General question - appropriate unloaded battery voltage

[Jim Jordan]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: LL - NY [mailto:larrycleung at gmail.com] 
>Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 8:05 AM
>To: S-Cars; Q-list
>Subject: General question - appropriate unloaded battery voltage
>
>As in subject line. There should be an acceptable range of 
>unloaded or lightly loaded 12V Lead/Acid car storage battery. 

Hi,

Here's what the Bentley says about sealed batteries:

"..........Open circuit voltage tests must be made using
Accurate reading voltmeter (digital type or vane type
having 1% or better accuracy).

Open Circuit Voltage          State of Charge (%)
--------------------          -------------------
     11.7 or less                     0
     12.0                            25
     12.2                            50
     12.4                            75
     12.6                           100

HTH.

Cheers!

Jim Jordan