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Hey guys.. I'm just curious before I make the trip to carlisle.. I changed my voltage reg to an electronic one just now (a good oe look regitar) and I'm still charging at 14.5 volts at idle in neutral.. If I rev it to like 3000 it goes to 14.7.. Is this acceptable? It was the same with the old one and I just wanna make sure.. I mean I've been using it like that for 4 years and has been to Carlisle twice like that.. Same battery and all.. I think it seems ok but just want opinions lol
Thanks,
John
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Sounds about right to me. At some point the battery should reach fully charged and the voltage should taper off to more like 13.5 or so, I would think. Unless you have a "constant voltage" regulator or you are constantly pulling a lot of current with your accessories?
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Nope no accessories really doing anything.. just the gauges lol or the lights if they are on..the voltage regualtor is just a replacement for the OE points type and says it works the same and does the same thing just electronically..and thats good that its the norm..cause i know most newer cars run 13.5-14 and thats why i was curious..
-John
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Yup.. it's fine..
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Yeah, your ok.
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When I check mine with a digital multimeter it will read 13.5 to 14.5 at idle, when I Rev it up it will climb a bit. I would say your good.
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67440Dodge Wrote:Yup.. it's fine..
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