I will be honest I am not fluent with the yr model however the electrical voltage and wiring and charging and output I am!I would try by cleaning the ground wire from the battery to each point it connects.I would also take a meter to check with the truck (key off) and check for a parasitic draw.That means like is your dome light staying on,or if the radio is aftermarket version may be draining the battery as well.If the terminals or rather the metal connectors on the battery positive,and the alternator connectors are clean,no corrosion would reduce the charging of the battery.It would only seem to me it is a bad ground overall,And would remove the each connection for the ground cable from the battery to each point clean it with a wire brush,and tighten.Unless something electrical such as the radio head unit (aftermarket versions) is drawing amps and draining the system,or this model has something else that draws current dome lamps,door switch not all the way in but pulls enuff to drain it down I do not know.Being you changed the two items would point to bad ground connections,or a parasite draw over time draining the system in most cases or even a weak battery cable,alternator wire or wires.Hope this helps.
Normal voltage, checking at the battery or alternator should be in the 14 range.
depends on what way you are testing it but you either have a bad connection between the alternator and the battery or your battery is bad and cant hold the charge what voltage are you getting
Maybe the battery is defective. Check the voltage at the battery terminals with the engine running at idle. You should get 13.5 to 16 volts. If not the alternator is defective or the voltage regulator is bad. If you are getting the correct voltage, the battery is bad or the connections are corroded.
If you are checking Alternator voltage, It should 12.8 volts to 14.3 with engine running. Battery voltage is 12.3---12.8 with engine off.
Try checking the battery, cables, alternator, voltage regulator and cylanoid. These are USUALLY one of the causes.
you may have a bad battery or a bad voltage regulator
i have checked the alternator and it is good but i am not getting juice how do i check to see if the alternater is sending power to the SBEC?
If you have the wrong size battery in a Cadillac with the northstar will it effect the alternator voltage?
To regulate the voltage flow going to the battery.
It means that you have an alternator fitted. An alternator needs an amount of battery voltage to generate electricity. A generator/dynamo will make voltage without a battery being present.
If the voltage regulator (usually located inside the alternator) were to go bad and not limit voltage to the battery quite possilby _yes
the alternator voltage at the battery should be between 12.4voltsv-13.6 volts