[T3] Head lamps on left or right a idle , turn signals lash fast.

jadney at vwtype3.org jadney at vwtype3.org
Fri Jul 7 21:56:07 PDT 2023


On 7 Jul 2023 at 13:55, William Jahn wrote:

> it has 14 volts as long as the headlamps are off . It drops when they
> are on. Are you saying with the headlamps on it should be 12.6 V . The
> generator is fine, it's a rebuilt one I got a few years ago . I tested it
> and the VR is new.

In that case, you'll be okay as long as you don't sit around in idle with the headlights on. Brief 
idling in stop and go traffic should not pull the battery down below 12.5 V, even with the 
headlights on.

And I'm assuming you're not driving with the headlights on in the daytime.

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