BatV

[rr]

Yep, it's welding cable. Ditto on the ends, either they fit the cable and
have huge through-holes for the bolts; or the bolts fit and the cable doesn't!

BobR.

Shannen Durphey wrote:

> 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.
> > >

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe from gmecm, send "unsubscribe gmecm" (without the quotes)
in the body of a message (not the subject) to majordomo at lists.diy-efi.org