Victron Argodiode Battery Isolator 180-3AC - 3 Batteries - 180A

Victron Argodiode Battery Isolator 180-3AC by Victron offers seamless charging for up to three batteries tailored for marine and automotive applications. This advanced isolator ensures that your starter battery remains unaffected while you charge your accessory batteries, providing peace of mind during your adventures.

Key Features:

• High-Efficiency Schottky Diodes: Experience a low voltage drop, approximately 0.3 V at low current and 0.45 V at rated output, enhancing battery performance.
• Compensation Diode: Automatically adjusts output voltage to counteract voltage drops, ensuring your batteries are charged to their fullest potential.
• Current Limited Energize Input: This feature powers the alternator’s B+ output when the engine is running, preventing disconnections that can hinder battery charging.

Ideal for boating enthusiasts, RV owners, and off-road adventurers, this product is supported by Victron's reputation for quality and reliability, ensuring satisfaction and performance. Enhance your battery management system today with the Victron Argodiode Battery Isolator 180-3AC and enjoy worry-free charging on your journeys.

Argodiode Battery Isolator 180-3AC - 3 Batteries - 180A

Argodiode Battery Isolators allow simultaneous charging of two or more batteries from one alternator, without connecting the batteries. Discharging the accessory battery for example will not result in also discharging the starter battery. Low voltage drop due to the use of high-efficiency Schottky diodes.

The Argo Battery Isolators feature a low voltage drop thanks to the use of Schottky diodes: at low current, the voltage drop is approximately 0,3 V, and at the rated output of approximately 0,45 V. All models are fitted with a compensation diode that can be used to slightly increase the output voltage of the alternator. This compensates for the voltage drop over the diodes in the isolator. 

Simply inserting the isolator in the cabling between the alternator and the batteries will slightly reduce charge voltage. The result can be that batteries are not charged to the full 100% and age prematurely. 

Alternator energize input

Some alternators need DC voltage on the B+ output to start charging. Obviously, DC will be present when the alternator is directly connected to a battery. Inserting a Diode or FET splitter will however prevent any return voltage/current from the batteries to the B+, and the alternator will not start. The new ‘AC’ diode isolators feature a special current limited energize input that will power the B+ when the engine run/stop switch is closed.