gpfishingdude
Chief Petty Officer
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- May 1, 2012
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I checked to see if the motor is charging the battery this morning. I hooked a digital VOM to the wires running from the battery terminals. I checked the voltage before starting and it was 12.25. When I started the motor the voltage dipped down to 11.4 for a second and then held steady at a little above 12.4 - 12.47. Does this mean the battery isn't charging because of the charging system on the motor or does it mean that the battery is fully charged? Revving the motor didn't seem to make any changes in the reading nor did turning on the running and anchor lights. I was really expecting to see a reading of about 14 volts with the motor running but it never got up to 12.5V.