MurdaZ

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so i had a problem with the neg battery terminal. was loose and i believe caused sluggish start ups

so i did the big three wit 1/0 gauge and it still does the problem.

so the only volt meter i have is my cap. when i try to start, the voltage drops to about 7-8.5 volts, then idles at 13.90--14.50 (cuz of my system)
when i use my starter it doesnt even crank. it turns on the lights, 1 crank then dies.

i forgot my notes, but what is ideal cranking volts? 10?

friesm2000

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proably needs a battery, they don't last forever
and the charging rate is fine some cars only do 13.8 with every off and NO SYSTEM

fsttyms1

You need a battery. There is more to the battery than just voltage. Bring it to a battery store or sears and have them load test the battery.

Rajca

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i believe its 10.5 minimum cranking voltage. but like stated above, get the battery load tested.

MurdaZ

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will do tommorrow, thanks guys, most likely targeted the batt since everything keeps getting reset....

btw good write up in the big three diy rajca....!

Rajca

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thanks

acutee

Your battery could have a good voltage, but it may not have enuf crank amp. So, good voltage does not mean battery are still holding charge. The cells are parallelly connected; so if you have 12 cells, 10 of them died, the 2 cells left can still give you good voltage, but not enuf juice to crank. check your charging voltage, it has to be above 14volts.

friesm2000

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so if everything keeps resetting then it is DEFINELITY your battery cause it is not holding a charge anymore

totaledTL

Actually the cells would be in series, to add up to approx. 12v.
i. e., 2 cells in series = double the voltage.
2 cells in parallel = double the capacity.