cheaperts
Seaman
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2012
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Ok '81 vintage 470, all stock including charging system (not yet converted)
We've run the boat a half dozen outings since we bought it in Feb, I do get
an indication of 16-17 volts part of the timeI've verified it with a multi meter
and the fish locator has a built in volt gauge, it usually will give this reading for 3-5
minutes then settles down to 13-14. I know an extended period of time could be
real bad, but off and on for a few minutes how paranoid should I be? Last time out
I was metering and monitoring the battery while the wife drove WOT, probably 5
minutes at 16.5-17 then it dropped down, battery never got warm, is this just
how a regulated system behaves, rather than constant steady voltage? And please
no haters, I know I have satan's motor, and I know I need to get it converted,
just wondering if it is telling me it's dying, or if it is semi normal for the demon spawn
charging system........
We've run the boat a half dozen outings since we bought it in Feb, I do get
an indication of 16-17 volts part of the timeI've verified it with a multi meter
and the fish locator has a built in volt gauge, it usually will give this reading for 3-5
minutes then settles down to 13-14. I know an extended period of time could be
real bad, but off and on for a few minutes how paranoid should I be? Last time out
I was metering and monitoring the battery while the wife drove WOT, probably 5
minutes at 16.5-17 then it dropped down, battery never got warm, is this just
how a regulated system behaves, rather than constant steady voltage? And please
no haters, I know I have satan's motor, and I know I need to get it converted,
just wondering if it is telling me it's dying, or if it is semi normal for the demon spawn
charging system........
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