Paul H Posted October 2 Report Share Posted October 2 Battery reading as stationary is 13.6 . Is this too high ? Battery is new Halfords 063 on my Vitesse Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted October 2 Author Report Share Posted October 2 5 minutes ago, Paul H said: Battery reading as stationary is 13.6 . Is this too high ? Battery is new Halfords 063 on my Vitesse Paul Think I’ve answered my question. Reading was using multi meter . Just checked with spare volt meter and it’s 12.8 . Guess the multi meter is not accurate Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted October 2 Report Share Posted October 2 Lead acid cell has 2.2 volts X 6 is 13.2. So your a bit flat, or you've got two dodgy meters! Doug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted October 2 Author Report Share Posted October 2 Just now, dougbgt6 said: Lead acid cell has 2.2 volts X 6 is 13.2. So your a bit flat, or you've got two dodgy meters! Doug I’ll take readings from both and divide by 2 😀 Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitFire6 Posted Tuesday at 19:14 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 19:14 (edited) Hi, Voltage should be measured several hours after recharging/use. For a standard car battery it should be >12,6V. >12.8V >would be a quality battery. On 02/10/2024 at 13:45, dougbgt6 said: Lead acid cell has 2.2 volts X 6 is 13.2. So your a bit flat, or you've got two dodgy meters! Doug 13.2V is very wishful thinking. Lithium maybe. Lead Acid, Not. If anyone is concerned about their battery; fit a £20 battery monitor. (Smartphone required). On 02/10/2024 at 12:57, Paul H said: Think I’ve answered my question. Reading was using multi meter . Just checked with spare volt meter and it’s 12.8 . Guess the multi meter is not accurate Paul Cheap meters are normally accurate on DC. Low internal batteries normally make readings high. Cheers, Iain. Edited Tuesday at 19:15 by SpitFire6 12 not 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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