Re: charging voltage

[eyvind.spangen@ha-nett.no (Eyvind Spangen)]

On Thu, 10 Sep 1998 09:55:48 EDT, you wrote:

>Folks- I am about to reinstall a 200 amp alternator on my boat. The custom
>made bracketry was rusted, and needed sand blasting and new paint. While I had
>the alt out, I set the voltage on the bench to 14.4 volts. I have a 3600 watt
>inverter on board which I use to power a microwave oven, and water heater. To
>prevent running down the battery, I adjusted the inverter to cut off when the
>dc drops below 14. volts. Now I am concerned that under no-load conditions,
>the battery will be over charged. Is 14.4 volts too high??
>Frank Santoro
>1990 V8 (for sale)
>1998 A8

As far as I know, 14.4 volts is the perfect voltage for charging 12V
batteries..

ES