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VIEW    READ ONLY    PRINT   SAVE   A    A  What voltage should I get from alternator and battery while running? 200 posted by  jorhyne78 on  Thu May 15 22:01 CST 2008 Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS]     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] last visit: Sun Jun 29 16:45 CST 2008 [RELATED] I have had a charging problem for several weeks now on my 89 240 and I'm trying to solve it. I have a new alternator, new battery, and my new battery was dying daily. I recently replaced the battery cables and is not dying daily but the voltage at the alt seems to be low as well as the battery while idling. I say it is not dying daily, however 2 days ago, the battery was completely dead and left me stranded in a store parking lot. The battery read 0 volts. Today it has not died, and I drove it several times. I am getting 12.56 volts at the alternator at 600 RPM (my idle speed at park). If I turn lights on or AC with fan it dips below 12 volts. If I turn those accessories off, the battery climbs to 12.56 volts at the battery. Shouldn't I have over 14 volts while the car is running? I have a real mystery on my hands and I'm completely sick of this dying battery issue and poor charging. I am going to change the ground wire on the alternator as it looks old. Any ideas and info? Mark this post as an answer to my question<- Use this feature to mark quality replies to your post.

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• This sounds real familiar! [200]
  posted by  Paul Driver of Inga  on Thu May 15 22:23 CST 2008 > V
  • This sounds real familiar! [200]
    posted by  jorhyne78  on Thu May 15 22:50 CST 2008 > V
    • This sounds real familiar! [200]
      posted by  Paul Driver of Inga  on Fri May 16 07:24 CST 2008 > V
      • My alternator/charging woes continued [200]
        posted by  jorhyne78  on Sun May 18 18:54 CST 2008 > V
        • My alternator/charging woes continued [200]
          posted by  Paul Driver of Inga  on Sun May 18 20:50 CST 2008 > V
          • My alternator/charging woes continued [200]
            posted by  jorhyne78  on Mon May 19 19:20 CST 2008 > V
        • My alternator/charging woes continued [200]
          posted by  goatman  on Sun May 18 19:14 CST 2008 > V

• What voltage should I get from alternator and battery while running? [200]
  posted by  goatman  on Thu May 15 22:05 CST 2008 > V
  • What voltage should I get from alternator and battery while running? [200]
    posted by  jorhyne78  on Thu May 15 22:51 CST 2008 > V

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