On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 20:10:07 GMT, Mike Walsh >
wrote:

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>Lawrence Glickman wrote:
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>> A fully charged battery is 12.9 volts.
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>Nominal battery voltage is 12.6 volts, i.e. neither charging nor discharging.

Where do you get this *stuff* from?

My fully charged battery -measured out at 12.9 VDC
Now, a week later, and with no charging or load given to it, it reads
12.82 VDC.

Stay away from those books and pay more attention to what your eyes
are telling you.

Lg


>> Anything under 10.4 volts is considered *weak*
>> but 10.4 volts or better is normal when you put a starter load on the
>> battery. When you take the load off, it will return immediately to 12
>> point something.
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>10 volts might be weak, but I have seen many engines start with 8 volts.