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I give up :(
- Location
- Ogden Utah
I bought a sami with a GM alternator, installed in a rather questionable manner but working fine until recently.
Here's the problem, When I start my samurai it starts cooking the smaller wire coming from the battery (runs everything but the starter). The trick is that is only happens a while after the motor is started. When the key is just"on" (motor not running) there is no problem.
DATA: Voltage at the battery doesn't change immediately when the motor is started, a few seconds after starting, the motor (for no apparent reason) starts sounding loaded and the voltage jumps from 12.5 or so to 14.5. The loading can only be the alternator (only auxiluary draw on the motor).
UPDATE
Mystery solved- but there is something not completely right. Turns out my battery was low, when I charged it the probem went away. Turns out the alternator was charging the batery way faster than the stock wiring was capable of. THis was made possible by two things
1. The alternator is a monster and can maintain very high amprige
2. It is cranking out 15V... EEEK may indeed be on crack
Please tell me if I am wrong but that's wrong isn't it?
Here's the problem, When I start my samurai it starts cooking the smaller wire coming from the battery (runs everything but the starter). The trick is that is only happens a while after the motor is started. When the key is just"on" (motor not running) there is no problem.
DATA: Voltage at the battery doesn't change immediately when the motor is started, a few seconds after starting, the motor (for no apparent reason) starts sounding loaded and the voltage jumps from 12.5 or so to 14.5. The loading can only be the alternator (only auxiluary draw on the motor).
UPDATE
Mystery solved- but there is something not completely right. Turns out my battery was low, when I charged it the probem went away. Turns out the alternator was charging the batery way faster than the stock wiring was capable of. THis was made possible by two things
1. The alternator is a monster and can maintain very high amprige
2. It is cranking out 15V... EEEK may indeed be on crack
Please tell me if I am wrong but that's wrong isn't it?
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