Drop In Voltage from Windows and AC on

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mmcgowan70

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I need some help figuring this out if anyone has suggestions.

I took out my dash to fresher it up, replace the radio and dash speakers. During the reinstall I noticed when It was running, with the AC on, the windows would work intermittently. Either they all will go up and not down or just the driver front and rear would work or some times none of them would go up or down. It only affects the passenger side windows.

There is a drop in voltage when I press the switched on the drivers door. Down to almost 8 according to the gauge in the dash.

It did not do it before so I know I have knocked something loose just not sure where to look exactly. Radio is also not in.

The ground behind the dash looks clean and the wires were secured on it.

I just have no idea what to do from here.
 

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If it were me, I would be running the power windows through some relays. They would probably work much better, and put less strain on the electrical system in the long run. Sounds like worn out motors/ tracks/regulators are stacking up and pulling a lot of current when you try to operate them. A relay (triggered by your window switch) will allow full battery power to the motors and bypass the factory switch wiring.
 

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I’ll look into the relays. It’s something that kept popping up on my searches
 

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I had similar symptoms when my alternator was going bad. With lights and blower on it would drop down to about nine volts at idle, but went to about 12-13 volts when I turned them off. Swapped in a rebuilt 12si 94 amp alternator and it fixed the problem.
 

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