If you've got over 14 volt at the battery all the time you should be ok to
drive your car. I'd say either the gauge is bad or the connections are
bad.
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Wayne, If I understand what your saying is,tell
me if I'm wrong, the volt meter where it is hooked up is reading the correct
voltage for the circuit it is wired in too. So some where in that circuit I
don't have a good connection. Correct? If I have 14.8 volts at the battery at
all times it should be okay to drive the car and use the accessories. Right?
Thanks for your time . Vernon
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Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 2:53
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You do not have it hooked up backwards or it
would not deflect the needle at all. as for hooked up wrong.
A volt meter will read voltage from where it's
inserted/sorced to goround, where as a Amp meter is inline from source
to the storage Battery.
I would see where the + voltage source is
taped from. There are a nuber ofgood source voltage inside the car. The
fused assy, is one, the 14ga black-orange is
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Well I put a volt meter on the battery with
the motor running at a fast idle and had 14.8 volts. With the
blower fan, head lights and wipers on I still had over 14 volts. Is this
OK. The volt meter in the car started at 12 volts at high idle and as
more acc. were added it went down. to around 11 volts. I guess my
volt meter in the car is not reading correctly or could it be hooked
up the wrong way? I had a friend hook this up for me so I don't
really know what it is hooked up to. Is it possible to have it
hooked up backward? Thanks,
Vernon s
