Recommendations for volt meter
I have several harbor freight volt meters. The price was right for them, buy something and they give you one for free, with an ad sometimes. They have worked fine for me in the past, but for simple...
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path1 wrote:Be happy. Don't worry.
Op here...
I'm just trying to test my alternator with the right thing.
"Normal good alternator is 0.01 to 0.03 AC volts. Marginal is 0.05 AC volts. Then a complete fail is 0.1 and above"
Thanks
Not sure where that advice originally came from, but it's not anything to worry about as far as charging or battery life. More of an indication that the alternator/voltage regulator is going bad than anything. Might cause a whine in your stereo, though.
You know those "rejuvenator" chargers? Most of them "work" by imposing an AC signal on the charging voltage. It's debatable whether they work, but it doesn't hurt anything.
