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Old 01-13-2009, 06:01 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Larry S. View Post
... With an internal regulator on the alternator, like our Fords have, the isolators will drop the charging voltage as much as 0.4 to 0.5 volts ...
Internal voltage regulators still have external remote voltage sensing. So long as the isolator isn't wired in between the battery and the remote sense line, the regulator will boost the alternator output to compensate for the isolator's voltage drop.
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