How do you wire the isolator in a 2007 chevy 2500? I put a yellow top in and would like to use it for the reserve time. How do you hook up the isolate
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It's simple, you can use the isolator solenoid between either the positive or negative terminals of your secondary battery (it doesn't matter) However, in order to use it as an emergency start, you need to wire up the remote turn on switch to your secondary isolated battery. The reason being if your primary (non isolated) battery were to fully discharge, you will still be able to power up the relay using the reserve power from the isolated battery. Many folks make the mistake of using the primary battery to source power for the switch only to find that it simply will not work if/when the primary battery fails. Rick
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Thanks for the answer, buddy!I tried just wiring the "rear center" into "rear right + & -" but haven't found out if it works (was going to test tonight). Your first method is to wire "rear center" wires into "rear left +" and "rear right -", right?
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I used the Stinger Ground Loop Isolator successfully without connecting the brown wires at all. They are in my opinion grounding cables, however the shields around the signal cables connect through the Stinger by the shiny cylyndrical part of the plugs and to the ground at the signal cable source and receiver, which appears to work just fine without the additional connection of the Stinger with the brown wire. I suggest to try this out, if it works well, end of the story.
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IF you lost your instructions Try buying a second one and hope they came off the same production line. The 2 tricks are that you must make the plug wire wrap as close to the spark plug boot as possible as elsewhere you will pick up "ringing" and it will not read correctly; AND if you make a mistake you must shut the engine off to reset the process. :::::REMEMBER YOU MUST SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE OR START OVER:::::: Follow the instructions and start over. etc etc etc etc I find that if very careful you can set it for 4 cycle 4 cylinder easily but a mistake will put it on 2 cycle every time. Concentrate on the idea that idle for 4 cycle auto engines is that one cylinder COUNT IS 1/4 / 2 Small engines usually idle at 800 to 900 rpm. If you read close to 850 at idle you probably did not make a mistake. The instructions for the 5 that I bought are not identical to each other as they were purchased at different times for different reasons. They are so cheap you can afford to do this. I BOUGHT 2 FOR MY MINI TRUCK: one for under the hood where I can see it easily from where I need to know what I was doing with the second inside the cab also easily read. Remember that this item is picking up capacitive coupling from a source that jumps a gap of 0.030 inches at the plug which under high pressure is still high voltage. ON the distributor end of that wire the voltage is many times higher. Radio interference and interference to any sensitive electronic device is likely to occur with unshielded space exists. Tricky business if you need an electronic quiet environment.
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I would get more wire (they don't supply enough) also different connectors. . (Butt, male and female connectors. .heat shrink style if possible) ...I didn't connect to my truck horn, I installed a separate switch..It's not too difficult. .Takes some time but is fairly simple. .The difficulty is mainly based on how you want your setup to be.
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Just bought one for my pioneer, basic install make sure its connected to the wires coming out of the unit not the wires in the vehicle, the ground wire (black) should be grounded to the vehicle as well as the bypass. This worked where a standard relay would not, it double pulses or however it works
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Hard to post diagrams but it is not needed. Currently there is a coax-cable coming from the cable company and it is connected to the cable input of the cable box. You disconnect that cable and put this isolator in between the coax and the cable box.
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what are you hooking up if .you have using a parking brake override,its make to hook up to head unit only.your headunit should have a braking brake wire ,you do not run a wire to the braking brake
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Thank you but ours isn't separating. It's pretty straightforward but our old battery will not pull off the unit. I know how to open door, pull out battery, and find white connector. Our connectors just won't separate.
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Always make sure you have nothing touching the wires,not weeds either.I have a ground rod and an isolator.It has worked well since I purchased it without any problems.
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If someone still needs an answer to this type of problem, Aaron is probably the closest. You may have to get a ground isolator, such as: http://www.amazon.com/Bessky-TM-Quality-Isolator-Reduction/dp/B00NIBPKF8
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When wiring the +12 (black wire) and ground (white wire) to the brake controller be sure to use at least #14 guage for 1-2 axle applications, and #12 for 3-4 axles at a minimum. This includes both to the controller and from the controller to the trailer connection (blue wire). Make sure trailer connection also has a good ground (white) of at least #14 or #12 guage wire. One or two axle trailers generally require a 20 amp auto reset circuit breaker. Three or four axle trailers require a 30 amp auto reset circuit breaker. These are available for less than $10 at most any auto store. They come with slide on or bolt type connections, either one is fine. Do not use a fuse, it can lead to problems. Use good solder or crimp connectors only. Good luck. I installed this on my older '96 Chevy diesel pickup, which was not prewired except for two unused lines running from the driver's firewall to the rear bumper area. It was an easy hookup. It's an easy to use controller that works great on my large two axle travel trailer. You should be pleased with it.
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All you need to do is to attach a 12 gauge (red) wire from the gauge to your ignition switch or any other power source. Use the terminal on the ignition that is not activated during starting but is live at other times. The other terminal on the gauge goes to ground (black wire to your metal dashboard support). You can put a fuse in line near the ignition switch. There should have been instructions with the gauge - I bet there are explanations on-line... just Goggle Voltmeter hook up. Cheers
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I pull a Hyundai Elantra and have the breakaway attached. A plug in wire runs through the firewall of the car to the front mount tow plate where it is attached. you then hook the breakaway cable to that (looks something like a grenade pin). The other end inside the car stores up in the fuse box compartment for easy access. The unit works well as I have towed the car out west and down to Florida.
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I couldn't figure it out. The number of wires on mine didn't match what the directions described. I couldn't find any help online or at their website. Everything was ambiguous. I finally took it to an auto mechanic and paid to have it connected, and it wasn't obvious to him either. Very frustrating that they can't go to a little more trouble on the directions.
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I connected the red to positive and black to ground. Here are the instructions from the manual:1. Select a location to mount the Montana on your vehicle, based on available power sources, safe cable routing, and that the driver view is not obstructed.2. Connect the red and black wires to your vehicle's main power (10 to 50 Volts).3. If necessary, connect the serial data wires to your vehicle.* Yellow is the serial data input wire.* Blue is the serial data output wire.* Green is the serial ground wire.4. If necessary, connect the audio jack
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It depends how you have it set up, they cannot take it away because they are not illegal to have and use except (i may be wrong) if you live in Washington and I forgot the other place (sorry). You also can't have it on vehicles passing a certain weight limit ( mostly class A trucks). They could give you a ticket for the wire if you have it hanging near you. They call it a distraction and you get fined for that. A simple was to solve that is to buy a direct wire kit and hide the wire. There are videos on youtube that show you how to install it.