Can anyone identify these two items for me?

[pamadams1025]

I have a 2003 TS Select DS01. Two battery banks, two inverters. Each dedicated to certain loads.

This is in my bay with the inverters, and there are two of them, one on each side. One is reading 95 degrees temperature and one is reading 118 degrees. I'm troubleshooting a loud hum I seem to be having after swapping four Lead acid batteries to AGM. (I switched the battery charge setting to AGM). Wondering what temperature is normal? I am wondering if this disparity in temps may indicate a potential problem.




Next is a small wire with a 15amp inline fuse that I have marked to go to the positive side of one battery bank...but there is not a similar one for the second bank. I can't seem to get the second picture to upload. But it's the only small gauge round wire with an inline fuse attached to a positive post on the one bank.

Pam Adams
Rineyville KY
2003 TSS DS01
2000 Jeep Cherokee

[justaroamer]

Can't read label info in pic, but appears to be a Bi-Directional Isolator Relay Delay ( BIRD ). You state that there is another one and that could be the solenoid for the "salesman" switch located near the entry door that turns off all lights.
The small wire you refer to is most likely from the solar charger on the roof.
Not sure what inverter you have but if you a control panel for it inside, you need to set it to AGM if you have that option.

[The Driver]

My White-Rodgers solenoid is for the Battery Boost.

Are you sure it will work right to have one bank of wet cells and one bank of AGM, and they are different ages?

I'm well aware that our pair of Magnums charge separate banks, but there are so many other functions that consider them together...the BIRD for example.

[pamadams1025]

All batteries are now AGM, we replaced the FLA to AGM to have eight identical batteries. I have changed the settings on the corresponding inverter to charge AGM. I haven't checked the solenoid lately to see if it is still retaining some heat. I should do that!

Thanks for everyones input!

Today I took the windshield curtains down and used my power washer to clean them. They're stacked back into nice tight pleats and are drying slowly. I hope the water stains don't come back, but we'll see. I may post before and after pics. I couldn't get the nozzle too close it would destroy the fabric. We'll see!

If anyone who upgraded to MCD shades has a clean set they'd like to sell, I may be interested! if the price is right!

Pam Adams

[YC1]

Those temps are normal for solenoids that are running full time. They can be too hot to touch.

The hum may be from the circuit that drives them. Some setups reduce the voltage to those solenoids by using a pulsing DC instead of a pure dc voltage.

Carefully disconnect the small wire that runs them and see if the noise stops. Be careful when you take the wire off of course. Use some cotton gloves or rubber gloves because the collapsing electrical field of the solenoid can give you a nip and you might jump and bump your head or drop the wire.