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Originally Posted by MRGC
thanx roachy will be sourcing the cheapest oddyssey batteries then call mick to instal.
One thing I want to ask, I thought with the dual battery setup the smart solenoid automatically isolates the primary battery when the car is switched off therefore any electrics used in the car will be drawn from the aux battery which means no need for an extra socket in the back for the fridge, please correct me if Im wrong.
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The other person to talk to is probably Troy over at Jeepers HQ/ARB City Southern (St Peters).
As I understand the setup, the isolator only splits the two batteries once a certain discharge voltage has been reached. The car's original auxillary circuits still run off the primary battery which is one of the 3 reason I got the extra plugs in the back. The 2nd reason being that the wiring put in for the extra plugs is of a higher amp so I didn't experiance as much voltage drop. The other reason is that I have had the plug on my fridge fall out once or twice. I am running a fridge slide in the back and this may been a contributing problem but I wanted a 'firmer' conection that the hella/merrit plugs provide and have not had any problems since.
I think that the only way to have the system run the way you have suggested is to rewire the car's auxillary circuits to the 2ndary battery. I am not sure that this is possible as the Body Control Module controls these. That
said I maybe wrong and have gotten it all mixed up (but I don't think that I have). If I get a chance I'll get out my multimeter and have a look and see if I can confirm.