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Mike singer voltage booster groupbuy feeler thread [ CLOSED]

Discussion in 'Deals & Coupons' started by ManBeast, Mar 28, 2018.

  1. Mar 30, 2018 at 11:20 AM
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    This is the friend who has it installed already.
     
  2. Mar 30, 2018 at 11:29 AM
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    Okay thanks. Does he have a website to just order this on, in case he doesn't reply for a while?
     
  3. Mar 30, 2018 at 11:39 AM
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    You have to email to order. Ill bug him again and see if i can get a reply. Even if he was responding in a timely manner we still need 1 more anyway on gb
     
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  4. Mar 30, 2018 at 11:42 AM
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    Doooo it
     
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  5. Mar 30, 2018 at 12:24 PM
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    What hasn't been modified?
    Did we ever get a stage 1 gb price?
     
  6. Mar 30, 2018 at 12:33 PM
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    Not yet. Im going to email him again and find out all the answers.
     
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  7. Mar 30, 2018 at 6:32 PM
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    I'll ask one more time. Add me to the list please
     
  9. Mar 31, 2018 at 7:00 AM
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    Alright were at 10, are we all agreed that stage 2 is what we want?

    Sorry guys im still waiting on a response. When i get a reply ill keep everyone informed.
     
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    Yes, at the posted 10 product group by price I would go to the stage 2.
     
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  11. Mar 31, 2018 at 8:28 AM
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    I’m still in, but any details on exactly how this works? Just want to make sure I’m not damaging any other components in effort to increase voltage. Thanks
     
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    I know for a fact some people run 16v setups and have no issues with vehicle compinents at all. How this works idk exactly . Ill ask.

    @Aw9d asked him in email maybe he can elaborate
     
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    I'll be in for a stage 2. I think the voltage leveling off at about 14.4v would be what I need to charge my AGM battery
     
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    This mornings cold voltage.

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    From what i would guess/brainstorming/reverse engineering is that the pigtail has a diode or resistor that tricks the alt/computer into thinking the battery level is lowr than it actually is. Therefore telling it to charge higher
     
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    This is what he told me

    so basically with the booster all i am doing is sending amessage to the sense wire to make the alternator produce higher voltage
    and i am not longer picking up the Light wire or the Feedback wire. Basically what this means is you will want to have a voltage meter in the car
    to make sure you are charging all the time is all with the mod, but it literally can't hurt any of those functions since it no longer uses them.

    By doing so since its not tied into the circuit the benefit also is you don't get a battery light on the dash either with it
     
  17. Mar 31, 2018 at 1:23 PM
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    I'd be interested in a stage 1, but this thread really needs some legitimate details... What years, motors, tow package or not, etc?
     
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    All toyota lexus alternators im pretty sure. Ill ask just to be certain. Anyone have any questions let me know now so i can send them in 1 email. This is my first groupbuy so work with me.
     
  20. Mar 31, 2018 at 1:55 PM
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    Sure, please let us know.

    I'm no expert on Toyota's charging systems, but it might also be possible that they changed the "sensing logic" in the 3rd gens for example. Because it's gotta be the computer that's actually controlling the alternator's output voltage, and maybe it responds to the resistors differently...
    Just trying to be sure that this will work as expected with no side effects, since there's no official info anywhere.

    Thanks for coordinating.
     
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