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04-15-2019, 01:58 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Zebulon
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Battery Disconnect
I have a 2019 Jayco Jay Flight - do you know if there is a battery disconnect switch?
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04-15-2019, 02:06 PM
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Congratulations on the new JayFlight and welcome to the forum.
My money is on 'No' factory battery disconnect switch. Have you asked your dealer or Jayco?
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04-15-2019, 02:33 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2019
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Thanks so much!! I love it 
I have not asked them yet. I'm finding my battery drains when I'm not using it and wanted to have a quick way to disconnect vs having to remove the connection from the terminal.
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04-15-2019, 02:39 PM
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Welcome to JOF!
I installed one on my Jay Flight. There are a number of articles here on the forum that describe the process and of course YouTube has a bunch!
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04-15-2019, 02:40 PM
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There is enough parasitic drain to make the battery absolute when going below 11.9 volts.
Keep it plugged in or install the disconnect.
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04-15-2019, 02:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by colby
Welcome to JOF!
I installed one on my Jay Flight. There are a number of articles here on the forum that describe the process and of course YouTube has a bunch!
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Thanks so much - I'll look them up and see how to do it. I really would love to have one.
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04-15-2019, 02:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by colby
Welcome to JOF!
I installed one on my Jay Flight. There are a number of articles here on the forum that describe the process and of course YouTube has a bunch!
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Thanks! Still figuring out how to use this thread - so not sure if you received my other message. It's already drained twice. I'm going to look into installng one.
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04-16-2019, 05:09 AM
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Location: Ottawa
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tgrassi
Thanks! Still figuring out how to use this thread - so not sure if you received my other message. It's already drained twice. I'm going to look into installng one.
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That is probably a great decision. Draining the battery completely will significantly damage it and multiple times may wreck it completely.
I've installed this guy - https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and it is working very nicely. It doesn't have the little rubber boot that this video shows ( https://youtu.be/j5hIxEtZDDo), I still need to figure that out.
Good luck!
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04-16-2019, 05:18 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Tompkins County
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tgrassi
I have a 2019 Jayco Jay Flight - do you know if there is a battery disconnect switch?
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I just ordered this online for our new x213:
https://www.amazon.com/Audew-Battery...ateway&sr=8-18
I plan to install it in the battery box. I'll post pictures when I'm done.
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04-16-2019, 07:03 AM
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Just pull the fuse . Mines right behind the battery
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04-18-2019, 03:45 PM
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Installed the battery disconnect into the battery box. Inserted into the positive wire. Pictures are attached.
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04-18-2019, 05:02 PM
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Mine’s right behind the batteries on the A-frame. Kinda hidden, which I like.
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04-18-2019, 05:06 PM
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Site Team
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Years ago, they were standard on many mfg's product. My 2011 Eagle did not come with one. I added one in the battery compartment. There are a good many threads on JOF on where/ how members installed them.
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04-19-2019, 07:53 AM
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Member
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Location: GSO
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Why did you install on positive? I have read numerous articles that say it should be installed on negative.
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04-19-2019, 10:16 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by drew2fast
Why did you install on positive? I have read numerous articles that say it should be installed on negative.
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I don't think it makes a huge difference for the battery disconnect. I only know that when you work on the battery to pull the negative wire first, so you don't short circuit the battery when that wire touches the frame by accident.
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04-19-2019, 11:06 AM
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Member
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05-04-2019, 12:16 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Clearwater
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gladecreekwy
Just pull the fuse . Mines right behind the battery
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BINGO!
Over the last two years, that has worked like a charm.
Easy, fast and completely isolates the battery, preventing drain.
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05-04-2019, 01:17 PM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Pawleys Island
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tgrassi
I have a 2019 Jayco Jay Flight - do you know if there is a battery disconnect switch?
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I have a 2019 Jayflight. No battery disconnect switch. Best installation I’ve seen is on the battery box lid. Excellent instructions available on YouTube.
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05-04-2019, 01:39 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: arp
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I like the battery box idea I went with this mounting between my dual battery set up
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05-04-2019, 01:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Michigan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by drew2fast
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That is only because those disconnects are made for the negative side. I bought a marine disconnect and hooked it to the positive side just like all the boats I have ever owned came from the factory. Just have to remove the existing positive cable from the battery, attach it to the switch, buy a 12" cable with ring terminals attach one end to switch the other to the battery.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Spartan-Power...omotive&sr=1-2
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