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What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?
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Is there a recent Big 3 thread that's been done? I'm out here trying to figure out how I'm gonna do this and I noticed all I have from battery is 4 gauge to the splice in the red box and a piece of 8 gauge from the splice block to the alternator. So I'm just gonna run a piece of 1/0 gauge from the battery directly to the alternator. And ground the alternator directly to the frame with 1/0. Where should I hook to the alternator for the ground?
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ATIII
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So upon further review that little ass 8 gauge piece of wire is the only thing putting my alternator in series. That's going to be remedied shortly.
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HiHoeSilver
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Yup. Hence the lights dimming when the ac kicks in, or multiple windows moving, etc... Now fix its little wagon!
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Yes its a fuseable link.
Its designed to burn up if its grounded out. I prefer an actual fuse and a nice 1/0 cable personally..
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nice job autocorrect
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Do I need to fuse it twice? Once for the battery run and once for the starter end?
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Or leave it as is and just run a new alternator to battery with a fuse?
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HiHoeSilver
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Sure. I honestly haven't gone all the way through it yet, but figured it's a good one to read first. Also, @Red Rocket has done this, too. Not sure if it's in the build thread.. Maybe he'll come in and link us if it is...
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MadDogDelpho
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I just realized how many blue 'Hoes are on the forum hahaha. And I'm kinda in @05Single 's camp. Love the truck but hate the chrome haha.
Tonyrodz
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You know how it is @MadDogDelpho , everyone has their own taste. To each their own. Gotta admit tho, that's pretty funny!
I didn't really take pictures so there's just a quick mention in my build thread. There's plenty of write-ups out there although there's variations of where the grounds are connected. That's why there's a Big 3, 4 or sometimes 5. Some say ground the battery to frame, battery to block, frame to block, and then there's alternator case to frame. I went with battery to frame and then alternator where it bolts to the engine to the frame which should cover the frame to block as well as alternator case to frame. I'll probably hear from some that's wrong but I feel OK about it!
ATIII
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Here's a thought, how about an inline circuit breaker? How many amps would it have to be for the battery to alternator wire?
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HiHoeSilver
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Chrome is NOT my cup of tea. Gotta say, though... Looks bad ass.
Some people use an inline fuse. The fuse needs to be rated higher than your alternator output. Circuit breakers are normally used for something that would trip occasionally.
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I know it's overkill, I just thought I would look cool. I used to do car stereos and have seen all kinds of fuse setups, and circuit breakers under the hood always impressed me.
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