[DML] Re: TOO MUCH POWER?

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't put too much stock in the DMC gauge - consider it a relative 
indicator. Get a REAL voltmeter (the cheap digital ones are actually 
pretty accurate), put it on the battery with and without the car 
running, accessories on, etc, to find out what is truly going on. If 
you are truly overcharging the battery it will boil off the 
electrolyte, ruining the battery and probably your carpeting.

Once you know the relationship between the DMC meter and reality you can keep an eye on it.  

Dave Swingle

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Todd Nelson <tan5732@xxxx> wrote:
> List:
> 
> I never thought I would be saying this about the Delorean, but I 
think I have too much power!  What I mean is that my voltages seem 
unordinary high (I Think).  Even running under a good load, blowers on 
high, radio, high-beams, the voltage still reads around 15 Volts (just 
under the orange mark on the gauge).  The only thing that will knock it 
down a little is when the cooling fans kick on, even then it's around 
14V.  I have recently installed John Herveys 110 Amp alternator and a 
new battery.  






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