- 1. Charge it (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Minton <sminton2000@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 20:13:58 -0700 (PDT)
- Hello Again, Lately I have noticed that as the my car heats up the alternator output seems to diminish as measured on the voltmeter. At idle (~800 RPM) just after start up the meter indicates ~13 vol
- /html/tigers/2001-08/msg00277.html (7,635 bytes)
- 2. Re: Charge it (score: 1)
- Author: DJoh797014@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 00:14:22 EDT
- At idle your alternator should put out about 13.5 - 13.7 volts. If you are getting less when its hot, it sounds like one of the diodes is going. As each diode fails you get less voltage out of the al
- /html/tigers/2001-08/msg00278.html (6,793 bytes)
- 3. Re: Charge it (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Laifman <SLaifman@SoCal.RR.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 08:18:06 -0700
- While the Tiger does not have a stock voltmeter, it did have an optional ammeter that most have. What is your ammeter saying? My other cars, that do have a volt meter, all read near 13.5-13.8 volts
- /html/tigers/2001-08/msg00282.html (7,470 bytes)
- 4. Re: Charge it (score: 1)
- Author: "Stu Brennan" <stubrennan@mediaone.net>
- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 11:49:02 -0400
- I have the stock 30A generator and regulator, along with both an ammeter and a voltmeter, so here's what I see happen. Right after the car starts I see the system voltage go up well above the battery
- /html/tigers/2001-08/msg00283.html (7,628 bytes)
- 5. RE: Charge it (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Palmer" <rpalmer@ucsd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 09:49:52 -0700
- Here is what your baseline battery and charging system parameters should be. A fully charged battery is 12.65V and this drops to 11.9V for a dead battery. After you turn off the engine, your battery
- /html/tigers/2001-08/msg00284.html (7,494 bytes)
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