BatV

[Bruce]

Welding wire,  arrgh, Stinger lead.
When in Rome yada yada
Bruce



From: "Shannen Durphey" <shannen at grolen.com>
Subject: Re: BatV
> 1/0 gauge?  I always head down to the welding shop and wheel-n-deal for a
bunch
> of welding lead.  That cable conducts some current, plus the insulation is
quite
> durable.  But the trick is in finding cable ends to fit.
> Shannen

> rr wrote:
> > 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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