icanthear Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I bought 2 320a mechman alts from a mechman dealer about 7 months ago and when i hooked them up the dealer called mechman for me and they recommended I get the dual AVBMii, so that is what I did. It only worked with one alt plugged in at a time. The alts would make a straining noise when the second one was plugged in and voltage would drop to 13v. I contacted mechman and exchanged a few messages with Brian from mechman and he stopped answering me before we figured out a solution to my problem. Two months later i contacted him again and he responded but never answered my questions and when I asked "What can I do to get my alternators running properly?," he never responded. Mechman's customer service is horrible, along with their AVBMii. I would never spend another dime with that company again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icanthear Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 The following is the emails I exchanged with brian@mechman after a phone conversation and he asked for pictures of my setup and he would call me back. (he never did) Robert [email protected] Jan 9 to brian Rob 631-774-xxxx 6 Attachments [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] Brian [email protected] Jan 9 to me What is the year make and model of the truck? Is the alternator controller connected to the vehicle harness or are the alternator stand alone ? From: Robert [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 2:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: AVBMii problem Rob 631-774-xxxx Robert [email protected] Jan 9 to brian It's a 2006 trailblazer and the alternator controller connects to the vehicle harness Robert [email protected] Mar 18 (5 days ago) to brian So any ideas on this issue? I read somewhere on a forum that the avbm isn't meant to control more than one alternator because its still only going off the cars field which only has enough output for one alternator. Does this sound correct? I plan on adding a 3rd alternator. What can i do to make them run properly? Brian Mar 19 (4 days ago) to me Not true. I have a client in NC with the AVBM2 on 5 alternators. Also depending on the alternators used and if the AVBM is installed correctly or not. From: Robert [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 7:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: AVBMii problem So any ideas on this issue? I read somewhere on a forum that the avbm isn't meant to control more than one alternator because its still only going off the cars field which only has enough output for one alternator. Does this sound correct? I plan on adding a 3rd alternator. What can i do to make them run properly? On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 4:08 PM, Robert <[email protected]> wrote: It's a 2006 trailblazer and the alternator controller connects to the vehicle harness On Jan 9, 2014 3:21 PM, "Brian" <[email protected]> wrote: What is the year make and model of the truck? Is the alternator controller connected to the vehicle harness or are the alternator stand alone ? From: Robert [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 2:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: AVBMii problem Rob 631-774-xxxx Robert [email protected] Mar 19 (4 days ago) to brian So what can i do to get these alternators running properly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguels Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 i dont know whats going on.. everytime i call i get good CS.. CS from mechman was way better when Eric was there Quote my logshttp://www.stevemead...-my-new-set-up/my blow through loghttp://www.stevemead...future-updates/ 96 ss http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164094-96-impala-ss-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MECHMAN Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I'm sorry that you are upset. I checked all of our e-mail accounts thoroughly looking for the pictures that you sent, and did not see them anywhere. You mentioned that you posted some pictures in the thread, but they are not showing up either. Maybe whatever you are using to send pictures is not working properly? In any case, we would be happy to sort out the issue for you. You can always just give us a call toll free, or you can just send us the AVBM II for warranty inspection. If there is anything wrong with it, we will of course replace it under warranty. Quote 1-888-MECHMAN www.Mechman.com [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icanthear Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I dont think there is anything wrong with the AVBM, I just think it is not compatible with my car/alternator setup, which is upsetting because that is what I was told to buy. And I'd rather not spend even more money to ship back and forth for no reason. I just want my alternators to work properly, even if that means tossing the AVBM out of the equation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dharris2488 Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 I dont think there is anything wrong with the AVBM, I just think it is not compatible with my car/alternator setup, which is upsetting because that is what I was told to buy. And I'd rather not spend even more money to ship back and forth for no reason. I just want my alternators to work properly, even if that means tossing the AVBM out of the equation. Sucks you're having this problem man. I just installed a 240a Mechman and Brian has been spot on with helping me out. I hope you get this resolved soon. Quote 2013 Toyota Camry SE 240a MechMan HO Alternator 1/0 Welding Flex Cable Big 3 CT Sounds 4000.1D Kenwood XR400-4 Mid/High Amp SoundQubed Q4-120 Mid Amp Infinity Kappa 6.5 components Kappa 6x9's for rear deck fill (coming out) (4) 8" PRV 8MB450's Set of SoundQubed SuperTweets (2) DSS Ethos 12's D2's @32.5hz (building 4th order enclosure) (2) SQ HDC3 10's @ 33.5hz (current build, loving them) Pioneer AVH-X4600BT 100 sq/ft Stinger RoadKill Sound Deadner 120 sq/ft QMat Sound Deadener (4) Juice Box Black Cherries Lots and Lots of feet of SHCA wire, along with 50' of Welding 1/0 2 Runs of 1/0 Positive front to back ToolMaker Everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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