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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 04:50 AM
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 06:56 AM
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if you get the new powervision, you can datalog and that is one of the fields captured. i was playing around, did a short (15 min) datalog and my voltage reading stayed at a constant 14.1
 
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by EasternSP
I don't think the meters in the fairing are precision calibrated instruments so there will be variances high or low of the actual voltage. Using a calibrated VOM at the battery will give a much better reading.
My VM usually shows ~13.2V, verified by a VOM, and around 14V at the battery--both with engine running, of course. No problems.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 02:19 PM
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thats how mine reads also!
 
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