Re: [ST] General Electrical

[simonb <simonb@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2005-08-29 at 10:23 -0500, Thomas Emberson wrote:
> Masiak, Richard wrote:
> > Whether it be a motorcycle or a cage, the alternator generates electricity to run the engine and charge the battery (which is only used for starts)
> > 
> > So, what should a running voltage be?  I guess around 14VDC.
> 
> http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-13.htm
> 
> 14.4V works
> 
> cheers,
> Tom

>From the same page:

   Open circuit
     voltage
State-of-Charge in
        %
 
Figure 3: BCI
standard for SoC
estimation of a
12V flooded lead
acid car battery. 

Test the battery
at room
temperature. Allow
4-8 hour of rest
after charge or
discharge.
Courtesy of BCI
     12.65V 
       100%
      12.45V
       75%
      12.24V
       50%
      12.06V
       25%
  11.89V or less
    Discharged
 
 

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simonb <simonb@xxxxxxxxxxx>

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