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Originally Posted by Judge
The BIM is not any type of disconnect switch..... it is an isolator switch that serves two purpsoes.
One - It prevent the house batteries or chassis battery from being overcharged depending on whether the converter or alternator is doing the charging.
Two - it allows the house batteries or chassis battery to be charged when needed from tue converter or alternator.
Some coaches come with a separate disconnect switch and some don’t. My Magnitude has a BIM160 but no disconnect switch so I added one. Now the 2021 Magnitude has a battery disconnect switch added as well.
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If the oem wiring prevents what you say then making this change might not be a good idea. How does that over charging prevention occur and from what device triggers the relay if over charging other than that switch?
The relay I have is:
KIB Battery Disconnect Latching Relay #LR9806C-BIP
Latching relay
C-BIP version has a small circuit board attached to the “positive” terminal of the relay coil. The is a protection circuit that removes voltage from the coil after a time delay to protect the coil should the switch become stuck in the closed position, or the wiring become grounded.
Replaces the now obsolete LR9806C
Specifications
KIB Battery Disconnect Latching Relay #LR9806C-BIP
Coil Rating 12VDC – 4.4 OhmsNon-Poliarity Sensitive
Min. Activation Voltage 7VDC
Contact Type: 110 amps carry 6-36VDC
Latch Type: Mechanical Push On/Push Off Coil Activated
Disconnect Latching Relay #LR9806C-BIP maintains its set or reset condition until it receives the next inverting input. It is also called a keep relay. There are two types of mechanisms for maintaining the set and reset conditions: a magnetic holding type and a mechanical holding type.
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