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RE: [TR] dimness improved?

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Subject: RE: [TR] dimness improved?
From: <jimmuller@rcn.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:45:27 -0400 (EDT)
Randall wrote:
> When the alternator/generator is keeping up with the load
> (ie engine above idle) and has fully charged the battery,
> the battery voltage will be roughly 14 volts.

I wuz gonna' ask, does not the chemistry of a lead-acid battery dictate 13.8v?  
So to charge it one must provide a voltage slightly higher, f'rinstance 14v?
--
Jim Muller
GT6
Spitfire
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