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Just read a post about batteries and someone said that their volts read 13.4 while running. My Outlook monitor reads 12.9 to 13.1 while running down the road... Is this normal, the Outlook, or is my Alt. slowly dieing. I have noticed if I turn up my stereo(which consists of 2 amps) it will drop to 12.9 and stay there even at 2200rpms going down the road. Any info is always appreciated. Thanks.
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2008 F250 Super Cab
shortbox 4X4 Lariat Oxford White
paint "NO 2 TONE" medium stone Leather
20"rims ESF Tow Command
Cab Clearance Lights Heated Seats
Audiophile CD W/Sub Woofer
V10 Torqshift 4.30 LS
Off Road Package
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i replaced my batts and alternator in october, and i only had 60k on them
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2003 f-350 suncoast trans, sct w/ extreme race from innovative,Aem filter, 7 inch turn out stacks, Spearco ic and studs from Black Widow misc lights and hootinanies
Yes Roper it was all running BUT volume was on 0. Wether or not the drop would be that bad from them being on vs. them being on and turned up loud drawing more power, I don't know. Tell you what, I have to go out in a little bit and I'll turn everything off and check then post. Thanks for all the help everyone.....
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NEW TRUCK.... 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Black, Magnaflow Exhaust, Volant Cold Air Intake, and a nice system....
GO GATORS!!! 2007 National Champs Baby!! Ummm... Football AND Basketball
04 Harley Edition Solid Black, 8" Fabtech shocks and hangers and ladder bars, Superlift Springs, 38x15.50x20 Toyo Open Country M/T's, Weld 20x12 Cheyanne 8 rims, Fabtech Ladder Bars, AFE Intake, straight exhaust, SCT with Extreme Street from Eric at Innovative, Full SunCoast setup, SPEARCO INTERCOOLER(Thanks BBunting), Mag Hytec Tranny Pan, GReddy Turbo Timer,Alpine IVAD300 Flip out DVD player, Alpine 5 channel amp, JL 6x8 Seperates, JL Audio 12W7 Sub., JL Audio 500.1 amp., ISSPRO triple guages, sunroof, diff covers powder coated comp. orange, 03 Turbo, and oh yeah... 2005 Harley Edition Headlights.
I'm always at 13.2 - 13.4 and thats with everything off or on. (Lights, aftermarket speakers, amp, radio, heat, you name it and its on. Same when everything is off.
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2005 F-350 DRW 4.10's LS, Super cab, 8 foot bed, Larait, FX4 6.0L Auto.
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Roper.... it's never read 13.4 Always 13.1 to 12.9 since I started checking it in Dec since I first kinda killed my batts partying in the cul-de-sac. The next am I switched the Outlook to voltage mode.
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NEW TRUCK.... 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Black, Magnaflow Exhaust, Volant Cold Air Intake, and a nice system....
GO GATORS!!! 2007 National Champs Baby!! Ummm... Football AND Basketball
04 Harley Edition Solid Black, 8" Fabtech shocks and hangers and ladder bars, Superlift Springs, 38x15.50x20 Toyo Open Country M/T's, Weld 20x12 Cheyanne 8 rims, Fabtech Ladder Bars, AFE Intake, straight exhaust, SCT with Extreme Street from Eric at Innovative, Full SunCoast setup, SPEARCO INTERCOOLER(Thanks BBunting), Mag Hytec Tranny Pan, GReddy Turbo Timer,Alpine IVAD300 Flip out DVD player, Alpine 5 channel amp, JL 6x8 Seperates, JL Audio 12W7 Sub., JL Audio 500.1 amp., ISSPRO triple guages, sunroof, diff covers powder coated comp. orange, 03 Turbo, and oh yeah... 2005 Harley Edition Headlights.
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I'm always at 13.2 - 13.4 and thats with everything off or on. (Lights, aftermarket speakers, amp, radio, heat, you name it and its on. Same when everything is off.
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Ok, if it checks out the same whether the other stuff is on or off, then you may have another issue. One thing I would check is the battery cable nearest your hot side IC tube (passenger side). When I changed out my alternator earlier this year, that cable had been rubbing on the IC tube. If yours is and has rubbed through, it might be affecting the alternator's ability to work right. If everything there checks out, then it's likely your alternator is fixing to take a dump on ya....
(BTW, I am running the amp in my sig, a Sirius Sportster 4 radio and a fairly high power CB on mine. My voltage according to my AIC is usually in the mid to high 13's while running down the road. At a stop light, it may drop into the low 13's... If that helps ya at all...)
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It's important to measure the voltage AT THE BATTERY. Do to a small amount of resistance in the wiring, measuring the voltage anywhere other than the battery terminals will show a slightly lower potential than what the charging system is actually putting out.
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