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The IBS does not restrict power to any electrical component. Its job is solely to report the predicted battery condition and other parameters to the ECU, see my post above. If a powerful audio amp is experiencing a voltage loss, then the first suspect is the power wiring. For many powerful...

I don't believe I presume too much of the IBS. I know specifically what it does and does not do, but it's only a single part of the RAM's overall battery management system. We also need to take into account exactly what the ECU does with the data provided by the IBS. The ECU programming can...

If you decide to bypass the IBS for a winch, I suggest the following: Only use the winch when the vehicle's engine is running. This will reduce the load on the battery and hopefully help keep the battery's discharge rate better in sync with what the IBS is monitoring. If the battery is...

I think you're correct but are you stating this from opinion or from some specific information you have? I couldn't find any info pertaining to this and I would really appreciate it if anyone could share any specific info about it.

You would need to find one compatible with the RAM. I asked Bosch about this but they refused to comment.

I spoke extensively with WARN technical support. They were of no help. If anyone should have known it was them. Everyone I ask suggests talking to someone else but no one knows the answer. When it comes to tapping into an IBS-equipped vehicle for powering a winch, you're definitely on your own...

There was simply no choice but to bypass the IBS for the winch. You can't have up to 450 amps of current going through a device that can probably handle only around 250 amps. Better to bypass it and deal with the consequences than burn it out. Bosch, the manufacturer of the IBS was of no help...

And SiriusXM radio.

I've owned a lot of vehicles, been on many, many forums for decades, and have read a lot of discussions concerning octane. Most devolve to high emotions, misinformation, and a lot of anger. I almost didn't read this discussion figuring that it would be just another flame war. I have to say...

I report on this forum if it does or does not do well. I'll provide all the details once it and the travel trailer I ordered arrive and I get a chance to try it out myself to see if all the good things I'm hearing about it are true.

I'm using it precisely because I need to know the tongue weight all the time. This hitch will tell you the tongue weight each time you use it rather than the very few times you may have it weighed. That will allow you to always be able to accurately distribute the trailer's cargo to optimally...

My guess is that the low pass filtering is being done by the amplifier, not discretely. I was going to add an L-Pad attenuator as you suggest but I thought I'd first try simply attenuating it via poly-fil which did the job to my satisfaction. I didn't want to just disconnect it as others do...

As an alternative to disconnecting the subwoofer altogether, stuff the enclosure with poly-fil. Then, stuff more poly-fill in front of the subwoofer wedged between the back seat. This mutes the subwoofer dramatically yet still allows the deeper notes to play through it. For those who like bass...

Please see my reply directly above this post. Tapping into a fuse will not supply power that will turn on/off with another light. You must tap into the light's circuit to do that. I have not yet found an MCASE/MCASE+ fuse tap.

Tapping a fuse will only supply 12 VDC power to an accessory either with constant power or power with the ACC/IGN on. All other switching takes place after the fuse. So, if you tapped a fuse, the lighted bug shield would either be on all the time or turn on when the ACC/IGN was on. If you want...

It could also be caused by a door misalignment. I also had that happen on a new car many years ago. They realigned the door and the problem went away. It doesn't take much for the wind to catch and cause a whistling sound.

I don't have access to a Power Wagon. I'm hoping someone here could help?

I haven't yet been able to find the answer to this anywhere. Sooner or later someone else is going to want to install a winch to a RAM with an IBS.

Many newer RAMs use an Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) to monitor battery conditions. In normal operation, all electrical loads in the vehicle pass through the IBS which is located at the negative post on the 12 Volt battery. You're not supposed to connect any electrical load directly to the...

I had that happen on a previous vehicle I owned. I solved it by applying a piece of duct tape one at a time to areas I thought were catching the wind. When I finally identified the area that was causing the whistling, I proved it to the dealer and got a new mirror which solved the problem.