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> What's your volt meter reading when cruising around town?
raynekat
post Jan 9 2020, 11:58 PM
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Just curious what the typical volt meter reading is:

1) when you're sitting at the stoplight

2) cruising down the boulevard at 3-4000 rpm

Trying to see if I'm seeing typical or low readings
Thanks

I just recently noted a low charging issue that I believe came down to an alternator/voltage regulator mismatch.
I was using a Bosch VR with my Motorola alternator.
Now I've switched to a Marchal VR and the charging voltages look better.
About 13.75 volts while cruising.
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raynekat   What's your volt meter reading when cruising around town?   Jan 9 2020, 11:58 PM
Pursang   When driving I think it runs around 13v or so. War...   Jan 10 2020, 02:12 AM
Mark Henry   You're good at 13.75v   Jan 10 2020, 05:55 AM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   13.6 is the standard. Anything over 14 volts mean...   Jan 10 2020, 10:46 AM
porschetub   13.6 is the standard. Anything over 14 volts mea...   Jan 10 2020, 01:29 PM
porschetub   I seemed to remember there was a gold foil sticker...   Jan 10 2020, 01:49 PM
ctc911ctc   Kitty Forman : So, what do you want for your birth...   Feb 15 2020, 06:29 PM
SO.O.C914er   I’m seeing just under 14v day time driving but w...   Jan 10 2020, 02:17 PM
914Toy   Question: what is the accuracy of these voltmeters...   Jan 10 2020, 02:55 PM
914Toy   Question: what is the accuracy of these voltmeters...   Jan 10 2020, 02:56 PM
raynekat   My 13.75 volts is coming from a voltmeter across t...   Jan 10 2020, 11:45 PM
Superhawk996   My 13.75 volts is coming from a voltmeter across ...   Jan 11 2020, 07:06 AM
SO.O.C914er   Extremely good input (superhawk) this really answe...   Jan 11 2020, 12:01 PM
raynekat   Lots of great info there Superhawk. I have one of...   Jan 11 2020, 12:56 PM
porschetub   It's entirely possible that this battery will ...   Jan 11 2020, 02:00 PM
Superhawk996   Lots of great info there Superhawk. I have one o...   Jan 11 2020, 02:46 PM
raynekat   Superhawk....again some great comments and insight...   Jan 11 2020, 05:37 PM
Superhawk996   Superhawk....again some great comments and insigh...   Jan 11 2020, 07:03 PM
Spoke   As far as LED current is concerned, my brake board...   Jan 11 2020, 07:17 PM
Superhawk996   As far as LED current is concerned, my brake boar...   Jan 11 2020, 08:10 PM
raynekat   My car still has normal light bulbs in all the gau...   Jan 11 2020, 11:17 PM
Superhawk996   My car still has normal light bulbs in all the ga...   Jan 12 2020, 07:32 AM
raynekat   Here's the current clamp I purchased. Took qui...   Jan 16 2020, 02:28 PM
Superhawk996   Guess the next question is where exactly would ...   Jan 16 2020, 06:09 PM
raynekat   On a positive note, I checked the charging at my b...   Jan 16 2020, 02:30 PM
raynekat   Superhawk....I think you were dead on about that L...   Jan 17 2020, 05:52 PM
Superhawk996   Nice work and great information for the community....   Jan 18 2020, 08:50 AM
VaccaRabite   Out of curiosity, did you get the current clamp ...   Jan 21 2020, 07:56 PM
bbrock   Thanks for posting those number Doug! This is...   Jan 18 2020, 10:18 AM
GeorgeRud   Makes me long for the days of ammeter gauges on th...   Jan 18 2020, 10:33 AM
GeorgeRud   Usually reads about 13.5 volts while driving. I d...   Jan 18 2020, 10:35 AM
Spoke   ...I don’t know how accurate the VDO voltmeter ...   Jan 18 2020, 01:34 PM
raynekat   Here's what the "offending" battery ...   Jan 21 2020, 11:59 PM
raynekat   Looking at one of these AGM batteries as a replace...   Jan 22 2020, 12:53 AM
raynekat   Received my new battery today from JEGS. Man is i...   Feb 15 2020, 02:57 PM
raynekat   So the real important thing for me is fit in the c...   Feb 15 2020, 03:03 PM
raynekat   My car had 2 issues. 1) non matching voltage regul...   Feb 15 2020, 07:40 PM
FlacaProductions   @raynekat - that's a really good find and whi...   Feb 15 2020, 08:35 PM
raynekat   [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s...   Feb 15 2020, 09:54 PM
raynekat   Here's what the battery looks like with one of...   Feb 24 2020, 06:38 PM
FlacaProductions   Looks good!   Feb 24 2020, 06:40 PM
raynekat   Final iteration with a bit of black vinyl and a fu...   Mar 12 2020, 09:30 PM
FlacaProductions   Slick. Nicely done!!   Mar 12 2020, 09:45 PM
Superhawk996   Glad to see its running properly for you now. Bat...   Mar 13 2020, 03:11 PM
raynekat   Glad to see its running properly for you now. Ba...   Mar 13 2020, 04:38 PM


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