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BFL13
Explorer II
Jan 19, 2020

Ford Starting /House Charging Question UPDATE Test

New test 20 Jan. ---------- The solenoid in the sig rig only closes the line between the engine battery/starter/alternator and the house batts when the engine is "on". What happens when you tur...
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enblethen
Nomad
Jan 20, 2020
I would not come off the alternator. I would look for a circuit that is hot in run such as wipers, radio heater and the like. Use a fuse tap from fuse block. Some rigs have fuse block under hood with switched power.
My reasoning is if something happen in alternator tap, you could have damage to charging system.

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