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Old 08-29-2011, 01:25 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Question What is your battery voltage with the engine idling? Is 14.6V too high?

Just wondering if my voltage regulator is on the blink.
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My radar detector has a voltage monitor on it, and it hovers around 14.5v so I think you're in the ballpark. : - )
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yeah, 14.6 seems fine. If you start getting up into the 15+ area, then I would start to suspect something.
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