Voltage reading - LotusTalk

ct_mazi · 12-20-2005, 12:23 PM

What is the voltage reading on fully charged stock battery?

Thanks,
ct

scottyb · 12-20-2005, 12:42 PM

Should be at least 12 volts. 12- 14 volts normal

MattG · 12-20-2005, 12:54 PM

Should be 13.2 or 13.6V, can't remember for sure which one.

ct_mazi · 12-20-2005, 03:01 PM

Thank you

masheen · 12-20-2005, 03:15 PM

the most i ever measured is 12.96 V.

the least is 11.9x V.

pianomaniac · 12-20-2005, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by masheen

the least is 11.9x V.

Took mine in last week to be charged.....it read .70 V. Could not be recharged.

SweetDaddyD · 12-20-2005, 04:45 PM

A good battery with the engine not running should read 12.6 volts. Any less and it's partially discharged. With the engine running 13.6-14.2 is pretty common when everything is in good shape.

masheen · 12-21-2005, 08:53 AM

i keep an eye out on mine. the car is not being driven now. i hook it up to the charge maintainer every week or two. it's automatic so i could keep it on all the time but i don't like to.

scottyb · 12-21-2005, 09:02 AM

I just checked mine at idle. Side lights & radar detector on only 14.3 volts. Also I’m using an Odyssey P680 battery. When I had my high beams along with my driving lights and stereo and amps cranking I went down to 13.9 volts. I only checked at idle.

SweetDaddyD · 12-21-2005, 04:30 PM

Both of those #'s are fine Scotty. Everything working OK, nothing to worry about.

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12-20-2005, 12:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
scottyb Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3,683	Should be at least 12 volts. 12- 14 volts normal

12-20-2005, 03:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
ct_mazi Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: washington dc Posts: 381	Thank you

12-20-2005, 03:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
masheen Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 723	the most i ever measured is 12.96 V. the least is 11.9x V.

12-20-2005, 04:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
SweetDaddyD BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 7,644 Images: 2	A good battery with the engine not running should read 12.6 volts. Any less and it's partially discharged. With the engine running 13.6-14.2 is pretty common when everything is in good shape.

12-21-2005, 08:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
masheen Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 723	i keep an eye out on mine. the car is not being driven now. i hook it up to the charge maintainer every week or two. it's automatic so i could keep it on all the time but i don't like to.

12-21-2005, 09:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
scottyb Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3,683	I just checked mine at idle. Side lights & radar detector on only 14.3 volts. Also I’m using an Odyssey P680 battery. When I had my high beams along with my driving lights and stereo and amps cranking I went down to 13.9 volts. I only checked at idle.

12-21-2005, 04:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
SweetDaddyD BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 7,644 Images: 2	Both of those #'s are fine Scotty. Everything working OK, nothing to worry about.

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