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I also hope I never have to do this. It sounds extremely inconvenient. I don't think it would be life changing for me - I've seen senseless death in combat and personally I've made my peace with it. Can't be worse than someone I know and have a personal attachment to. Some random motorist...... 😑

I hope the trailer was OK. What even WAS that car? Looks like it went under :tank:

And after you run those voltages through the PPD/LBCD the diodes drop the voltage another 0.7v so what you see at the PDP is about 27.5v and 13.4v. Which is really fine as everything computer-wise has to run on 10v or even lower during cranking. The batteries see 28 and 14 not being on the load...

World is over-populated and if the kid hits a truck as large as mine because I was 5 mph under the speed limit (like many a semi-truck on a grade) then Darwin got that fool and it was bound to happen anyway. I'll call emergency services and render aid as appropriate but I'm not going to lose...

That would take quite the idiot but I'm waiting for such an encounter. That pintle will be a real funny lookin stereo.

You will find the fuel economy significantly improved at 50 rather than close to 60 on stock gearing. The difference is about 2.5 mpg. With these trucks only getting around 8 that 2.5 matters a lot.

LBCD was replaced - had blown capacitors and a loose stud in addition to very nasty connections. That was replaced a while ago and I have since upgraded the battery disconnect relay to the current Cooper-Bussman fully enclosed unit and it works correctly using the toggle switch in the cab as...

Replaced all the battery cables today along with new terminal covers (several terminals were crushed and one had a crack (PVT Snuffy had wrecked them) and installed a brand new voltage regulator from 2018 to rule out the last few questions. So far I've not experienced any behavioral issues on my...

It's not impossible for the LED's in the regulator to have failed or part of the circuit that drives them - do you have another regulator from your old unit to try? Those voltages are good - you will have about a 0.70v drop across the polarity protection device so that's exactly what you want to...

In the Niehoff troubleshooting for the N1224-1 (https://www.ceniehoff.com/Documents/Ctrl_Hyperlink/TG0045A_uid12172009146362.pdf), it has this schematic: The Field in this design has a constant ground inside the alternator chassis and terminal A on the regulator harness is labeled "F+" and is...

Well I spoke with an engineer at Niehoff (amazing what a few phone calls will get you), and the brushless design of their alternators lends itself to quite a bit more AC ripple than a typical alternator design and they consider ripple up to +/-2v to be normal - so my readings don't indicate an...

I would drive it. But that's me. I caught a flight and drove my truck with a friend back 2700 miles.

Update: Have never quite resolved all the "weirdness" of my charging system. The alt will at times shut off (flashing amber indicating low voltage), and at times it will go into what the Niehoff troubleshooting refers to as "OVCO" or Over Voltage Cut Off (flashing red on the 28v LED). After...

"Electronic" or simply "Electric" ? Big differences.

Out of curiosity (and frustration with my Niehoff :rolleyes: ) - what bad things have you all heard about this double-alt.com offering? I don't see the point in replicating the dual voltage alt situation - but having two 24v alts (and using a 24/12 converter on one side) in a single unit for...

True. The research I did prior to purchase and waiting till the right one came along...... played heavily into my purchase. Even still my truck has it's share of issues that I'm still working out. I love the guys that want the 3116 trucks because they are "mechanical!" - entirely overlooking...

Sell both and buy a C7 truck? :unsure:

On my truck the front air tank had nothing connected to the center port at the back of the tank - just a 1/2 NPT brass allen plug. I plumbed my air horn solenoid to this port to avoid unnecessary changes to the air system and unwanted consequences. It's also plumbed with 3/8 OD tubing so the...

FYI: MMDC = Medallion Marine Data Concentrator. Medallion is the manufacturer. The "MDC" product line was developed in partnership with Malibu ski boats. It was further developed for military applications where it needs to perform in similar wet environments.

I would monitor the supply voltage to the MMDC using both power and ground from it's harness for my gauge. If that looks normal I would scope the power (+7v) and data lines to the instruments and see what I could discern from that. The gauges you note are "blinking out" have no connections...