what is this amplifier/rectifier looking thing?
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what is this amplifier/rectifier looking thing?
So I got the boat end of last year and only used it a handful of times before it was time to put away. The boat had two batteries with a switch but it and the batteries went bad so I just had one battery in it last year. It's finned aluminum like a car amplifier but small. It has 3 posts, the alternator goes to the center and it's got Two white leads that go to the batteries. I'm thinking they each go to a battery positive.
But what does it do?
It's not letting me post a pic so you can see it, I'll work on that.
Thanks
But what does it do?
It's not letting me post a pic so you can see it, I'll work on that.
Thanks
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It's a battery isolator. It keeps the two batteries from discharging one another while allowing the alternator to charge both batteries at the same time.
With one of those you do not need to use the battery switch to select which battery to charge.
They work well and are dependable but they have the disadvantage of requiring slightly longer charge times because of the voltage drop across the isolator.
With one of those you do not need to use the battery switch to select which battery to charge.
They work well and are dependable but they have the disadvantage of requiring slightly longer charge times because of the voltage drop across the isolator.
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It's a battery isolator. It keeps the two batteries from discharging one another while allowing the alternator to charge both batteries at the same time.
With one of those you do not need to use the battery switch to select which battery to charge.
They work well and are dependable but they have the disadvantage of requiring slightly longer charge times because of the voltage drop across the isolator.
With one of those you do not need to use the battery switch to select which battery to charge.
They work well and are dependable but they have the disadvantage of requiring slightly longer charge times because of the voltage drop across the isolator.
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