Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 6:53 pm
[quote=pwood;11919]Hi guys
The volt drop is a known 'Jeep thing'
My Jeep is new so I have made the assumption that the battery , altenator and wires are all good.
i found some sites that walk you through the test. the best is:
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech ... elays.html
Their test is voltage between the + on the bat to + on the bulb added to the voltage between the - on the bat and the- on the bulb.
I found another site that measured the voltage across the battery and the voltage across the bulb, the difference is the drop.
I got very similar results both ways.....
I want to buy 'the best' for my Jeep as these things are quite cheap......
I also want it to be a complete 'plug in' option that will be fully removable.
FSL, the wires at DM, are they REAL automotive wire?
Automotive wire has specs on their heat tolerance, chemical resistance etc, it is also much more flexible than industrial wire.... Usually with more, thinner strands of copper.
I am very capable of doing a FANTASTIC job....from a QC and tech prospective......hehehe
I just need the write stuff.
Thanks guys
Regards
Paul[/quote]
Paul, there are no miracles on the basics, heat tolerance, chemical resistance or similar b***sh**t, everything is the relation on the current flow between 2 endpoints..., current too high, something will burn... the question might be... why is the current high?
The volt drop is a known 'Jeep thing'
My Jeep is new so I have made the assumption that the battery , altenator and wires are all good.
i found some sites that walk you through the test. the best is:
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech ... elays.html
Their test is voltage between the + on the bat to + on the bulb added to the voltage between the - on the bat and the- on the bulb.
I found another site that measured the voltage across the battery and the voltage across the bulb, the difference is the drop.
I got very similar results both ways.....
I want to buy 'the best' for my Jeep as these things are quite cheap......
I also want it to be a complete 'plug in' option that will be fully removable.
FSL, the wires at DM, are they REAL automotive wire?
Automotive wire has specs on their heat tolerance, chemical resistance etc, it is also much more flexible than industrial wire.... Usually with more, thinner strands of copper.
I am very capable of doing a FANTASTIC job....from a QC and tech prospective......hehehe
I just need the write stuff.
Thanks guys
Regards
Paul[/quote]
Paul, there are no miracles on the basics, heat tolerance, chemical resistance or similar b***sh**t, everything is the relation on the current flow between 2 endpoints..., current too high, something will burn... the question might be... why is the current high?