Differently from diode battery isolators, FET isolators have virtually no voltage loss. Voltage drop is less then 0,02 Volt at low current and averages 0,1 Volt at higher currents. When using ARGO FET battery isolators, there is no need to also increase the output voltage of the alternator. Care should be taken however to keep cable lengths short and of sufficient cross section.
Alternator energize input
The new ARGO FET isolators have a special current limited energize input that will power the B+ when the engine run/stop switch is closed.
