jac
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Motoring to Portland and notice a smell from the engine start battery and excessive heat. Domestic battery is fine - alternator feeds both batteries via a VSR. On examination battery is slightly deformed so has been replaced but for obvious reasons I’m keen to determine the cause and prevent it.
Multimeter shows 17.5v at the battery with the engine at 2000 rpm so my initial guess is that the alternator regulator is not working. Would anyone disagre.
secondly - likely damage to the new battery from a short period of overcharging - say 30 minutes max although probably less. Will obviously visually check it for deformity and ensure is topped up.
Multimeter shows 17.5v at the battery with the engine at 2000 rpm so my initial guess is that the alternator regulator is not working. Would anyone disagre.
secondly - likely damage to the new battery from a short period of overcharging - say 30 minutes max although probably less. Will obviously visually check it for deformity and ensure is topped up.