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davist(at)xsinet.co.za
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 Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:04 am Post subject: Alternator charging rate |
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Is there any way to adjust the output of Van's (60Amp) alternator? During flight my battery is reading 16.5 V and 14.8-15 V at rest.
I do not have any overvoltage protection and am worried that this might "cook" the battery. Has anyone experienced this problem and what remedies.
Trevor RV-7
Cape Town South Africa
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yenduc(at)me.com
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| Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:33 am Post subject: Alternator charging rate |
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Might want to look at your voltage gage--at rest battery should be about 12.6 (I don't know how you could get a battery to read higher than this) and charging voltage about 13.8-14 volts--use another voltage meter to check. Your alternator may be fine.
dave
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| Quote: | Is there any way to adjust the output of Van's (60Amp) alternator? During flight my battery is reading 16.5 V and 14.8-15 V at rest.
I do not have any overvoltage protection and am worried that this might "cook" the battery. Has anyone experienced this problem and what remedies.
Trevor RV-7
Cape Town South Africa
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| Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:23 am Post subject: Alternator charging rate |
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Depending on what voltage regulator you have, it may be adjustable....
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On Jan 21, 2010, at 12:30 PM, David Cudney <yenduc(at)me.com (yenduc(at)me.com)> wrote:
[quote]Might want to look at your voltage gage--at rest battery should be about 12.6 (I don't know how you could get a battery to read higher than this) and charging voltage about 13.8-14 volts--use another voltage meter to check. Your alternator may be fine.
dave
On Jan 21, 2010, at 8:03 AM, Trevor wrote:
| Quote: | Is there any way to adjust the output of Van's (60Amp) alternator? During flight my battery is reading 16.5 V and 14.8-15 V at rest.
I do not have any overvoltage protection and am worried that this might "cook" the battery. Has anyone experienced this problem and what remedies.
Trevor RV-7
Cape Town South Africa
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davist(at)xsinet.co.za
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| Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 6:09 am Post subject: Alternator charging rate |
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Thanks to those who responded to my Voltage question. Turns out it was a gauge problem - don't know how it went out but have managed to re-adjust gauge. Reads 12.8V fully charged at the battery
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