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Battery compartment area components

October 26, 2023, 12:51:48 pm

When I took this area apart several years ago I pulled the box with the arrow so i could remove tanks. Well that box is no longer with us for one reason or another. Is this the isolator and if so what type of new one should I use in it's place?

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Reply #1 – October 26, 2023, 01:04:57 pm

Ben,

Do you have the original of the picture that you can blow up and read exactly what it is?

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Reply #2 – October 26, 2023, 01:08:56 pm

No, it gets too blurry for me to see it. I've found a few pictures here but I get the same results, blur.

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Reply #3 – October 26, 2023, 01:21:49 pm

OK, can you identify any of the wires that went into it by either number on them or by where they go?

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Reply #4 – October 26, 2023, 01:25:06 pm

I'll take a look when I get back to the house. I'm at my office on a rainy day.

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Reply #5 – October 26, 2023, 01:25:39 pm

Ben,

The item indicated by the blue arrow is not a battery isolator.  It was either a converter/charger or a inverter/charger.

Based on the model year of your coach, I would guess it was a converter/charger.

A original equipment battery isolator would look similar to the red component (with cooling fins) in the photos below:

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Reply #6 – October 26, 2023, 01:27:59 pm

Chuck & Jeannie,
I saw those pictures and saved them for future reference. Thanks for the info. It will come in handy.

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Reply #7 – October 26, 2023, 01:49:02 pm

If your "missing" item was a converter/charger, it would have 2 battery type cables running to it, plus a power cord that might be plugged into a nearby power outlet (regular 3-prong plug), plus possibly a small gauge wire going to a remote control panel.

If it was a inverter/charger, it is a bit more complicated.  It would be connected to the 2 battery type cables, plus it would hard wired to either one or two Romex type electrical cables, plus possibly a small wire going to remote panel.

Another photo of isolator with better detail, plus photo of a converter/charger:

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Reply #8 – October 26, 2023, 08:08:20 pm

On your coach, not sure what year you have, but probably early to mid 90's. The battery isolator is mounted to the frame rail behind the left rear wheel.

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