Low Voltage?
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From: Great State of Texas
Low Voltage?
As luck would have it I accidently hardwired a speeder meter (radar detection device) in my beast upon purchase in March. The last 2 or 3 starts the speeder meter displays low voltage while the glow plugs are waking up.
No delay experienced when starting. Everything seems normal, but have never seen this before. Currently @ 11,600 + miles.
It is hardwired to the cigarette lighter and is constant-on. Could this little device be pulling down (2) batteries at this stage in their young lives?
No delay experienced when starting. Everything seems normal, but have never seen this before. Currently @ 11,600 + miles.
It is hardwired to the cigarette lighter and is constant-on. Could this little device be pulling down (2) batteries at this stage in their young lives?
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From: Hendersonville, NC
Originally Posted by kw5413
As luck would have it I accidently hardwired a speeder meter (radar detection device) in my beast upon purchase in March. The last 2 or 3 starts the speeder meter displays low voltage while the glow plugs are waking up.
No delay experienced when starting. Everything seems normal, but have never seen this before. Currently @ 11,600 + miles.
It is hardwired to the cigarette lighter and is constant-on. Could this little device be pulling down (2) batteries at this stage in their young lives?
No delay experienced when starting. Everything seems normal, but have never seen this before. Currently @ 11,600 + miles.
It is hardwired to the cigarette lighter and is constant-on. Could this little device be pulling down (2) batteries at this stage in their young lives?
) is calibrated for the voltage of a gasoline engine; our diesels (because of the glow plugs, as you said) will have a larger voltage drop at startup. This is the purpose of the secondary battery; extra amperage will keep the current up when the voltage starts dropping off.
Last edited by PSD 60L Fx4; Oct 26, 2004 at 11:17 AM.
