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That works in theory, but it's far from the best solution. It's really difficult to maintain an isolated ground, especially if you are trying to run radio equipment on it. Whether CB or ham, most antennas you can buy expect the vehicle ground to be the same as the radio ground. There are ways...

I have. They're fine. Isolators are also fine, and much simpler for a rookie.

There is no reason to quote an entire post simply to respond to one point, particularly when your response doesn't address anything you quoted. That's why there's a "Reply" button and a "Reply to Thread" button.

Sounds good! Very nice! :beer: Well, except for that picture! How about a full-size version! The forum will provide a thumbnail version in the post, and we can click on it to see the big version. Yep. That's what I would do. No, not with isolators I've seen. It just divides the...

Yep. That's exactly what they were invented for.

Keith, he's clearly stated that he's a newbie with electrical stuff. Let's not complicate things for him, okay?

:shock: :!:Oh, YES IT DOES!!!!!!! :!: It matters! You want to connect to the DRIVER'S SITE alternator. I should have made that clear - my fault. The passenger side alternator puts out 24v with respect to the vehicle ground, and charges the rear battery. You want the driver's side...

It's not clear to me what you are saying here, but rather than trying to sort that out, see more below. Odd. That link doesn't work for me. Yes, no problem. That doesn't sound right. If you are using an isolator correctly, your auxiliary battery will be charging whenever the vehicle is...