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Originally Posted by KandT
New Solenoid came today and I am going to install tomorrow. Does anyone know if it makes a difference how the two "smaller" wires are connected?
Unfortunately, I bought this on ebay and didn't notice it was not a Trombetta as the original was but a chinese knock off. One could argue that the ad was misleading but I didn't read the it thoroughly so I will take the blame. Lesson learned.
Assuming this is my problem and it works I may upgrade to a better one. Does anyone know if there is any danger to increasing the amp capability? I would only guess that it may not engage the solenoid because of not enough current. I was thinking of going from 150 amp continuous to 200 - 12 volts.
Also, the one puzzle I can't answer is if my house battery is say 50% will it make a solid connection between the chassis batt and the house batt and thereby drain the chassis batt????? Since mine is a cheaper RV I don't think I have the BIRD system.
Thanks all - Really appreciate the help!!
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While the contact current rating is important, 150 amp is fine, the relay coil voltage rating is more important. It needs to be 14 to 15 volts continuous. A 12 continuous rating will have the coil running hotter and may lead to early coil failure. This rating can be hard to find and is why I go to the auto parts store.
Here is one I'm looking at.:
http://www.pac-audio.com/PACProductD...ons_072006.pdf
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