Don Ridley Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) That's engine RPM. *** Edit: this is wrong. The specs are for the alternator RPM.*** Idle is around 700 RPM so the alternator output will be much less than 88amps. Edited July 20, 2022 by Don Ridley Correction about RPM Bean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ten25 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) Thanks! I found the knock-out described in your original post but where is the hole when I'm looking in the engine bay? From the looks of the location from the interior ... seems to be under / behind the battery? Trying to install this to help keep my battery bank topped up. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q5VYPCF Edited July 19, 2022 by ten25 Bean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Ridley Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 Fish a wire through the hole. It will come out next to the battery. You shouldn't have to remove the battery (at least I don't remember doing it....but it was a while ago). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ten25 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Don Ridley said: Fish a wire through the hole. It will come out next to the battery. You shouldn't have to remove the battery (at least I don't remember doing it....but it was a while ago). Gotcha. When your original post was talking about fishing a wire through I was imagining fishing it through the engine bay in to the passenger area - not the other way around. Thank you! One thing I am still wondering is do I need to worry about creating a strong seal to prevent any exhaust from leaking in the hole - or can I just put the wire through and put the little grommet back in over the wire (if it will still go back in with the wire coming through the hole...)? I imagine any fumes would be negligible unless there is something wrong with the vehicle anyways. edit: I actually found this too btw (https://pictures.dealer.com/kellehermotorfordfd/c4bdd3dc0a0e09a7404529c2fe6ee796.pdf) for the 2020 2.0 Connect and this one for the 2022 Connect (https://madocumentupload.marketingassociates.com/api/Document/GetFile?v1=6671194&v2=010722113631&v3=60&v4=7176044e62d5a0d44a8cee39cebd1f3c8ba1854618631307f2a6f82e&v5=False), it has a power curve for the 150a alternator, assuming the part is the same as my 2016 ... My understanding is to get the amps output by the alternator you multiply your engine RPM by the pulley ratio (2.69) - which should mean the alternator produces roughly 100 amps at idle since it should be spinning at around 2000 rpm (my idle is 750 rpm). Could totally be wrong though - my mechanical knowledge is limited to finding info on the internet lol. Edited July 20, 2022 by ten25 Bean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Ridley Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 I was wrong about the RPMs. The specs are for the alternator RPM. Sorry for the bad info. Here's the specs for a 2016 TC. ten25 and Bean 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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