.256mV Alternator A/C ripple

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1 week 2 hours ago #93278 by DGB
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Thankya Tyler. I have been bangin my brain on this thing and over thinking everything. I thought the CMP signal just looked "noisy". I asked a mechanic friend if he knew anyone at his shop with a 4 channel scope and I would pay them for their time to come out and plug in.

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5 days 1 hour ago #93282 by DGB
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@Tyler After you mentioned the subtle spikes on the Cam sensor that I mistook for sign wave noise I went back and took some more readings and the results were interesting. The first 3 screen shots I am attaching were done at the Cam sensor connector at the distributor. The next 3 were done at pin #44 on the PCM connector, same tan/yellow sig wire, and got different results. Note the voltage difference between the 1st set and second set as well as the dropout on the second set. 

 

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2 days 6 hours ago #93293 by Tyler
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I think you're onto something there, DGB. In addition to the dropout, there's also an intermittently high ground voltage.

Service info would suggest that this is a pull up type sensor:

lemon-manuals.la/Jeep/1993/Wrangler%20L4...%20and%20Inspection/

That might explain why you're seeing good amplitude at the sensor, but not at the PCM. Not sure where the ground voltage ties in yet.

I'd scope the 5V reference and the sensor ground next. Look for similar changes in either. If the both look steady, I'd chase an excessive voltage drop on the cam sensor signal circuit.

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