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Originally Posted by ZionXIX
Oh, I always thought it fluctuated with the rpm. Glad to know it's working.
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It can drop a bit at idle with high loads (turn on your lights, fog lights, brake lights, maybe some aux lights, fan on high, etc. and it will drop). Once it can produce enough current/power, it will regulate to the correct voltage, which is temperature dependent.
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Originally Posted by Kanoe
I have always wondered about this. I have seen mine drop when hot and driving around the desert. Never gets hot enough to drop the voltage here at home.
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Cold vs. hot batteries take charge differently. Cold temps = more voltage needed to 'add' power back into the battery. 14.5+ volts at high summer temps will fry a battery, but barely charge it below freezing.
http://www.tekrispower.com/pdfs/xant...20Charging.pdf
-Charlie
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