New battery from ford
Old battery was 9 years old and wouldn't hold a charge any more.That battery always read 13.5v when charged. My new BTX 65 850cca 1000ca reads 12.5V , called ford tech and asked what the charged volta...
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Nice multi color chart but it fails to take into account something.
There are several different batteries out there.. The Chart is for Flooded Wet Cells.. Maintenance free has a slightly different voltage chart, and AGM yet another.. Some brands are even more .. Different.
Also one has to ask where the voltage was messured, Dash gauge or battery terminals, Was there any load at all on the battery, how long did it sit.
About the only thing you should never see as a resting voltage on a 12 volt battery is 12 volts (12.00) on all 12 volt formulas I knwo of that is TOO LOW.
There are several different batteries out there.. The Chart is for Flooded Wet Cells.. Maintenance free has a slightly different voltage chart, and AGM yet another.. Some brands are even more .. Different.
Also one has to ask where the voltage was messured, Dash gauge or battery terminals, Was there any load at all on the battery, how long did it sit.
About the only thing you should never see as a resting voltage on a 12 volt battery is 12 volts (12.00) on all 12 volt formulas I knwo of that is TOO LOW.
