Re: voltage drop

[Andre Bjorkheim <andreb@wa.freei.net>]

Feenix wrote:
> 
> For those of you with a voltmeter in car and are running high wattage H4
> lights. I am seeing a voltage drop when I turn on my lights. I don't
> know if this is normal because I never noticed it before. I have relayed
> H4 lights in my MK1 and when I turn them on I noticed the needle drop to
> just above the 12 line. Without the lights on Im at the normal 13 or
> higher. I'm just wondering if I might have a short or something. My
> alternator is new. 6 months old at most. Any ideas?

   If your voltmeter is getting power on a circuit that is heavily
loaded or if it has a lot of resistance in its connections, it will make
the voltage read lower when you turn on your H4s.  I would check battery
ground and perhaps run new power and ground leads for your voltmeter.  I
run my voltmeter straight off the battery.  You can also choose to run
your voltmeter off a relay so as to get a circuit that isnt loaded. 
HTH...

 Andre'
 Lime Green 79

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