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Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 05-06-2018, 10:24 PM
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The 'smart' circuitry keeps you from killing your...

The 'smart' circuitry keeps you from killing your starting battery by paralleling them too soon. It lets the starting battery charge first, before energizing the relay to charge the house battery.
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 05-06-2018, 10:21 PM
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When the alternator's field winding is energized,...

When the alternator's field winding is energized, both batteries do get some charge. But once the starting battery is fully charged, the voltage regulator shuts down the field winding and both...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 05-06-2018, 01:40 AM
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Relay isolator

Not to quibble, but a relay is indeed an 'isolator' when in the off-state (when it is disconnected). It's more isolation (infinite ohms) than the off-state of a diode.

The 'smart' isolator has...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 05-05-2018, 11:45 PM
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Smart Isolator

You'll get better results with a "smart isolator."

The problem with dual diode isolators is the voltage regulator that controls your alternator only knows about the battery voltage on one side,...
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