Battery Isolation Manager (BIM) location

[Rich-MLsRV]

Can someone tell me where the BIM is located on our RV? I've looked in the front under the hood, front left electrical compartment, around the chassis batteries, etc. Am I looking for a BIM similar to the picture below? I am in the process of upgrading to Lithium so the BIM needs to be upgraded to a BIM that supports Lithium.

 

[Joe Hogan]

Interested in this topic. The RV has a flooded acid chassis battery and LiFeO coach batteries. Currently using a standard BIRD with a solenoid relay.

 

[NWIP]

I am not positive where it is located on a Ventana but suspect it will be the same as the Dutch Star, located behind panel in the power cord bay.

 

[Rich-MLsRV]

Interested in this topic. The RV has a flooded acid chassis battery and LiFeO coach batteries. Currently using a standard BIRD with a solenoid relay.

Here's what I think is needed - LI- BIM link

 

[RandyB]

as @NWIP indicated, if my coach has one, I would expect it to be in the bay that houses the shorepower cable. I'm perdy sure mine has a BIRD, which is a bird of another color from a BIM.

 

[Rich-MLsRV]

Thanks NWIP and RandyB for suggestions on location. Yes, the BIM is located behind the shorepower cable behind a velcro attached front panel. I'll need to check if the wires are straightforward to transfer to the LI-BIM. I've attached a picture for reference.

 

[Neal]

@CoreyinWP has done this. If he's not out whacking balls around a court I'm sure he can help out.

 

[Calsun]

Needs to be where you can connect both the house batteries and the crank/starter batteries. If you find that you need to make the cables longer an excellent source for cables and solder type connectors is delcity.com.

 

[CoreyinWP]

 

[CoreyinWP]

Yup behind the cord reel. Easy conversion, just keep wiring consistent.