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I have acquired a yacht wired with three 12V batteries on outputs. With the engine shutdown and no alternator running I have 4.4 Volts on the Input terminal and alternator circuit - I am not wiring the "energise" terminal. Is this usual or indicative of defective isolation as I am experiencing battery capacity leakage on one battery bank when not using the system for several weeks.
@pmdent: Did you find a solution/answer to your question?
I am having same issue with a Argo FET 200-3. I am measuring 1.9V over the other outputs and the input when only one output has a battery connected. Connecting or disconnection the alternator on the input make no difference.
-vga
Guy, could you confirm there for normal operation of the splitter with no alternator running whether there would be a measured voltage on the input terminal or should this be zero ?
I am thinking that the splitter is providing " a current limited" voltage to the input terminal as an automatic activation voltage when the alternator starts. Is this is in the design of the ArgoFet spliiter?
Thanks - Peter
Guy - should there be a small voltage at the input terminal with the motor not running as part of the ArgoFet design for automatic energising of alternator ? If so, what is its typical value for a correctly functioning unit. I appreciate that this voltage is "current limited" - again by design.....
I have a similar situation. 2.4 volts on the input with no alternator running, but alternator connected.
Guy - I don't understand your answer. What do you mean by "isolation fault somewherein the system".
