<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">John,<div>Check charging voltage @ alternator post, alternator terminal, terminal on other end of 1/0 cable, post that terminal connects to. If you can get to the conductor in the 1/0 cable, get that too. That should be enough to find the problem. </div><div><br></div><div>Peace,</div><div>Pat</div><div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Pat Horne <div>We support Habitat for Humanity</div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Aug 9, 2021, at 1:02 PM, john niolon <jniolon@att.net> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr">
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<div class="nolinks" style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, geneva, lucida, "lucida grande", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-STYLE: normal; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN: 0px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial">Monday a.m. report<br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box"><br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">fresh charge on battery 40 amp for 30 minutes on saturday trickle charger since then .. battery voltage 13.4 this a.m. checked with two different meters<br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box"><br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box"><br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">hooked up H.F. 500 amp load tester, voltage reading same as VOM at 13.4<br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">voltage at frame rail terminal also 13.4<br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box"><br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">battery has 800 CCA capacity<br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">started test... over 15 second test the battery slowly dropped to 320 amps and voltage read 10.8 (still in the green scale)<br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">stopped test at 15 seconds and two minutes later battery was back up to 12.7<br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box"><br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box"><br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box"><picture id="inline1" style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; MAX-WIDTH: 100%; DISPLAY: inline-block" rel="Photoswipe"><source style="BOX-SIZING: border-box" data-srcset="" srcset="https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.ford-trucks.com-vbulletin/360x270/voltsa_1305c5989a3f57a2ffce9e2b49c805e0eed9be69.jpg" media="(max-width: 580px)"><source style="BOX-SIZING: border-box" data-srcset="" srcset="https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.ford-trucks.com-vbulletin/360x270/voltsa_1305c5989a3f57a2ffce9e2b49c805e0eed9be69.jpg" media="(max-width: 1000px)"><source style="BOX-SIZING: border-box" data-srcset="" srcset="https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.ford-trucks.com-vbulletin/360x270/voltsa_1305c5989a3f57a2ffce9e2b49c805e0eed9be69.jpg"><img class="post_inline_image" style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BOX-SIZING: border-box; MAX-WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; HEIGHT: auto; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; DISPLAY: inline-block" alt="" src="https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.ford-trucks.com-vbulletin/360x270/voltsa_1305c5989a3f57a2ffce9e2b49c805e0eed9be69.jpg" loading="lazy" data-src="" data-size="360x270" data-unique-identifier=""></picture><br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box"><picture id="inline2" style="BOX-SIZING: border-box; MAX-WIDTH: 100%; DISPLAY: inline-block" rel="Photoswipe"><source style="BOX-SIZING: border-box" data-srcset="" srcset="https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.ford-trucks.com-vbulletin/360x270/amps1_d85e8a6155a607aae42c4fe2bbfde35778478032.jpg" media="(max-width: 580px)"><source style="BOX-SIZING: border-box" data-srcset="" srcset="https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.ford-trucks.com-vbulletin/360x270/amps1_d85e8a6155a607aae42c4fe2bbfde35778478032.jpg" media="(max-width: 1000px)"><source style="BOX-SIZING: border-box" data-srcset="" srcset="https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.ford-trucks.com-vbulletin/360x270/amps1_d85e8a6155a607aae42c4fe2bbfde35778478032.jpg"><img class="post_inline_image" style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BOX-SIZING: border-box; MAX-WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; HEIGHT: auto; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; DISPLAY: inline-block" alt="" src="https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.ford-trucks.com-vbulletin/360x270/amps1_d85e8a6155a607aae42c4fe2bbfde35778478032.jpg" loading="lazy" data-src="" data-size="360x270" data-unique-identifier=""></picture><br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box"><br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">next step will be check alternator output at battery and terminal point<br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box"><br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">ok... started truck... engine at 1200 rpm<br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">meter on alternator o/p- voltage is 14.6<br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">meter on battery voltage is 13.5<br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box"><br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">hmmm...1.1 volt drop in 4' of 1/0 cable....that don't sound right<br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">need to measure resistance of cable I guess...<br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box"><br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">as an aside... checked voltaged between frame ground and the case of the alternator... 0.0001 volts<br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box"><br style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">I also took battery back to Wal mart and Quintella checked it... battery is good based on her years of</div>
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<div><b>Sent:</b> 8/6/2021 8:58:12 AM</div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> [Shop-talk] electrical problem with truck</div>
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<div>jeff…. regular led acid battery ?? <font color="#ff0000">Everstart Maxx27 800 CCA regular Walmart battery</font></div>
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<div>When it died, did any of the electrical items still work? Lights, etc.? <font color="#ff0000">when it first occurred ,, when I tried to restart, .. starter just clicked and I remember the a/c fan still blowing</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">Donald... How large is the cable from the alternator to the battery? </font><font color="#ff0000">feed from battery to alternator is #4 wire<br></font></div>
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<div><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#000000">Dave... I was thinking a dirty battery clamp.</font> battery clamps are new this year and clean, no corrosion on connections</font></div>
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<div><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#000000">John... How is the volt meter in your truck grounded, to the frame or to the motor?</font> voltmeter in dash is grounded to dash frame voltmeter used to check under hood is grounded to frame not engine. I'll go back and check ground connections. Alternator has a ground terminal of it's own... it's #10 wire grounded to the frame and of course the alternator is grounded through it's mount.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">Pat... what is the relationship between the frame terminal & the rest of the electrical system? </font>Terminal on the frame rail is fed by a 4' piece of #4 wire from the i/p solenoid lug where the cable from the battery is connected to the solenoid.</div>
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<div><font color="#000000">Jimmie.. What's the voltage at the terminal with those accessories 'on' but the engine 'off'</font> hmmm ?? don't remember checking that, … I'll do that</div>
<div> <font color="#000000">How big is the alternator?</font> 100 amp single wire from CVF racing</div>
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<div><font color="#000000">ya'll have given me lots to check and recheck and some I haven't thought of... going back through my diagnostics and check connections too. I bought a 500 amp load tester yesterday and will put sufficient load on the battery. Battery is under the cab and I have to lower it to check it out and with the low truck, I have to raise truck on jackstands.. silly me, I thought battery would be a low maintenance item ...duh. so checking at a shop somewhere is a very large pain.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">points I'm considering.... larger ground wires from frame to engine.... alternator to frame and check resistance from solenoid lug to the terminal on the frame... the saga continues</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">thanks for all the replies and points to check... you guys are the best</font></div>
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