shop-talk
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: trailer battery and isolation, is this the way to go?

To: "Steven Trovato" <strovato@optonline.net>,
Subject: Re: trailer battery and isolation, is this the way to go?
From: "Mark and Susan Miller" <marknsuz@pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 09:47:22 -0700
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Trovato" <strovato@optonline.net>
> I don't get this part.  The discharged battery is essentially a "load" to
> the charged battery.  Whenever I've put a large load on a battery, either
> the wiring was sized to handle the load, or the wire gets super hot and
> melts stuff.  I don't think there will be enough resistance in the wire to
> limit the current.

It is a different sort of load.  A light bulb or starter for example will
draw current from whatever voltage is fed to it.  A battery will only charge
(and draw current)  if the voltage feeding it is high enough.





<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>