Sunday, March 24, 2013
Car Voltmeter Installing in Peugeot 308
How useful is a voltmeter:
One of the very nice piece you can buy ..but nope .. i did not buy this. Just to make my page nice - I have to put on something neat. However I bought up something that is pretty small and cheap. Purposely chose red LCD version just to match the orange Peugeot 308 interior lighting.
But the big question is rather how do you use a voltmeter. Examine the gauge or readout on your voltmeter. After some checking and so forth here is how you should use it:
Although a battery is called a 12 volt battery, its voltage varies from about 12.6 volts down to
10 volts when it is discharging and can rise to 15 or 16 volts during charging. It is very
important, however, to limit the maximum battery voltage during charging otherwise the
battery will be damaged. The battery voltage should not exceed 13.8 volts for long periods
and 14.4 volts for short periods (8 hours maximum).
With the engine running and your alternator working correctly, you should see a reading of approximately 13.3-13.5 volts. Although the voltmeter cannot directly tell you good or bad battery however it provides you a monitoring on how your alternator is working and if you see anything less than 13.3v for a long time or constantly dropping - it is a tell tale sign that you should get your battery checked. So far during long drive, I will see the voltage going up to 13.6v meaning the alternator is doing its job.
But the big question is rather how do you use a voltmeter. Examine the gauge or readout on your voltmeter. After some checking and so forth here is how you should use it:
Although a battery is called a 12 volt battery, its voltage varies from about 12.6 volts down to
10 volts when it is discharging and can rise to 15 or 16 volts during charging. It is very
important, however, to limit the maximum battery voltage during charging otherwise the
battery will be damaged. The battery voltage should not exceed 13.8 volts for long periods
and 14.4 volts for short periods (8 hours maximum).
With the engine running and your alternator working correctly, you should see a reading of approximately 13.3-13.5 volts. Although the voltmeter cannot directly tell you good or bad battery however it provides you a monitoring on how your alternator is working and if you see anything less than 13.3v for a long time or constantly dropping - it is a tell tale sign that you should get your battery checked. So far during long drive, I will see the voltage going up to 13.6v meaning the alternator is doing its job.
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| In my hand, it is as big as this |
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| Compared to the Peugeot 308s key |
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| Fixed it in just beside the headlight height adjuster. |
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| It looked something like this as a whole |
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| What it looks like from the rear. Not bad eh! |
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