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Subject:Re: do are vanagons even charge our batteries?
From:John Meeks
Date:Sat, 5 Jan 2008 21:13:35 -0500
Adding a bigger (>= 6ga.) wire from the alternator to the starter can
help.  Clean up the battery ground point too.
John

On Jan 5, 2008 8:36 PM, Kai Mei <kai@newclear.us> wrote:
> I'm reading 13.4v at the battery terminal engine and alt working. So
> ~2.23V for each cell.
>
> Can a car battery even charge to 100% like this? Let alone 2
> batteries, of mixed use (deep cycle, starting)
>
> Somewhat rhetorical, I know my batteries get some charge, but still
> seems less than optimal. With my slow starter I'm going to need all
> the help I can get.
>

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John Meeks

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