T880 charging issues

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  1. hkerekes

    hkerekes Bobtail Member

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    Truck has an x15 and is still under warranty but the dealer is closed and was hoping i might be able to diagnose it myself.

    The alternator is not charging at all. The battery connections are fine and not corroded, i didnt put a multimeter on it yet, is there a fuse for the charging system? The batteries are all in good shape, i tested them all.
     
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  3. Old Man

    Old Man Road Train Member

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    Alt is shot. You check voltage at alt with motor off and then running , or take hot wire off and check voltage.
    Carry a spare.
     
  4. hkerekes

    hkerekes Bobtail Member

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    If the truck wasnt under warranty i would have a spare, and wouldnt be waiting on the dealer. It only has 77,000 miles on it unfortunately but i do have 5 year 500,000 on the truck. One other time when i had to jump it off when it sat for two weeks the alternator wasnt charging but a power cycle fixed the issue and it never came back again.
     
  5. 062

    062 Road Train Member

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    I don’t know if the alternator has a external sense wire(doubt it does) but if the sense wire breaks you’ll have no/ low output.
    @Goodysnap
     
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  6. Goodysnap

    Goodysnap Road Train Member

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    As long as you have good battery voltage at the alternator hot post and the belts good. no output = bad alternator.
     
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