Isolator or solenoid?

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Topic: Isolator or solenoid?

Posted By: 5150azn
Subject: Isolator or solenoid?
Date Posted: May 16, 2005 at 1:09 PM

Both of them have strenghts and weaknesses. I was wondering you guys think.

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Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: May 16, 2005 at 2:00 PM

Solenoid, although I refer to them as an Isolator.

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Posted By: Poormanq45
Date Posted: May 16, 2005 at 3:26 PM

Isolator vs. Solenoid? Apples vs. Oranges.

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Posted By: 5150azn
Date Posted: May 16, 2005 at 3:44 PM

ummm you have 2 batteries.... you perfer to isolate them with fruit?

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Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: May 16, 2005 at 4:45 PM

Indeed but I find that a pomagrant usually preforms the best. To be fair there are door popper solenoids as well as what you are talking about so being that your question was fairly vague I can see where the confussion came from. I have always used isolators and never had an issue with them so I guess I subscribed to the "If it aint broke dont fix it" line of thinking

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Posted By: 5150azn
Date Posted: May 16, 2005 at 6:49 PM

Thanks ravendarat for clearing that up. The reason I ask is because I've witnessed 1 go bad. And then I worked at a shop which only installed solenoids. That one experiance kinda haunts me and I'm looking for some emotional support for trying them again.

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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: May 16, 2005 at 8:02 PM

I never use any kind of battery isolation... I have also NEVER had even the first problem in NOT using isolation, either.

Waste of power (sure, a small amount of power), more parts to go bad, additional connections to eventually fail... Should I go on? Why bother? Do it right without the isolator, and never lose any sleep... posted_image

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Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: May 16, 2005 at 8:10 PM

However if you use an isolator and you use the stereo for extended periods of time without having the vehicle running, you can be sure that you will be able to drive away in the end

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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: May 16, 2005 at 8:36 PM

The best answer to that? Don't *DO* that... posted_image

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Posted By: 5150azn
Date Posted: May 16, 2005 at 9:34 PM

DUDE!!! This was exactly what I wanted to talk about!!!! I soooo want to know how safe it is to not use an isolator. So I can just parallel a second battery and be safe? I know how the battery damage can happen but I plan to use 2 optimas.

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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: May 19, 2005 at 6:12 PM

Sorry, been in and out lately... Yes, just parallel the batteries, no isolation at all. Make certain the batteries are close to the same age as one another, and you must make certain they are identical batteries, capacity-wise...

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."