6th October 2019

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What should voltage be when car is running?

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Less than 14.3 would be a "weak" alternator or regulator. If you measure battery voltage and it is anywhere over 14.2 volts and less than 14.8 volts with the car running at slow cruising engine RPM speeds and maximum loads on, you already have a bigger alternator than you need.

Keeping this in consideration, can you test a car battery?

Fully charged automotive batteries should measure at 12.6 volts or above. When the engine is running, this measurement should be 13.7 to 14.7 volts. If you don't have a multimeter to tell you the voltage of your battery, you can do a test of your electrical system by starting the car and turning on the headlights.

How many volts is a 12 volt battery fully charged?

For instance, a 6 volt battery will have 3 cells (3 x2.2= 6.6 volts), a 12 volt battery will have 6 cells (6 x2.2=13.2 volts) and so on.That 2.2 volts is the fully charged, straight off the charger number.

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How do you know if your battery or alternator is bad?

If jump starting gets your engine started and running, but the car will not start again once you turn it off, the battery is probably the problem. In this case, the alternator is doing its job of keeping the battery going once it has been jumped, but the battery can't hold a charge when the alternator is shuts off.

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What should your car battery voltage be when driving?

driving battery voltage drops. During starting it can go down to 9 volts or less , medium cars starter motor are 250/300 amper rated. With car running (alternator charging) voltage is between 13 and 14.2 volts , the voltage regulator stop charging at 14.2-14.3 volts.

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How many volts is a 12 volt battery fully charged?

For instance, a 6 volt battery will have 3 cells (3 x2.2= 6.6 volts), a 12 volt battery will have 6 cells (6 x2.2=13.2 volts) and so on.That 2.2 volts is the fully charged, straight off the charger number.

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What are the symptoms of a bad alternator?

6 Symptoms of a Failing Alternator

The indicator light. It's quite likely that your vehicle is equipped with a warning indicator light in the dashboard titled "ALT" or "GEN."
Headlights are dim or flickering.
Other electrical failures.
Strange noises.
Car stalls or has difficulty starting.
Battery dies.

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How long does an alternator last in a car?

The battery's job is to start the car, and the alternator keeps it running.” Gunning says an alternator typically lasts about seven years, or about 100,000 to 150,000 miles, adds Waits. Some mechanics, though, say they typically see alternators last about 80,000 miles.

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What is the resting voltage of a car battery?

This is called the “open cell” or “resting” voltage of the battery. Resting fully charged 12 volt batteries are around 12.8-12.9 volts, and flat dead ones are at 12.0 volts, so 12.4 volts on a resting battery means it's about 50% charged.

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What causes the charging system warning lamp to go out when the engine starts up?

The battery is a reservoir of electrical power. Its biggest job is to crank the engine to start the car. If this warning lamp lights up while the engine is running, it means that there is a problem in the charging system, usually that the battery has gone bad or the alternator has stopped working.

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How long does it take to recharge a car battery?

A car battery usually holds 48 amps so if you take that it charges at approximately 1 amp per hour you can work out how long it will take to charge your battery with various amperage chargers. Charging your battery with a four amp charger will take about 12 hours to get a full charge out of this low amperage.

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How can you tell if a battery is good?

All you need to perform the test and check if your alkaline batteries are juiced is a hard surface. Drop each battery (with the flat, negative end down) from a couple of inches up. If the battery is charged, it should make a solid thud and most likely stay standing.

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What voltage should an alternator put out?

A car alternator needs to be putting out at least 13-14 volts (ideally between 13.8 and 14.2 volts) to effectively charge a 12 volt car battery. If the alternator is putting out too much voltage (15+ volts), it is likely your battery acid will boil over out of the battery.

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What the minimum voltage to start a car?

Fully charged automotive batteries should measure at 12.6 volts or above. When the engine is running, this measurement should be 13.7 to 14.7 volts. If you don't have a multimeter to tell you the voltage of your battery, you can do a test of your electrical system by starting the car and turning on the headlights.

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How many volts can be in a taser?

A standard stun gun or cattle prod can only be used at close range; Tasers can shoot someone from 20 feet away. Once the electrodes hit their target, the Taser sends a pulse with about 50,000 volts and a few milliamps.

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How much power is in a car battery?

Your battery energy capacity is 12 volts x 40 amp-hours, for a total of 480 watt-hours. Divide this by 50 watts, and you get 9.6 hours. BUT. This is a car battery, not a deep-discharge marine battery.

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Are car batteries AC or DC?

A car battery is DC. However it is charged by an alternator, which is usually a three-phase AC generator. Of course the output of the alternator windings is immediately rectified to DC inside the alternator.

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How does an alternator works on a car?

Inside an alternator the belt-driven rotor becomes an electromagnet when current is fed to it. As the rotor revolves it generates a higher current in the stator windings. A car uses quite a lot of electricity to work the ignition and other electrical equipment.

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Can you check an alternator by disconnecting the battery?

If you're tempted to test an alternator by disconnecting the negative battery cable, don't do it. A good alternator may indeed keep the engine running, but it was never a good test. In the pre-computer days, you could pull it off without damaging anything. Today, you risk frying every electrical device in your vehicle.

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What is a load test on a car battery?

Load Test The Battery. If the battery's State-of-Charge is at 75% or higher or has a "good" built-in hydrometer indication, then you can load test a car battery by one of the following methods: With a battery load tester, apply a load equal to one-half of the CCA rating of the battery for 15 seconds.

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How many amps is the average car battery?

An average car battery has a capacity of around 48 amp hours which means that, fully charged, it delivers 1 amp for 48 hours, 2 amps for 24 hours, 8 amps for 6 hours and so on.

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What should be the charging voltage of 12v battery?

13.5V

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