Joined
·
162 Posts
Hey everyone. Been a while...
i was was driving up to NH this morning and noticed some weird battery voltage readings...
i currently have an interstate megatron battery that's about a year old.
i have 1 4 gauge power wire from my alternator to my battery
i have 2 4 gauge wires from my battery to my chassis
i have 2 4 gauge wires from my engine to my chassis
i get 14.8 volts when I'm idling and everything is off. With my system pushing 1100 RMS @ 85% I still get 13.6-13.9
todAy, when driving up I was only at 12.5-12.7 volts with no AC and my sound system off with just normal driving. When I would start braking, my voltage would go up to 13.8 within a few seconds and 14.7 within 10 seconds.
Is this normal, or am I going to be experiencing a alternator failure soon? Any info/education would be greatly appreciated...
thanks,
ben
i was was driving up to NH this morning and noticed some weird battery voltage readings...
i currently have an interstate megatron battery that's about a year old.
i have 1 4 gauge power wire from my alternator to my battery
i have 2 4 gauge wires from my battery to my chassis
i have 2 4 gauge wires from my engine to my chassis
i get 14.8 volts when I'm idling and everything is off. With my system pushing 1100 RMS @ 85% I still get 13.6-13.9
todAy, when driving up I was only at 12.5-12.7 volts with no AC and my sound system off with just normal driving. When I would start braking, my voltage would go up to 13.8 within a few seconds and 14.7 within 10 seconds.
Is this normal, or am I going to be experiencing a alternator failure soon? Any info/education would be greatly appreciated...
thanks,
ben