Thread: The Big Three upgrade-charging system

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Nope Roger.It's not that.Just looking to improve the charging system.The article I first found(not this one and can't first the first one any longer) was about charging.Heck the radio doesn't work.

Originally Posted by 1gary

Nope Roger.It's not that.Just looking to improve the charging system.The article I first found(not this one and can't first the first one any longer) was about charging.Heck the radio doesn't work.

Just joking a bit, Gary. Here's a link on 12volt.com How to upgrade the Big Three and while the concept is necessary for the guys with the massive audio systems they clearly state that it is also for any high output alternator addition. On my EZ Wire system they provided a second, heavier wire to run from the alternator to the positive starter/battery post just for that purpose, if you have an alternator over about 60 amps.

On yours I sympathize, because chasing a short can be one of the most frustrating things. Have you tried pulling your negative cable and putting a test light between the cable & battery post with everything turned off to check for a drain? Be sure to pull the dome light bulbs or pull that fuse first. If you have a light then you can pull & replace fuses one at a time until the light goes out, then you know your short is in that circuit. I chased one long ago, finally finding that the cigarette lighter element had shorted and was pressed into the socket, and it was my dead short , draining a battery in very short order. All it took was a $2 lighter element!! Must have been God tapping me on the shoulder to quit smoking Relays of seldom used accessories are another culprit, too, or that radio that does not work?? I'd check the radio fuse first!!

Good luck chasing your short!