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Per instructions that came with Argofet battery isolator. I ran a wire from the alternator output to the isolator. What was not clear in the instructions is, should the old (original) output wire be disconnected from the alternator, or, remain connected. Thanks for any assistance with this.
Yes, assuming the original output wire connects to your starter battery. Disconnect it from the alternator and connect it to one of the argofet outputs. The other output connects to your house bank.
Thank you.
Your alternator was originally connected to the starter as that's the closest (and chunky) connection to the starter battery. The only cable connected to the alternator output should be to the argofet input. One of the argofet outputs will go to your leisure batteries, and the other to your starter battery. Since you already have an existing cable connected to the starter battery (alternator to starter) you could use that as the argofet starter battery output to make life easier. So in answer to your question, yes :)
Thank you. This is for a battery conversion/upgrade on a 45 year old sailboat. From alternator to batteries/isolator requires 18' of wire, so I wanted to be sure. Thank you for your very helpful response.
