Volt Gauge
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Le Mans Master
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Volt Gauge
Because of the crank bolt issue (I'm in the affected range) every so often I drive with the voltage displayed. I've watched it go from 14.5 (cruising) to 13.9 (stopped) and points in between. Is this normal?
Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by Rich Mickol
Because of the crank bolt issue (I'm in the affected range) every so often I drive with the voltage displayed. I've watched it go from 14.5 (cruising) to 13.9 (stopped) and points in between. Is this normal?
Yup, 13.6 to 14.5 is what I see.
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Originally Posted by Rich Mickol
Because of the crank bolt issue (I'm in the affected range) every so often I drive with the voltage displayed. I've watched it go from 14.5 (cruising) to 13.9 (stopped) and points in
between. Is this normal?
between. Is this normal?
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Originally Posted by Rich Mickol
Because of the crank bolt issue (I'm in the affected range) every so often I drive with the voltage displayed. I've watched it go from 14.5 (cruising) to 13.9 (stopped) and points in between. Is this normal?
Le Mans Master
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From: Thousand Oaks California
This in normal. Remember the volt gage reads battery volts when the engine is off, and generator voltage when the engine is running (actually, it is whichever is the higher). So if the generator were putting out 14.0v and the generator suddenly stopped outputting, the volt gage would now read battery voltage (about 12.6 volts is fully charged). However, I would think that, as Hoonose stated, there would be other more overt indicatorsif the balancer failed.
