{"id":1197,"date":"2025-03-27T13:23:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T12:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-site.se\/sutars.com\/?page_id=1197"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:05:16","slug":"why-separate-the-batteries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wired-inspired\/separate-batteries-skiljerelan\/why-separate-the-batteries\/","title":{"rendered":"Why separate the batteries?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1197\" class=\"elementor elementor-1197\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28939b8e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28939b8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5de3e1 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d5de3e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4434d148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4434d148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why separate the batteries?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b16fb44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b16fb44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d05e072 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"7d05e072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-breadcrumbs__content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\">Home<\/a> <span class=\"eael-breadcrumb-separator\">\/<\/span> <span class = \"eael-current\">Page<\/span><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ce4724 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10ce4724\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc51def elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fc51def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How a battery isolator relay works<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4abc1527 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4abc1527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>If you want to be sure that you can always start the engine, the starter battery should be automatically separated from the consumer batteries when the engine is switched off.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688e176a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"688e176a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The simplest and cheapest way to achieve this is to use a battery isolator relay.<\/p><p>A battery isolator relay works like a remote-controlled switch and is connected to the ignition key. When you turn the ignition key to start the engine, the relay engages and connects the starter and auxiliary batteries so that both are charged.<\/p><p>When you switch off the engine, the isolator relay disengages so that your consumers cannot drain the starter battery. This ensures that you can always be confident of having power in your starter battery when you need to start the engine.<\/p><p>How to install your battery isolator relay, you can read about <a href=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wired-inspired\/separate-batteries-skiljerelan\/how-do-you-wire-the-battery-isolator-relay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66df5b14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66df5b14\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1ef193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c1ef193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/e0800_skiljerela___m__batterier-1024x702.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1383\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/e0800_skiljerela___m__batterier-1024x702.webp 1024w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/e0800_skiljerela___m__batterier-300x206.webp 300w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/e0800_skiljerela___m__batterier-768x526.webp 768w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/e0800_skiljerela___m__batterier-1536x1053.webp 1536w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/e0800_skiljerela___m__batterier-600x411.webp 600w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/e0800_skiljerela___m__batterier.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff82d27 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ff82d27\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da1b7b9 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da1b7b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More tips &amp; tricks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d50eb0 elementor-grid-2 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-loop-grid\" data-id=\"61d50eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;template_id&quot;:&quot;781&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:2,&quot;_skin&quot;:&quot;post&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;edit_handle_selector&quot;:&quot;[data-elementor-type=\\&quot;loop-item\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"loop-grid.post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-loop-nothing-found-message\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \/ Page How a battery isolator relay works If you want to be sure that you can always start the engine, the starter battery should be automatically separated from the consumer batteries when the engine is switched off. 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