over charging?
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Sounds like your voltage regulator is possibly bad. How old is your battery?
If your battery is charged, the alternator output should drop to near 13.0, or less.
Is your battery getiing warm?
If your battery is charged, the alternator output should drop to near 13.0, or less.
Is your battery getiing warm?
Last edited by Holmesuser01; Oct 16, 2005 at 08:22 PM.
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If the battery is being overcharged it will boil off the electrolyte - being low on water is a good indication of overcharging. Might want to put one of the induction ammeters over the alternator to battery wire. It should show a high initial charge rate right after starting the motor, then slowly start to taper off.
If it doesn't taper off, then it's over charging. Note that even with a full charged battery, there will be some current, due to system load.
If it doesn't taper off, then it's over charging. Note that even with a full charged battery, there will be some current, due to system load.
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14.26 is fine. I see no problem. Do you see something that made you ask the question if it was overcharging?
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