Recent content by ColMonty

Thanks guys. @rayra all great points, I'm totally with you. I have already put a manual isolator switch in so I'm totally out of the woods - just tired of switching it. Also, it is the dumb solenoid part which is broken in my case.

So I finally got a response from National Luna today, after I emailed them again, so I'll give a quick update. I managed to find a battery isolator switch in Cairo and fit it myself. It's wired to the battery terminals on the NL Intelligent Solenoid. It works as it should, every time. It's just...

I'll have to get back to you in a few days - the truck is currently being shipped to Egypt so I won't have access to it for maybe 10 days. What should I be looking for? I.e. what do you feel may be the/an issue? That it's grounded to a body panel poorly, or that the panel may not have a good...

thanks fellas, I appreciate the advice - as always. I spoke with the UK NL rep's electrical guy this morning. Whilst it didn't reveal a whole lot, at least I did get him to explain in baby steps how I would go about installing an isolating switch. The battery was thankfully fully charged this...

So my aux charging remains inconsistent and unreliable. Sometimes it charges, mostly it doesn't - from the alternator. I have been hooking up a mains charger the past few days and it's had been slow - I think by the morning I should finally have a fully charged aux. Having done a little more...

Ok, point taken. Given I definitely do have a "system" installed currently, though, which gives a monitor and controller which can override connecting the batteries, the Bluesea relay feels like a backstop solution for me. I like the simplicity, don't get me wrong - I'm a big fan of Occam's...

Spoke to the UK NL reps. They advised me to reset it by disconnecting and reconnecting the black monitor wire on the intelligent solenoid. That has changed things as my aux battery is now appearing in alarm state - bottom two red LEDs are flashing on the controller and the audible alarm is going...

Thanks John61ct. I have been using a multi-meter (ammeter function) and measuring across the battery posts. I've just driven 20 minutes or so and tested again - no change and the "Solenoid engaged" LED on the NL Intelligent Solenoid hasn't changed from yellow. I guess this indicates it is not...

Hi, After replacing a dead aux battery with a larger unit which is AGM, after a few weeks I'm not seeing much charge hitting my aux battery. This concerns me greatly as I am en route to Cape Town from London, currently in Italy. Starter/main battery: old (unsure of age) lead acid 70ah Aux...