| Re: Isolater vs Alternator [message #326660 is a reply to message #326659] |
Sat, 02 December 2017 21:28   |
Ken Burton
Messages: 10030
Registered: January 2004
Location: Hebron, Indiana
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Wow. Doom and gloom on isolators.
My OEM isolator and my 100 amp dual pulley alternator have co-existed for 13 years. I put a lot of load on them as I seldom plug in anywhere when I travel. So during the day my alternator and isolator have to recover the discharged golf cart batteries.
I have been involved with the replacement of 3 combiners and 1 isolator on GMCs. None of which were on my coach. The isolator that broke was rusted so badly that I twisted off a stud trying to loosen the rusted nut. Had I left it alone and not tried to clean the connections it probably would still be running today. I have the bad isolator and someday I'll open it up to see if the stud can be replaced. It was and is still good electrically. That is more than I can say about the three bad combiners I worked on. Two of the bad combiners were on Dan's coach. He ended up carrying a spare in case it failed again.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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