Or was my battery just Uber flat?
What do you think?
If I recall correctly - I have a 130 Amp Powermaster on there. The biggest drains at idle are the two electric fans which can draw a total of 50 Amps.
I was turning the car on and off at the race + it was a hot day. Suddenly the engine wouldn't come back up again - right when I was going for fast runs! I checked the batt: 11.84 volts!
I had some one jump me and drove for 40 minutes cruising around... I came back and the batt as at 9.20 volts. Not charging. Sooo, I checked the alt - the remote voltage sensing wire was loose. I reconnected it but was still reading only 12.4 volts at idle + somewhat erratic.
Anyway - someone fully recharged my batter overnight and gave me a good. 12.9 on the battery.
At idle the next morning I was readiong 14.0 volts. When fans came on, this would drop down to 12.x
Is the regulartor dead? Is the alt not "big" enough? Should I get a 160 Amp alt?
When I cruised the 200k back, there was no issue... but not traffic or need for eletric fans either. I was reading 14.0 volts at the battery everytime I checked.
Hmmm,
What thinkgs you?
What do you think?
If I recall correctly - I have a 130 Amp Powermaster on there. The biggest drains at idle are the two electric fans which can draw a total of 50 Amps.
I was turning the car on and off at the race + it was a hot day. Suddenly the engine wouldn't come back up again - right when I was going for fast runs! I checked the batt: 11.84 volts!
I had some one jump me and drove for 40 minutes cruising around... I came back and the batt as at 9.20 volts. Not charging. Sooo, I checked the alt - the remote voltage sensing wire was loose. I reconnected it but was still reading only 12.4 volts at idle + somewhat erratic.
Anyway - someone fully recharged my batter overnight and gave me a good. 12.9 on the battery.
At idle the next morning I was readiong 14.0 volts. When fans came on, this would drop down to 12.x
Is the regulartor dead? Is the alt not "big" enough? Should I get a 160 Amp alt?
When I cruised the 200k back, there was no issue... but not traffic or need for eletric fans either. I was reading 14.0 volts at the battery everytime I checked.
Hmmm,
What thinkgs you?