BatV

rr RRauscher at nni.com
Tue Jul 24 23:36:46 GMT 2001


Have 1/0 from battery to starter, then 8awg from starter to J block.
Body is ground return. ECM picks up power from J block. Also
have heavy duty switch on gnd line, 1/4 volt lost right there.

BobR.



Bruce wrote:

> Me, Doc, and Sleepy all draw the line at 9.0V
> What ga. wiring ya using?.
> Bruce
>
> From: "rr" <rrauscher at nni.com>
> Subject: BatV
> > Have a good question: what is the minimum acceptable
> > battery voltage during crank? I put a DVM across the
> > battery terminals, pulled the fuel pump fuse and cranked
> > for ~10 seconds. Battery drops to ~10.7 volts and holds
> > during the cranking.
> > For a charged battery & good starter is this a bit low?
> > EFI content: The ECM will still fire the injectors and
> > the engine starts with this low of a battery voltage.
> > The ECM reports the BatV term to be at 9.0 volts during
> > crank. Lots of loss with the battery in the trunk!
> > BobR.
>
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