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In article <BzN4b.612$I_2.134413@news20.bellglobal.com>,
me@homeoffice.com (Uncle Mike) wrote: > My '88 Civic shows a running battry volttage of about 12.8 v. > Shouldn't it be 13.6? My last alternator over-charged and > destoyed a battery, I replaced it with a used one and a rebuilt > alternator. Is it uncharging or is the battery dieing? > > Mike/Toronto > > "alot is not a word" > Uncle Mike It should be 13.9 to 14.5 volts. 12.8 volts will not charge the battery more than about 60%. It will soon fail from lead sulfate crystallization. Put your battery on a charger while you work out the problem. |
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