battery over charging???? help
hi.. does anyone know how many volts our alternator puts out during idle. mine was 14.25
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That's about right. Although a 12V system, alternators typically put out more volts to account for electrical latencies and 'battery inertia.' 14v range is appropriate.
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thanks huey... autozone said i was cooking my battery at that rate.
chuck |
13.5v - 14.5v is within RX-8 alternator spec's (edit: 15v is the upper limit per shop manual).
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*shurgs*
Whoever told ya that, please do us all a favor, report him to the store manager cuz he is misleading all customers. |
Please do tell the manager! :uh::tool:
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Yeah my alternator was overcharging my battery resulting in a few thousand dollars of damage. You will know when its being overcharged, the acid come out like mine did.
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Alternator overcharging CAN happen. but the problem here is that those people ---- who the @!@#*)!@# ever that works in that Autozone ... if he doesnt know anything about "that" Alternator, he shouldn't give his 0.02 at all. know what I mean ? 14.25 is perfectly fine.
Report his ass to the manager or something. Not like anything Gonna happen I think. but I think u can just walk back to that Autozone and make a scene outa it so all other customers know wtf is going on. |
Yeah, but if you believe what guys at Autozone tell you then you need to be slapped anyway.
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There was a time I forgot what my fog light size was when I was in Autozone and I asked those ppl ... DONT SLAP ME ! :(
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
(Post 2870808)
Yeah my alternator was overcharging my battery resulting in a few thousand dollars of damage. You will know when its being overcharged, the acid come out like mine did.
I once had an overcharged battery that kind of exploded. All it did was blow the caps off the filler holes and smolder. Got a nice puff of smoke coming out around the hood. When I popped the hood for a look, the caps were gone and the case was bulged outward. After putting in a new battery, I checked the charging system. I think it was around 16 volts. Put in a new regulator. It was on my wife's old AMC Hornet, so if there was any damage to the car there was no way to tell. Ken |
Originally Posted by ken-x8
(Post 2872071)
It was on my wife's old AMC Hornet, so if there was any damage to the car there was no way to tell.
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It doesn't take too long to figure out who at the Autozone(or any other store) knows what the hell they are talking about and who doesn't.
I've actually got a really good guy at mine. He's proved himself to me........even though I still take it all for what it's worth. I will trust him more than most....albeit, I haven't had to use him for anything related to my 8. |
Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
(Post 2870808)
Yeah my alternator was overcharging my battery resulting in a few thousand dollars of damage. You will know when its being overcharged, the acid come out like mine did.
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