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Old 10-06-2010, 09:10 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 2003protege View Post
Maybe I've misunderstood the instructions, but it seems when I kill 120V power to the unit, under charging mode, it will stay in charging mode, with the cooling fan running, until I remove the 12V clamps. However, if I just attach the 12V clamps to the unpowered unit, just the trickle charge light will come on. I guess I'll just install an in-car switch to kill the 12V side..?
Actually just use the charger, a small amount of hassle is no biggy, a switch will be fine or you can install a sufficiently rated 20v diode such as a 10amp unit and a 1kohm resistor such that current can flow out of the charger but not really into it.

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Ryan

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