14.8v in the early cars?

[Kneale Brownson]

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I thought a battery sucked all that excess voltage off so that your system
only had 12 volts to work with????


At 04:47 PM 02/17/2002 -0800, Ti Kan wrote:

>Brett Dikeman writes:
> > Mainly, I'm working off the assumption that virtually everything in
> > the car is designed to work at 13.8, not 14.8, volts, unlike newer
> > cars which are specifically designed for 14.8.
> >
> > Opinions?  Experience?
>
>I am running one in my 1980 4000.  No problems.  Even though the
>regulator is rated that high you're unlikely to actually get that
>much voltage at the actual electrical components, because of losses
>in the wiring, fuse box, and grounding circuit.
>
>-Ti
>01 S4 2.7 biturbo quattro
>84 5000S 2.1 turbo
>80 4000 2.0
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