is my dmm wrong

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

just got a new dmm checked my car's voltage with two battery's it read 14.4 turned off i was like eh then checked it and it said 16.3 volts i was like wtf ??? i think it may be off by two!

is there a way i could possible correct it>??

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[patrick1202 10+ year member]

i highly doubt my car does 16 volts running because my 1100 dims my lights like hell and i have the big two lawl

 

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

bump

 

[benchambers80]

go check a 9 volt battery or somthing.

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

try getting a reading at a different position.

also did you wire you batteries up in parrallel???

 

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

go check a 9 volt battery or somthing.

gotta find one lol

try getting a reading at a different position.also did you wire you batteries up in parrallel???

im pretty sure i have power from front batt to back batt then back batt grounded to sub frame under car whatever that is called pretty sure that is parallel

 

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

find one it read 12 volts wtf it is a nine volt battery so i am guessing it is off by like three ish think it could be an error with it

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Get a new one.

 

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

it is new lol i just bought it tonight lol i guess i will take it back tommorrow!

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

A 12 volted 9v battery... Bahaha. Classic.