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On 19 Dec 2002 at 20:00, Keith Park wrote: > A good battery and a running car should have around 11.5 or 12V at the > battery, with the lights on it should still be close to 11. Really depends on the RPM. I've never seen a properly operating type 3 that did under 12V even at idle, although It's certainly possible to turn on enough load to pull evverything else down. > 8V... (if its really 8) at the battery indicates a bad battery if you had > just charged it.... they can develop internal shorts. Depends on the load and the charging, but I agree that this is pretty low. It can certainly go this low while cranking. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/