What's your volt meter reading when cruising around town? Options

[raynekat]

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.

[raynekat]

Here's the current clamp I purchased.
Took quite awhile to find the right one as most on eBay, Harbor Freight, etc only do AC current.
I wanted DC current.

This Uni-T UT210E from China (oh why oh why can't Americans make something like this for a decent price?).
It was $62.48 delivered.
How can you go wrong? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

The specs that I was most interested in:
DC current
2.000A with 1mA resolution and +/- 2%+8 accuracy
20.00A with 10mA resolution and +/- 2%+3 accuracy
100.0A with 100mA resolution and +/- 2%+3 accuracy

So the selector can choose between 3 ranges for current.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Uni-T-B4Q094-U...353.m2749.l2649

Guess the next question is where exactly would I measure for current draw?
On one of the main cables coming out of the positive terminal from the battery?

[Superhawk996]

Guess the next question is where exactly would I measure for current draw?

See my previous post for suggested locations. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Interested to see what results you get on actual current draw.