- 1. RE: Ammeter or voltmeter? (score: 1)
- Author: "Jacques Le Clainche" <hobbycars@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 14:44:30 -0700
- OK.... I have an alternator fitted to my LBC. Ended up with a new Lucas lights on during the day - helpful for the local SUV/Jacked up trucks who never seem to notice me on the road! Anything to make
- /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00194.html (7,460 bytes)
- 2. Re: Ammeter or voltmeter? (score: 1)
- Author: derf <derf247@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 15:57:33 -0600
- I think ammeters are next to useless. Voltmeters aren't much better. I have a voltmeter in the Miata but only because I wanted a twin A-pillar pod and couldn't find anything else to put in there. A v
- /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00197.html (7,101 bytes)
- 3. Re: Ammeter or voltmeter? (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark" <mark@nashvilletn.org>
- Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 17:21:12 -0500
- I have a 70 amp alternator in one of my cars that still has the 30-0-30 amp gauge and it works fine. The only time you might get in trouble is if you have a bad battery that won't hold a charge and
- /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00199.html (8,619 bytes)
- 4. RE: Ammeter or voltmeter? (score: 1)
- Author: "Jacques Le Clainche" <hobbycars@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 16:21:11 -0700
- Thanks to all who responded... Seems I'll just save my pennies and keep the old ammeter in - at least I'll know when the battery is charged/discharged (as I don't have an ignition light), and it seem
- /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00209.html (7,892 bytes)
- 5. Re: Ammeter or voltmeter? (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave G." <dmg@bossig.com>
- Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 16:47:24 -0700
- Not so... A fully charged Lead-Acid battery will show 13.8V at no load. Under charge it can go up to 15V. A fully discharged battery could show anything between 11V to 6V and even lower depending on
- /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00211.html (7,388 bytes)
- 6. Re: Ammeter or voltmeter? (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark" <mark@nashvilletn.org>
- Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 21:38:31 -0500
- Actually Dave Not So :) 12 V lead acid at REST 12.6 100% 12.3 50% 11.7 10% Even though you are correct that you can see as much as 15 volts under charge and 13.5 with surface charge it is little indi
- /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00219.html (9,170 bytes)
- 7. Re: Ammeter or voltmeter? (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave G." <dmg@bossig.com>
- Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 20:43:33 -0700
- For "At Rest" - defined as zero electron flow in the battery - you are correct. http://www.wind-sun.com/PDF_Files/battvoltandsoc.pdf gives a first class in-depth dissertation on Lead Acid batteries
- /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00221.html (7,691 bytes)
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