Help replacing an OLD isolator
So I am going to assume my isolator is broken (judging by how old it is) and NOT that it was wired wrong. Although it does seem to be wired differently than the instructions I see for new ones. Fo...
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Sorry... to the other responder... AC was AIR CONDITIONING. One of the RED wires comes from the AIR CONDITIONING system. I read that the isolators can be charged from alternator, solar, or air conditioning chargers.
Mine appears like it was hooked up to both? Or perhaps to the air conditioning unit and then to the alternator when the air was taken out or broke.
that may also explain why the isolator is connected DIRECTLY to the alternator and NOT through the chassis battery.
I will just replace it with what was there and worry about the rest later. Who knows... maybe replacing will not fix the problem and my problem was in wiring... Although it looks like the wires have been where they are for YEARS.
Mine appears like it was hooked up to both? Or perhaps to the air conditioning unit and then to the alternator when the air was taken out or broke.
that may also explain why the isolator is connected DIRECTLY to the alternator and NOT through the chassis battery.
I will just replace it with what was there and worry about the rest later. Who knows... maybe replacing will not fix the problem and my problem was in wiring... Although it looks like the wires have been where they are for YEARS.
