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Old 01-03-2007, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by stewart View Post
Thanks Arthur. Battery resting voltage 13+ volts, alternator output is good too. Regards from Scotland
Stewart
Not sure about that??

Your battery should measure 12.3 Volts DC after a "load" test (700amps) with the engine off.
When the car is idling (1000rpm) it should be around 14.3 volts under normal load.

If it measures 13 volts, that's too low.
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