Something wrong with my Mechman?

[fecupe2001]

As i said before, no words from Mechman but i didn´t even send you guys an email either because i prefer to test EVERYTHING before complaining about something, that´s why i started this topic, because i wanted to get a few inputs about what could be happening with my electrical

Gonna try to test everything i can this ween then, gonna post results in a few days i guess...

P.S: Yes, i used the copper terminal that came attached on my alternator, and i´m using 1/0 gauge from it to the battery positive.

[MECHMAN]

Keep me posted as to the test results and we can determine the best course of action.

[AMI CUSTOMS]

Here is my question, what are you doing when you burp and record your voltage reading? Like are you just doing like a 3 sec burp look and voltage drop then pause the head unit? Cuz if so, I would try getting at least a 15 second tone at whatever frequency you are burping and record what the voltage is doing that entire 15 second full tilt pull.

[fecupe2001]

Here is my question, what are you doing when you burp and record your voltage reading? Like are you just doing like a 3 sec burp look and voltage drop then pause the head unit? Cuz if so, I would try getting at least a 15 second tone at whatever frequency you are burping and record what the voltage is doing that entire 15 second full tilt pull.

Exactly the way you just said, 5 seconds burp and record the voltage drop, if i was dropping to high 11´s on a 5 second burp, man i don´t want to imagine the drop on a 15 sec burp lol

[fecupe2001]

Tested this thing a few hours ago, about to post a video that includes: Resting Voltage, consumption with lots of things turned on including the a/c , and also, a test i saw on the internet about measuring resistance on the negative line ( i don´t know if i measured properly) lol.

Before the video wich is uploading on youtube, i changed the 200 amp fuse for a 300 amp fuse on the positive line coming from the alternator to the positive on the battery, voltage was dropping to 11.9v before i changed the fuse, 12.5v after i changed it, so things are working better right now, i still think it´s a low voltage using small power on 4 runs of wire and a big ass alternator and battery, but once again, i haven´t added the negative line from the alternator to the battery as Mechman recommended, once again, i need your inputs about the test i did on the negative wire that you are about to see on the video, i saw somewhere that a 0.02 number on the DMM shows you that you have some resistance, i measured 0.03 and 0.04

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErKCjCcMDos&feature=g-upl

Edited December 13, 2011 by fecupe2001

[Freshman6969]

anything over .04 needs to be changed iirc, least thats what i member the MECP book saying, the closer to 0.00 the better

Edited December 13, 2011 by Freshman6969

[fecupe2001]

anything over .04 needs to be changed iirc, least thats what i member the MECP book saying, the closer to 0.00 the better

Once again, i´m a total noob when it comes to electrical, i didn´t even know how to measure that thing until i found this video today:

at 10:18

If i did the test correctly, then i guess i´m having some serious resistance on the grounds, once again, i didn´t know i had to get a 0 gauge run from the negative on the alternator to the negative on the battery, no one told me that before lol

[Freshman6969]

i have mine mounted on the top stud of the alt, where it blots to the stock location, to the neg on the batt, i had asked matt when i was ordering how to properly apply the big 3

[fecupe2001]

i have mine mounted on the top stud of the alt, where it blots to the stock location, to the neg on the batt, i had asked matt when i was ordering how to properly apply the big 3

Yeah, i found the same spot for an easier connection, at least things are getting better now lol, i was getting worried already lol , let´s just hope that, after i install that negative run , my voltage doesn´t drop below 12.8 - 13v using a single battery and 1600 wich isn´t bad at all

[30Hz.wav]

let´s just hope that, after i install that negative run , my voltage doesn´t drop below 12.8 - 13v using a single battery and 1600 wich isn´t bad at all

Curious to see the results after you install the negative run. Been lurking this thread since you posted it. lol

Edited December 13, 2011 by cccmaa