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HO alternator installed, plus big 3. Same voltage/amperage as before
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<blockquote data-quote="spoonraker" data-source="post: 3112708" data-attributes="member: 570956"><p>Adding a high output alternator, secondary deep cycle batteries, and doing the big three isn't necessarily supposed to increase your resting voltage, it's just supposed to keep it from dipping as much, properly powering your system, and stopping you potentially damaging your battery.</p><p></p><p>The voltage in any system at idle should be about 14.4V and if you have an absolutely beastly alternator it should stay there under load as well, but a small dip to 12.8V under extreme load isn't anything to worry about unless that load is transferring over to your battery. Test your battery's voltage fully charged, if it's 12.8 you may have a problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spoonraker, post: 3112708, member: 570956"] Adding a high output alternator, secondary deep cycle batteries, and doing the big three isn't necessarily supposed to increase your resting voltage, it's just supposed to keep it from dipping as much, properly powering your system, and stopping you potentially damaging your battery. The voltage in any system at idle should be about 14.4V and if you have an absolutely beastly alternator it should stay there under load as well, but a small dip to 12.8V under extreme load isn't anything to worry about unless that load is transferring over to your battery. Test your battery's voltage fully charged, if it's 12.8 you may have a problem. [/QUOTE]
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