[Vwdiesel] Cont'd Electrical gremlins - bad ground?

[Anton Largiader]

From: "Harmon Seaver" <hseaver at cybershamanix.com>
>>...Any lead-acid cell is 1.2v at full charge. 12 of them gives you 14.4v
and you have to have a charging rate *higher* than the fully charged voltage
of a battery in order to charge it -- that is, a 13v charge rate won't fully
charge a so-called "12v" battery.

2.15 or so, times 6 = about 12.6 to 12.8, which is normal for a lead-acid
battery.  Effective charging begins at 13.5 or so, and 14 is a good solid
charge rate that won't electrolyze too much of the electrolyte.

> I know my toyota 4x4 runs a good 16v charge rate.

I'm glad my vehicles don't.


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Anton Largiader, Chester Springs, PA
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