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Old 28th November 2013, 20:02   #4
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Originally Posted by f13sta View Post
Sounds more like a wiring fault.
You be looking for around 13-13.8 v
However how long did you leave the multimeter on for.
Could be a goosed regulator.
Left the multimeter on for a bit and it was holding fairly steady as long as the indicators/hazards werent going, then it would fluctuate a little, not a huge amount though.

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Originally Posted by wullvfr View Post
Usually a decent charge rate will be above 14v but so long as its 13v and above it will theoretically charge the battery,problem is if you make short journeys the battery never gets time to charge back up after being depleted after cranking the engine.

I'd test the alternator directly,iirc you can remove the block connector and see what voltage it is giving out.
My alternator has the big M8(iirc) ring connector so i can just probe that. Ill give it a check tomorrow.
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