Hi Chuck,
That is way too much voltage for a normal battery. You will boil it dry
in no time. It should have nice clean plates inside though. We often
do a float charge on our station batteries at @15, this cleans the
plates from build up on them. I would look into a new alternator or
regulator, or if it is adjustable like the old ones turn it down.
Rick
Chuck Ciaffone wrote:
> Checked the alternator at about 1200 rpm. It pins the
> needle on the 0-15 scale (VOM), reads approx 16 vdc on the
> 0-150 scale. Is this too too much or is it withing
> acceptable limits?
>
> chuck
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