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Old 03-28-2011, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by JHZR2 View Post
The issue with that logic is that I know I see 13.9V at the socket unloaded. I highly doubt the alt puts out more than 14.4V, and I know the regulator is spec at 14.1v... So my losses max are 0.2-0.5V

That only puts me at 12.5-12.8v, which is only 50-109% state of charge... Still not good...
If you want to measure the charging voltage that matters, measure it at the battery, PERIOD!
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