Orion Tr Smart Isolated connection via main switch of vehicle

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I have purchased the Orion Tr Smart 24/24 17 to charge my domestic Winston battery bank. My truck has a main power switch which I always use to switch off power of my truck batteries.

I would like to connect the minus cable of the Orion after the main switch, so that I have minimum risk that the Orion somehow drains the truck battery, especially when I am staying a few days.

However, would this have a negative impact on the Orion, being disconnected every day and do I lose the settings of the Orion?

Many thanks for your suggestions and advice,
Mark

2

Settings are stored in non volatile memory so they will be retained when powered down.

3

Many thanks for the swift reply, so nothing speaks against of connection the minus cable after the main switch? no negative impact on the Orion itself.

Many thanks and have a nice weekend ahead,
Mark

4

Missed the switch being in the negative, not sure about that as switching is usually in the positive. If it was positive switched it would be OK.

5

Thanks, I could connect the Orion directly to the truck batteries (with fuses of course) and put a main switch in the positive at the input side of the Orion. Many thanks again for your input.

6

I can’t speak for switching on the negative side, but I do have the Orion in my service truck switched on the positive side for the exact same reason. It’s been 2 years now and hundreds of cycles and it works just fine this way.