Auto Start system

[simon says]

Just curious... Does anyone use an auto start system that will start the truck engine if battery volts or reserve capacity falls too low? I found a company called FW Murphy and they sell engine controllers that still require a sensor to "read" the batts and close the circuit to activate the controller. I'm thinking by the time I do all that, I might as well get 2 dual purpose batts, a box, the solenoid, etc. and wire everything to the inverter and forget about it...

 

[davekc]

When we talked the other night, this is the one I was thinking of.

http://www.gmemd.com:8040/search?NS...EMD+Documents&NS-docs-found=3&NS-doc-number=3

It is called a auto boss. It is suppose to be compatible with any deisel. I have no experience with these as we run generators with the autostart feature.






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[greg334]

So Dave, Which Locomotive do you use this on? SD70M-2 or SD70ACe?

 

[davekc]

They say they are compatible for any deisel, all the way to a loco? The other thought is Pittsburg Power. I think they only do Cat engines.
The other autostarts are for deisel generators.




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[simon says]

Yea man: I like the pretty SD70ACe myself. I saw this site after a Google search; probably costs 2 much. Exide makes a weatherproof auxiliary charger that bolts on the truck and works automatically. It specifically addresses the issue of extra electrical accessories, but I haven't found yet where they market it and for how much.
Anyway, think I might forget about it, and just do the dual purpose batts when I get a round tuit (ever seen one?- actually exists, probably a Wis. thing...) thanx