What is accepted battery draw down?

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  1. Keepforgettingmypassword

    Keepforgettingmypassword Heavy Load Member

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    A relay in the same chassis box clicked a few times then every thing cam back to life. What does the same chaissis box do?
     
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  3. lilillill

    lilillill Sarcasm... it's not just for breakfast

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    Measure the voltage at the battery terminals.
     
  4. Goodysnap

    Goodysnap Road Train Member

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    You have a bad connection. Remove all of the cables off the all batteries. Load test each individual battery and clean and service all cable ends and battery posts to be clean and free of corrosion and that they are secure.

    If I had a dollar for every truck that came in the door with #### battery connections, I could retire.

    But…..but I just had the batteries replaced. So what. Doesn’t mean it was done correctly. Check them anyway.

    would also be somewhat helpful to know what the heck your working on?
     
  5. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    One thing I never see mentioned.

    Dirty batteries.

    Take a voltmeter and touch negative. Drag positive across the top.

    Dirt makes an excellent conductor and if heavy enough. Will read full battery voltage.

    That volt seepage on it's own.
     
  6. Keepforgettingmypassword

    Keepforgettingmypassword Heavy Load Member

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    Ok I started this thread the other day. Not realizing I was goneing to remember to buy the batterys for the voltage meter, but then walk off and leave it at the house. I had recently as 2 weeks ago cleaned and righted all the termnals.
    Only one was loose.
    I will be back at the house to pick this up this chore this weekend.

    What we are working on is a 2016 DD13 automatic. Current systems include.
    When I put the flashers on, all in cab electronics flash for a micro second unless the bunk lights are on. Then the bunk lights flash in rhythm with the 4 ways.
    When the bunk lights are not on, I loose every bit of power but not the engine. And then the 4 ways stop flashing,
    When I put the cool air fan on it blows decent up to number 5, after 5 or when the a.c. is on any level I loose all electroics as mentioned above.
    Three when I have either the flashers or the a.c. on. Then add the other it kills the engine. Sometimes like a power and distribution box. And some times it will take 10 mins for the self resetting relay to cool off enough to restart.
    I 've only done the complete kill while testing to see what would happen.
    Three weeks ago it was charging at 14.0 to 14.3. Now it's .0 to .1. I added nothing new to it. I did change the tension pull assembly. But had this problem prior to it.
    Today I pulled the switches and seen no broken wires.
     
    Last edited: Nov 3, 2022
  7. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    Measure voltage at alternator?
     
  8. Keepforgettingmypassword

    Keepforgettingmypassword Heavy Load Member

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    The meter died before I could. I will this weekend when I get back in.
     
  9. lilillill

    lilillill Sarcasm... it's not just for breakfast

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    You have a ground that is not hooked up or has a bad connection. Use jumper cables to go from the negative battery to the engine block, see if the problem disappears.

    If not, then try battery negative to bare metal on the cab.

    When you have strange things like bunk lights flashing, it is always a ground problem.
     
  10. Keepforgettingmypassword

    Keepforgettingmypassword Heavy Load Member

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    Whats the proper way, do I put the red lead on the power in cable and the black lead on the alternator it's self?
     
  11. Keepforgettingmypassword

    Keepforgettingmypassword Heavy Load Member

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    I just check the batteries.the truck has been off for 30 ish hours. They are all showing 13.08.
     
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