Can smart charge be disabled?
11-10-2017, 05:02 PM
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I agree my 1973 F250 didnt have all this new stuff....smart charge...power disk brakes....auto trans or power steering, I cant stand all the problems of this new technology as its always messing up.
08-27-2018, 05:00 PM
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BMS Is it ok to disable.
The problem is, FEW people know about the BMS including dealership technicians. I think this is because it's such a ridiculous system that serves absolutely no true benefit whatsoever that nobody would ever even assume that something like that would be a "feature" on a truck.
Again, why would you NOT want a full charge on your battery? If this was saving us 2-3 MPGs maybe it would be worth it. But like the other guy said, the fuel savings will not even be measurable. On the flip side, the negative aspects of the system are many...as has been documented in this thread.
When the drawbacks outweigh the benefits, it's a bad idea.
I've been driving trucks for over 20 years without this system and never had one single complaint about how the charging system worked.
There is no telling how many dealership service visits there have been related to this system because people (and some dealers) don't even realize that the truck is designed to do this.
Again, why would you NOT want a full charge on your battery? If this was saving us 2-3 MPGs maybe it would be worth it. But like the other guy said, the fuel savings will not even be measurable. On the flip side, the negative aspects of the system are many...as has been documented in this thread.
When the drawbacks outweigh the benefits, it's a bad idea.
I've been driving trucks for over 20 years without this system and never had one single complaint about how the charging system worked.
There is no telling how many dealership service visits there have been related to this system because people (and some dealers) don't even realize that the truck is designed to do this.
08-27-2018, 06:04 PM
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08-28-2018, 02:25 PM
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08-28-2018, 03:38 PM
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08-28-2018, 03:43 PM
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Not all of them are like that. Granted, I know a couple mechanical engineers, that have absolute zero mechanical ability, but can explain things just good enough to make you want to tell them to go away. An engineer that also has the hands on skill is next to unicorn milk and rainbow dust
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08-28-2018, 03:48 PM
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Took me a minute!!!
08-29-2018, 08:16 AM
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