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Old 04-13-2017, 07:46 PM   #3
jbfla   jbfla is offline
 
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Originally Posted by ben2go View Post
I have seen batteries damaged like that. It usually due to a failing regulator over charging the battery. I would check the charge voltage. At idle it should be about 13.5 to 13.7 volts, and at 3000 rpm it should be no higher than 14.5 volts.
Thanks for the reminder.

As soon as I recover from 4 days on the road, I will dig out the VOM and check the voltage.

jb
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