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Before i break out a voltmeter
Curious what everyone else is getting on the dash volt meter guage. im getting EXACTLY 12 volts... with the headlights and foglights running. if i turn on the fans inside the car and turn on the rear window defogger, it drops below 12 volts, not by much though . it does seem to rise a little as the tach rises but not much over the 12. Are these pretty accurate?
Im going to hook up a volt meter at the battery and see what its getting at idle and then what it gets as it rises off idle
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05-26-2007, 05:12 PM
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mine is totally whacky. it jumps all over the place and gets stuck pegged at the top. i used my voltmeter to verify the alternator and it was fine. i don't have problems with other gauges in the car, just that one.
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05-26-2007, 06:09 PM
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I get 13 to 14 V on it if the car has been sitting. It drops to 12 plus after a while. If I turn on the AC, lights, and rear defog then it drops to about 12 V but never below.
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05-26-2007, 10:21 PM
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Mine sits at about 13.5 with no accessories on but gets close to 14 when the car is first started. With AC (blower) and headlights on, it reads about 12.5V.
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05-27-2007, 03:07 AM
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1988 Porsche 944 Turbo 2.5L
