (My
Interstate DCM0075 battery has about a 12.94 volt charge.)
After a few calls to Sure Power, "This is normal", because the 1314 can not see the main battery. According to 1314 specification PDF, once the battery drops below 12.7 volts (the Drop Out voltage), the current flow should stop. But I do not really want to discharge my new battery to test this.
FWIW, the Sure Power installation instruction PDF says, "1. Mount the Battery Separator in a convenient location near the main battery bank."
So, I guess I will probably install a battery cutoff switch to make sure there is NO current flowing while the camper is in my garage months and months at a time.
I would very much appreciate any insight, suggestions, comments, error corrections about this.
Mike
With the camper NOT connected to the truck, there is approximately .75 amps being drawn by the 1314. (My
Interstate DCM0075 battery has about a 12.94 volt charge.)
After a few calls to Sure Power, "This is normal", because the 1314 can not see the main battery. According to 1314 specification PDF, once the battery drops below 12.7 volts (the Drop Out voltage), the current flow should stop. But I do not really want to discharge my new battery to test this.
FWIW, the Sure Power installation instruction PDF says, "1. Mount the Battery Separator in a convenient location near the main battery bank."
So, I guess I will probably install a battery cutoff switch to make sure there is NO current flowing while the camper is in my garage months and months at a time.
I would very much appreciate any insight, suggestions, comments, error corrections about this.
Mike