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All the good points that Glenn made. Also, bit elementary, but re-check al=
l your cables/wire connections to be clean and tight. =20
Bill
TS30800L
=E2=80=9CDo your best, and let the sparrows twitter=E2=80=9D Lofty
On Jul 8, 2022, at 5:58 PM, stagbytriumph@triumphstagclub.org wrote:
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With the engine ON and running over 1200RPM, you should have ~ 13.8 to 14.8 V=
olts Direct Current (VDC) reading on your meter across the battery terminals=
.
=20
With the engine OFF, a good battery will read ~12.6 VDC
=20
Check and fill the electrolyte level of you have removeable caps, then put t=
he battery on an overnight charge, get it to ~12.5 VDC, then try again. Mos=
t alternators are not rated to charge a dead or dying battery and sometimes y=
ou will toast the regulator if it is trying to charge a low or dead battery.=
=20
Could be the alternator itself or alternator regulator.
=20
Newer cars =E2=80=93 some =E2=80=93 will drop the charging if the battery lo=
ad exceeds the rating of the alternator, others will just attempt to supply w=
hatever the current load is until they burn out something. My Jaguar tells m=
e both if the battery is low on start or if the charging system is not worki=
ng after starting, the miracle of technology.
=20
Cheers!
=20
Glenn aka StagByTriumph
=20
Subject: [TR] battery and charging system
=20
If the battery reads 11.33 v whether the car is running or not, that means e=
ither the battery or the charging system is bad, right?
=20
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sp;to be clean and tight. <div><br></div><div>Bill</div><div>TS30800L<=
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ws twitter=E2=80=9D Lofty</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Jul 8, 2022, at=
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oNormal">With the engine ON and running over 1200RPM, you should have ~ 13.8=
to 14.8 Volts Direct Current (VDC) reading on your meter across the battery=
terminals.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal">With the engine OFF, a good battery will read ~12.6 V=
DC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"Mso=
Normal">Check and fill the electrolyte level of you have removeable caps, th=
en put the battery on an overnight charge, get it to ~12.5 VDC, then try aga=
in. Most alternators are not rated to charge a dead or dying battery a=
nd sometimes you will toast the regulator if it is trying to charge a low or=
dead battery.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal">Could be the alternator itself or alternator regulator.<o=
:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al">Newer cars =E2=80=93 some =E2=80=93 will drop the charging if the batter=
y load exceeds the rating of the alternator, others will just attempt to sup=
ply whatever the current load is until they burn out something. My Jag=
uar tells me both if the battery is low on start or if the charging system i=
s not working after starting, the miracle of technology.<o:p></o:p></p><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Cheers!<o:p></=
o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">G=
lenn aka StagByTriumph<o:p></o:p></p><div><div style=3D"border:none;border-t=
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<o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>Subject:</b> [TR] battery=
and charging system<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&=
nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">If the battery reads 11.33 v whether t=
he car is running or not, that means either the battery or the charging syst=
em is bad, right?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>=
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