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expired Posted by Slick_Dealtime • Jan 21, 2023
Jan 21, 2023 12:14 AM
Ever Start Universal 12-Volt Battery Checker with Indicator $4.88
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The same can be achieved by using any multimeter capable of measuring DC voltage:
Car off - voltage at battery: <=11.5V (Low), 12V (50%), >=12.6V (Full)
Car running - voltage at battery: 13.2V-15.5V (Alternator OK), >15.5V (Over Voltage)
The same can be achieved by using any multimeter capable of measuring DC voltage:
Car off - voltage at battery: <=11.5V (Low), 12V (50%), >=12.6V (Full)
Car running - voltage at battery: 13.2V-15.5V (Alternator OK), >15.5V (Over Voltage)
But anyway, when your car won't start it is likely the battery not having enough power to turn the engine. Especially when it's an old battery and the temperature is super cold. If it's the alternator than it's more dangerous, your car shut off when you are driving. Than all the "assist" stuff stop assisting and things become hard like the steering wheel and the brake. They still work, just it's no longer assist. I'm wondering if the current vehicles design to be too dependent on the "assist".
Unfortunately the above happened to me while on a major expressway in Chicago. It was absolutely terrifying. It went from fine to engine cutting out in the matter for a few minutes. I had barely gotten enough time to get to an offramp to the side of a street.
I was in the middle of delivery in the "hood" Car started smelling like rotten eggs anf the gauges/lights were going nuts (like I was being zapped by a UFO). Barely nade ut out of there and to a fas station.
good times
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The same can be achieved by using any multimeter capable of measuring DC voltage:
Car off - voltage at battery: <=11.5V (Low), 12V (50%), >=12.6V (Full)
Car running - voltage at battery: 13.2V-15.5V (Alternator OK), >15.5V (Over Voltage)
https://i.imgur.io/kdMGYLV_d.webp
The same can be achieved by using any multimeter capable of measuring DC voltage:
Car off - voltage at battery: <=11.5V (Low), 12V (50%), >=12.6V (Full)
Car running - voltage at battery: 13.2V-15.5V (Alternator OK), >15.5V (Over Voltage)
Thanks for the info!
Having an oven doesn't make you a chef and owning a microwave doesn't mean you aren't one.
Having an oven doesn't make you a chef and owning a microwave doesn't mean you aren't one.
The problem with the Dunning-Kruger effect is those will "half a brain" don't know...what they don't know. Their lack of knowledge of a subject causes them to over simplify it.
"Look Mr. AutoZone employee, low voltage"..."that means my thingamajigger needs replacing according to youtube." An alternator, battery, and 3 hours later you still have low voltage because you didn't realize it was just corrosion on the battery cable or a rely that wouldn't 'open' causing a constant drain
Just search "low voltage car battery" on youtube and see how many conflicting answers you can find in "10 minutes."
BTW, we wouldn't be here if you weren't being "argumentative"...you replied to me...remember?
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That the target audience for this is NOT the same group of people who would own and know how to use a multimeter. Or would you disagree?
The fact you think that 10 minutes is enough time to learn how to use a multimeter AND understand how a car's entire electrical system works is beyond amazing. If that is the case then mechanics wouldn't have jobs or this item wouldn't have been invented.
The problem with the Dunning-Kruger effect is those will "half a brain" don't know...what they don't know. Their lack of knowledge of a subject causes them to over simplify it.
"Look Mr. AutoZone employee, low voltage"..."that means my thingamajigger needs replacing according to youtube." An alternator, battery, and 3 hours later you still have low voltage because you didn't realize it was just corrosion on the battery cable or a rely that wouldn't 'open' causing a constant drain
Just search "low voltage car battery" on youtube and see how many conflicting answers you can find in "10 minutes."
BTW, we wouldn't be here if you weren't being "argumentative"...you replied to me...remember?
You know, everyone is capable of learning basic car mechanics despite your pompous illusions of yourself.