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Old May 17, 2024 | 06:55 PM
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Do all cars have the ground strap thing?

This little clamp that goes around the ground on the battery ground wire

It's not in my 2008 ss and my voltage is always at 13.4 while driving.

My 2010 LT has the strap and goes up to 15v sometimes.


Old May 17, 2024 | 07:04 PM
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We've mostly determined that SS does not have that.
Old May 17, 2024 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by RJ_RS_SS_350
We've mostly determined that SS does not have that.
Thanks for the reply. I wonder why that is? Assuming there is also no wire to plug one in? Or way to add one? Wonder if it's a 2.0 motor thing or a turbo thing??

I have a big agm and they need over 13.5v to charge.

Had to grab this to keep it topped up


Old May 17, 2024 | 09:56 PM
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Do you have a lot of aftermarket electrical load? I have a group 47 AGM, I've never had an issue with charging.

Or perhaps you have a Serpentine Belt/ tensioner problem. Or maybe a bad connection between the alternator to the starter, starter to the fuse block, or fuse block to the battery. There is what appears to be a fusible link between the alternator and starter.

Or maybe you have the wrong alternator?
Old May 17, 2024 | 11:41 PM
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Ss is bone stock. I got this guy

https://www.battsys.com/product-find...SABEgKci_D_BwE
Old May 18, 2024 | 06:55 AM
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For the SS the alternator is different from the LS/LT .
Old May 18, 2024 | 08:44 AM
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I assume the SS alternator has an internal regulator, the LS/LT is a digital regulator that gets data from that thingy, the output is dependent on demand.
Old May 18, 2024 | 09:48 AM
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I saw a cheap knob thing that let's you adjust alternator output. I wonder if that would be useful in the SS for bigger batteries/agm/audio amplifiers

I dont know if ill ever put a big stereo in it since it has a sun roof though :/
Old May 18, 2024 | 10:53 AM
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The operative word is cheap, stay away from cheap anything car related in this case my estimation of the next word you’ll learn is fire, as we’re talking electrical power, be safe, and don’t mess with it!
Old May 18, 2024 | 10:59 AM
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The operative word is cheap, stay away from cheap anything car related in this case my estimation of the next word you’ll learn is fire, as we’re talking electrical power, be safe, and don’t mess with it!
From what I understand, its not an item that needs to be expensive lol. It was a little POT with a small screen. It was a set it and forget it type of thing. I just thought it could be useful for the SS considering the setup.

I've got the noco genuis 10 charging over night and it was at 14.1 when I got up. So the 1150cca northstar is getting over 13.5v like it needs.



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