Causes of low voltage?

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2BN_S13 wrote:Was it just all the junctions that made the drop you think or was it just the length of wiring that made it drop? I'm just curious for the moment.
I think it was the combination of both. The SDS seems to make the car idle better now, which wasn't something I was expecting.
2BN_S13 wrote:Also, your battery may be fine for now, but perhaps in the future after many start ups you may see the same issues again but with a twist. Look at the cold start-up amps available from the battery (available from the manufacturer sticker) and compare them to what your car pulls when cranking cold using an ammeter.
It's actually got 300 CCA available. I can borrow the ammeter from work and see what kind of load it pulls though.
2BN_S13 wrote:This will decide the life of your battery. If you wish to keep the current battery I would suggest you pull the battery every few nights and charge it with a house charger or charge it in the car.
This battery has ALWAYS started the car right up, no problems, even the day I replaced it. The only reason I replaced it was because I was hoping it would fix the problem. I had the charging system tested and it came out OK. I used this thing all through the winter last year, and it gets pretty cold here in Kansas.

As I said before, I will replace it later, but for now it's a low priority as it works very well.

NOW QUIT GIVING ME CRAP ABOUT MY BATTERY!!!


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HAHA! okay, i get it. no more crap, just trying to help. I get told Im wrong alot on here and like to help when I can...


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