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| kpfoten |
 Oct 8 2008, 04:34 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 220 Joined: 15-April 08 From: Escanaba, MI Member No.: 8,927 Region Association: None  |
Hey all, I'm not getting the proper voltage readout on my console voltmeter--it reads lower than my actual charge to the battery (like 10 or something). I haven't checked the wire to the meter to see what I've got going to the gauge yet. Anywhere else I might check? |
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| SGB |
Oct 8 2008, 08:57 PM
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just visiting Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States |
Its more likely the ground to the meter...
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| Dave_Darling |
Oct 9 2008, 01:01 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,986 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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Or something in the lengthy (+) path through the fuse panel, the ignition switch, etc.
"They all do that." Maybe not to that extent, but all the stock voltmeters do that. For more grins, look at it while the turn signal is on... --DD |
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| kpfoten |
Oct 9 2008, 08:12 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 220 Joined: 15-April 08 From: Escanaba, MI Member No.: 8,927 Region Association: None |
Thanks! I figured it was probably some gremlin somewhere... Maybe I can stick a tick-mark on the glass for reference... |
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| Joe Bob |
Oct 9 2008, 09:27 AM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
Wire (temporarily) it straight to the battery to see if it gets an accurate read. If not, time to give the gauge the float test....
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| ClayPerrine |
Oct 9 2008, 02:10 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,465 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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FYI.. Reading the volt meter in a 914 should be done the same way you read the National Inquirer.
It is highly entertaining, but bears no relationship to reality. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) |
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| southernmost914 |
Oct 9 2008, 04:29 PM
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KEY WEST/HAVANA Tunnel Authority Group: Members Posts: 338 Joined: 16-October 07 From: Key West/ St. Augie, Fl USA Member No.: 8,234 Region Association: South East States
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Thats not really a volt meter , it's a brake light safety meter.
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| Drums66 |
Oct 11 2008, 12:58 PM
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914 Rudiments Group: Members Posts: 5,321 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Coronado,Cali Member No.: 151 Region Association: Southwest Region |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) And if you really want to get close to Cardiac
Arrest take a long drive and keep your eyes glued to the stock temp guage! |
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