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tev123
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Oct 14, 2015

100 amp alternator through battery isolator issues

Hello. Bought a 1990 class B a few weeks ago and as you could imagine first order of business was to dismantle all the systems and learn how everything is hooked up and how it works (first rv for m...
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tev123
Explorer
Oct 14, 2015
wolfe10 wrote:
Is this a diode-based battery isolator or solenoid-based battery isolator?

And by putting alternator and both battery wires on the same lug, it is the same as no isolator-- they are all always connected. This is often done when the isolator has failed.


Yes, diode based.
Right, the isolator is basically being bypassed.

Thanks for the response. Going to go with the the fully manual option with a 1/2/BOTH/OFF switch

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