Voltage??
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apparently if the battery is fully charged the charging system will not put extra voltage in . It has something to do with fuel economy the alternator isn’t producing current there’s less drag. As a battery starts to drop the alternator will kick in. The reason why mine was showing less than 13 V is the battery was fully charged because I always leave the car plugged into a battery tender.carl
apparently if the battery is fully charged the charging system will not put extra voltage in . It has something to do with fuel economy the alternator isn’t producing current there’s less drag. As a battery starts to drop the alternator will kick in. The reason why mine was showing less than 13 V is the battery was fully charged because I always leave the car plugged into a battery tender.carl
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Lead/Acid resting voltage is 12.6~12.8v.
When you first fire up your car it will drag it down a little as your system turns and powers on.
Then when start the car, the alternator kicks in raising the voltage, at which time the voltage will vary from the high 12s to the mid 14s.
Don't worry about it, this is normal, and will fluctuate depending on ambient temp, A/C, lights, etc.
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apparently if the battery is fully charged the charging system will not put extra voltage in . It has something to do with fuel economy the alternator isnt producing current theres less drag. As a battery starts to drop the alternator will kick in. The reason why mine was showing less than 13 V is the battery was fully charged because I always leave the car plugged into a battery tender.carl
apparently if the battery is fully charged the charging system will not put extra voltage in . It has something to do with fuel economy the alternator isnt producing current theres less drag. As a battery starts to drop the alternator will kick in. The reason why mine was showing less than 13 V is the battery was fully charged because I always leave the car plugged into a battery tender.carl
A person should be more concerned when your voltage reads high when driving (as this means either the battery is old, or not holding a charge).
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apparently if the battery is fully charged the charging system will not put extra voltage in . It has something to do with fuel economy the alternator isnt producing current theres less drag. As a battery starts to drop the alternator will kick in. The reason why mine was showing less than 13 V is the battery was fully charged because I always leave the car plugged into a battery tender.carl
apparently if the battery is fully charged the charging system will not put extra voltage in . It has something to do with fuel economy the alternator isnt producing current theres less drag. As a battery starts to drop the alternator will kick in. The reason why mine was showing less than 13 V is the battery was fully charged because I always leave the car plugged into a battery tender.carl