budtoh3zo
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What can be killing my alt? I just trew a new one on then with in 4 hrs its just about to were my old one was? It gets so hot that it burns my hand.
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DaveBen
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What are you running that is using so much power?? Your alternator thinks you are draining the batteries and is trying to supply more current than it may be capable of handling.
Dave
Dave
A good way to trouble shoot this <to determine where
the DRAIN/LOAD might be coming from> is to PULL all the
fuses that arent absolutely necessary.
then you can one/by/one replace each fuse (you should measure
the AMP/LOAD/DRAW w/ a meter as you do this...so you can SEE
the load increase & determine what CIRCUIT is suspect)
the DRAIN/LOAD might be coming from> is to PULL all the
fuses that arent absolutely necessary.
then you can one/by/one replace each fuse (you should measure
the AMP/LOAD/DRAW w/ a meter as you do this...so you can SEE
the load increase & determine what CIRCUIT is suspect)
BamaSixGun
SDD Super Mod/Staff
just wondering, did you have your batteries checked out? are they new?
budtoh3zo
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How much load can the alt hold? The only after market load it has is a 600W Converter. The Batts were load tested but im thinking bs maby on the resalts. since the alt is just about toast again it seems like.
powerboatr
living well in Texas
like bush pilot mentioned
kill everything, pull all the fuses, disconnect the batteries
**** Important do not reconnect both batteries yet*****
then connect just the ground on the main battery (drivers side).
get a good voltmeter and connect the black lead to the positve batt terminal and the red lead to the disconnected red battery wire.
now install one fuse at a time and check the voltmeter for movement (draw) if that circuit is pulling a load the voltmeter will move move. if it doesnt move, then insert another one, one at a time checking each time until you find the one or ones causing the draw. when you find one pulling a load, make note of it and then remove it and continue on to the next fuse, remember if the door or hood is open and you do not disconnect the courtesy light switch it will pull a load.
when you have checked all of em then go back and one by one look at each circuit that cuased the load, and see if its a problem or a light load.
also if you have everything unplugged and off ... when you connect the voltmeter it should not move, if it does you have a short somewhere. could be small or big. we will need to hook up an amp meter at next class time.
but if it was me with 3 year old batteries, i would change em first.
they could be grounding out internally.
kill everything, pull all the fuses, disconnect the batteries
**** Important do not reconnect both batteries yet*****
then connect just the ground on the main battery (drivers side).
get a good voltmeter and connect the black lead to the positve batt terminal and the red lead to the disconnected red battery wire.
now install one fuse at a time and check the voltmeter for movement (draw) if that circuit is pulling a load the voltmeter will move move. if it doesnt move, then insert another one, one at a time checking each time until you find the one or ones causing the draw. when you find one pulling a load, make note of it and then remove it and continue on to the next fuse, remember if the door or hood is open and you do not disconnect the courtesy light switch it will pull a load.
when you have checked all of em then go back and one by one look at each circuit that cuased the load, and see if its a problem or a light load.
also if you have everything unplugged and off ... when you connect the voltmeter it should not move, if it does you have a short somewhere. could be small or big. we will need to hook up an amp meter at next class time.
but if it was me with 3 year old batteries, i would change em first.
they could be grounding out internally.
budtoh3zo
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I have heard of them grounding internally could someone give me some more detail in that. What causes it? Thanks
powerboatr
living well in Texas
budtoh3zo said:
age, high discharge rates and high recharge rates, high discharge rates and never gettign recharged properly .
weather, corroded terminals create high ressitance and heat at teh terminal which helps to cause life limiting effects on the plates them selves.
vibrations going down the road
great article
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budtoh3zo
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Thanks, I think my battery is toast vibration of back roads, Deeply disharged a few times then just charged by the alt so it chaged it to quickly. I will let this alt get killed then get new batts and a alt. I will post back next month when i get that batts. THanks alot Robert
budtoh3zo
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What is the silver thing on the pass side valve cover it looks like its hooked up to the alt.