battery voltage
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From: Texas
battery voltage
This morning when I got in my truck I noticed the gauge was a little higher than before. I checked it with a multi-meter and it read 14.75 with it running. The gauge is not to the red mark but do you think there is something to worry about or should i just let it go? It usually is on the high side but seemed higher today.
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I've noticed the same thing on my '92 Ranger V6. The gauge on the instrument panel always shows it's higher than 12 volts so I checked the battery with a multimeter also and it came back as 14.30 volts. I've had this truck since new and have not had any charging problems with it except a few years ago I replaced the alternator with a rebuilt one because the gauge was showing a "flickering" of the needle when idling. Since changing it out that problem has gone away so it's obvious the alternator was dying, but the 14.++ charging volts seem to be the norm on these systems.
