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WRUU653 reacted to an answer to a question:
High Voltage
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WRUU653 reacted to an answer to a question:
High Voltage
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WRUU653 reacted to an answer to a question:
High Voltage
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WRUU653 reacted to an answer to a question:
High Voltage
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WRUU653 reacted to an answer to a question:
High Voltage
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WRUU653 reacted to an answer to a question:
High Voltage
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WRUU653 reacted to an answer to a question:
High Voltage
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WRUU653 reacted to an answer to a question:
High Voltage
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I checked and there is not any recalls for my 2023 Escape. There is only one customer satisfaction notice to have the driver's side seat belt buckle replaced. I know there were recalls for earlier Escapes along with the Bronco Sport and Mavericks for over charging. I don't remember if that was for all of them or certain models/engines. I have the 2.0L Ecoboost in my Escape. I just checked and it seems the over charging recall is for the hybrid versions. One should never see 15 volts on charging IF the vehicle is a daily driver. Unless you are only taking short drives daily. Newer vehicles have to be driven at least half an hour to fully charge the battery under normal use. If you are seeing 15 volts all of the time on a daily driver then definitely get it into the dealer.
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the guys active with multiple repeaters have been busy the last few months based on the weekly updates... I think they got the fax Rumpicon sent out telling them the FCC doesn't fare
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WRUU653 reacted to a post in a topic:
Spotted on the 210 Fwy
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so now i am curious.... what exactly did yo....er....your friend get assigned as a callsign? better or worse than mine at WSHS666 which was assigned march 29th of this year....LOL half the guys on the local repeater call me triple inverted nine because they are too superstitious to call out 666...
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Everyone has realized out that the FCC STILL does not care.
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Overheard: more repeaters being linked up again.
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i probably would have been the joker posting this.... https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=ctcss+code+to+code+number+chart&l=1
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Any chance you have a Ford Bronco Sport? My wife's just got a recall notice for premature battery failure do to overcharging. We replaced the battery in her car a week before the recall notice came out. Don't know if the same recall affects the post above mine as the Bronco Sport and Escape are based on the same platform.
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SteveShannon reacted to a post in a topic:
GMRS security risk.
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I have a pair of these BF-888S. At this price, they were the perfect gift for my grandchildren. They use pure simplex for their fun. When I first used CHIRP, something happened to where the monitor light stayed on constantly, even after re-uploading the original code plug. I found a post on Reddit about these and how to reset them to eliminate the bug. It worked perfectly. That link is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Baofeng/comments/1givouj/baofeng_bf888s_squelch_issue_led_light_always_on/
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not prohibited at all....they ask for a mailing address, not physical address when you apply for a GMRS license... try checking my callsign, WSHS666 (gotta love that callsign, half the guys on the local repeater call me triple inverted nine instead of 666 or triple 6)
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I forgot to add that when my Escape sits for a week I hardly ever see a spike in voltage over 14.8 volts. Now if it sites for two weeks or more, then I do sometimes see it spike to 15.1 volts.
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i agree with the others, 15+ for any period of time is too high, and indicates an issue with either your battery or charging system. ( i am a small engine mechanic by trade, but car charging systems are not that terribly different than lawn mower/compact utility tractor charging systems, all are 12v based, and anytime anything over 14.6-14/8 occurs, it may indicate an issue somewhere in the charging system ) probably gonna want to sort that out before installing the new radio.
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Seen this picture before. It is bird crap on the windshield.
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He should take the truck in for testing no matter if it is an external or internal regulator. Seeing a spike of 15 volts is okay at startup IF the voltage drops right away to 14-14-4 volts. A quick spike is common with newer vehicles since all of the computer modules runs 100% of the time even when the vehicles aren't running. There is always small but constant drain. What is not common is for the charging voltage to stay at 15v all of the time. I don't drive my vehicle very often and it can sit anywhere from 1-2 weeks without starting. And I do see a very short peak of 15.1v at startup when I haven't started the vehicle in a week or more. But the voltage always drops back down to 14.3 volts within a few seconds.
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I don't believe the newer vehicles have separate regulators like yesteryear. The regulators are internal in the alternators. An indication of 15 volts charging may be an indication that battery is failing and may need to be replaced. A load test needs to be performed on the battery.
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I have a voltage booster on my 4Runner for my AGM battery so it will charge better and that i have set to 13.5-14.4. It does have a super boost option at 15.V but i wouldent push it that high, definitely would cause some serous issues with more than just the radio long term. Check with your dealer, 15.3 is high even if there was a booster.
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Voltage in your truck is defiantly too high.. Is your truck under warranty? If so, take it in. Also double check with another volt meter to compare reading in case your volt meter is whacky
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Definitely have the voltage regulator checked. The highest voltage I have ever seen on my 2020 Ford Ranger or 2023 Ford Escape is 15.1 volts and that is only at startup after the vehicle has been sitting for a few days. And it drops down to 14.3 quickly. Both vehicles have the Ecoboost engines with the Auto Start-Stop systems and Battery Management System. It is not unusual to see a spike up to 15.1 or 15.3 Volts at startup if the vehicle has not been ran for a while. But it should drop to 14.0-14.4 with in a few seconds. I never turn my radios on right away when I start my Escape for that reason. I let the voltage drop back down to 14.3 V first.
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Talk to your truck dealer about the voltage. There is a voltage regulator in the trucks charging circuit to prevent over voltage from the alternator. I don’t think that voltage is within specs. Most are right around 14 volts. 13.8 is optimal. However, to answer your actual question there are DC regulators that would deliver an output closer to 13.8 vDC. Here’s one I found with a google search: https://www.amazon.com/Diann-Automatic-Converter-Regulator-Waterproof/dp/B09TXSDSGS/ref=pd_aw_subss_hxwPER_sspa_mw_detail_m_sccl_5/134-6644960-5637816?pd_rd_r=4dcb5bcc-df15-449e-884d-5aa656cc2c99&pd_rd_wg=2ELCJ&pd_rd_w=emKb6&pd_rd_i=B09TXSDSGS&psc=1
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Your alternator or voltage regulator in the truck is bad. You normal 12v house battery’s should never put out more then 14.1-14.5MAX. Doesn’t matter if it’s a new truck old truck hybrid, battery ect. The accessory battery should never be that high. Gonna hurt the battery, lights and other 12v accessories. If you don’t know what you’re doing have an electrical tech look at it. This is the type of stuff that burns down trucks.
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My new Btech UV-50x2 2nd generation radio after less than a week of use fried what I think is a transistor while I was talking to a friend one night sent Btech an e-mail and the new one is coming today. I checked the voltage on my truck battery while it was running and with headlights off and with headlights on I got 15.35 volts in the radio manual it said the tolerance was 15 % which is 2.7 volts is there something I can do to regulate the voltage coming from the battery to the power cable on the radio I don't want this radio to do the same thing. Thanks, WSEK643
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It's the first result I get when I search "BF888s". His post is like 2 years old.
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I did a search in the forum on this radio before making my post, and I saw a post of some guy's picture of the insides of an 888 all wired up to what looked like a raspberry Pi . It was his only post and nobody responded to it. Not sure if I can link it to this thread.
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My buddy had one of these. He found on-line a code plug hack to get the radio to run on VHF. That did work EXCEPT the harmonics was through the roof on VHF! I heard him fine at work here from our other building. Then for grins I tuned to the third harmonic on the 70cm band. He sounded even louder! Oops. Likely a result of the deviation being 3 times what it was on VHF. He quit using the radio, at least not with the code plug hack for VHF.
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While I don't have a Woxoun, the one Mildland I do have does kinda suck. I got it for free so not too big a deal. It just sits on a shelf with the rest of my collection. It could be that it's just old and has been abused. Not sure. Most of my radios are Motorola. But my Baofengs are my go to's. BF-888s for GMRS, and AR-5rm for everything. LOL
