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re: voltmeter

At 15:42 9/11/98 -0700, A. Bjorkheim wrote:
>
>  I ran an extra wire from the battery, fused of course, directly to my
>voltmeter.  I grounded it on the chassis right where the shifter arm
>unit bolts onto the car.  I have a 90 amp unit and I normally run 13.8 to
>14 volts with nothing on.  With everything on, heater, stereo, flashers,
>defrost, and 480 watts of headlights, I drop down to 13.5 volts.  Needle
>doesnt jump around either when I turn on the blinkers.

How on earth can you get 13.8 to 14 volts outta your alternator?!?!  That
is, of course, exactly what it should be, but I haven't heard of many of
our vee dubs that are putting out more than 13.3 volts.  Mine never have (3
different ones!).  Oh well.  Must be nice.

Dan
'86 8v red martian (for now)

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