[T3] Keith's T4 Charging Dilemma

[Keith Park]

Yea, my dash gauge reads about half a volt low, most but not all the time,
it reads right off the battery though.  Ive been double checking it with a
cig lighter gauge that is accurate, however that could vary with load
depending on where the cig lighter is wired, its always higher though... I
really need to get a fluke ON the battery to double check, maybe for this
weekends trip.

Keith


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From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2020 11:07 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Keith's T4 Charging Dilemma

On 3 Jun 2020 at 1:39, bobsnotch at aol.com wrote:

> But I'm sure his IS putting out 14,5 volts or more, as we plugged a a
> gauge into the cig lighter (power port) and it was above 14.5 last time we
> checked. Granted, that's dash voltage, but...

That much voltage is really hard on the battery, which will be even 
higher than dash voltage. OTOH, I've found that those little chinese 
cig lighter voltmeters are useful, but not accurate. Check it against 
a VM you trust, like a Fluke.  

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