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Date:         Fri, 22 May 2009 19:03:04 -0700
Reply-To:     mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Charging voltage is 12.5v : Is this enough?
Comments: To: Roland <syncronicity1@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <38e334640905221849p20504881s112aa787022b5e26@mail.gmail.com>
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You need to measure right at the alternator output stud. If there is not at least 13.5V there with the engine running you have a real problem. 14v is more typical but VW says 13.5v min.

Mark

Roland wrote: > Hi folks, > > Had a dead battery in town ('89 Syncro). At home I have now recharged it > and did a test. With the engine running (charging) the meter show 12.5 > volts at the battery both at idle and at 2K RPMs. I read many archives, and > it seems something like 13.8 volts is more normal, or typical. Recently I > haven't driven it much, maybe 1-2 trips into town per week, about 5 miles > away, usually with 2-4 short stops / restarts. So I was thinking that maybe > with this low charging voltage, and many engine restarts, the battery simply > didn't get enough recharge from driving. I think it will recharge at 12.5 > volts, but could this mean that many consecutive short trips won't be enough > to keep it charged? Or this voltage indicative of a bad or failing > regulator? > > Thank you for any comments. > > Roland >


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