should my alternator always be pushing 14.4/5

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11-14-2007, 07:07 PM

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should my alternator always be pushing 14.4/5

i am starting to notice it is always at 14.4 no matter what and when i turn the car off after a nice long drive let it sit a sec and check the battery its at like 13.+ volts is this bad please let me know cause i know in my 99 it only jumps to 14.4 when i turn things on and such

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11-14-2007, 07:19 PM

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I would think your safe. I doubt a couple extra volts is gonna really overcharge anything. What does your bat. read before a cold start?

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11-14-2007, 10:03 PM

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Mine will stay between 13.9-14.3ish and every once in a while I will hang around 14.5 volts...i doubt you'll have any problems. Most vehicles I test run over 14volts (I install car audio)

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11-15-2007, 03:45 AM

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i would think you're fine, a fully charged battery should be at 12.65 volts, thats close w/out being crazy high!

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11-15-2007, 06:51 AM

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i used to do Caraudio Also thats what made me worry i have seen batterys melt from overchargeing..cause even when i turn my lights on and ac it will still stay at 14.4 or so like now its been all night i just checked the battery its at 13.04

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A 12 volt battery is not really 12 volts any more..........

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