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Old 8th January 2020, 22:29   #14
Mike Noc
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Originally Posted by pletevl View Post
Hi Mike,

No FBH on this car.

Can an alternator pump out 14.6 volts and NOT charge the battery ???

Pete.
Haven't heard of that happening - how accurate is your meter?
I worked on a Rover 400 once that had a similar issue but it was charging at around 12.7 volts so a fully charged battery would run down over 2 to 3 weeks of short runs.
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