ninja_geezer Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 anyone know what the battery puts out when fully charged ?? i have a power magic pro fitted for a dash cam set to disable the camera at 11.8 volts but may change the setting. i would like to check the voltage after the car has been stoodovernight but some days i do a lot of stop start driving and i don'tthink the battery is getting a full charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerFlame Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Voltage should be at least 12.4 I'd say, although some people say as low as 12 would be okay which I'd probably would assuming the car started straight away With the engine running it should be around 14.4v 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I plug in a voltage meter while driving to monitor power levels when operating lights/wipers/dashcam/aircon etc. Cheap but effctive- http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=360650995916&alt=web Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillyallan Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 How come u feel the need to monitor this stoney? I just use what I need and presume ford has me covered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja_geezer Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 I checked the voltage last night about 10pm with a meter it was 12.3v and with the engine running it was 14.75v car does a lot of very short stop start in the week and i have my dashcams running 24/7 i have a power magic pro that is set to cut the cameras if the battery drops below 11.8v and yesterday as i opened the car door the cameras shut down so i know the battery is getting some hammer.(the car is almost 3 months old) looking for some ideas to keep the battery maintained,ive been told the solar panels are a waste of time. (allan who is stoney ??) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winemart2 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Out of interest, if you have keyless entry/ignition and the battery dies, how do you open the bonnet to change it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja_geezer Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Out of interest, if you have keyless entry/ignition and the battery dies, how do you open the bonnet to change it? Special key :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillyallan Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (allan who is stoney ??) The person above me who posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I use a voltage monitor because diesels are hard on batteries (about a 2v dip when glowplugs are working) plus having lights/wipers/dashcam/aircon/demisters etc on at this time of year and not always being able to do long runs can pull a battery down quite rapidly. The monitor enables me to tell if I need to do a good run to refresh the battery. Basically by watching the voltage levels I get a heads-up if a bit of topping up is required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (allan who is stoney ??) That'll be me ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja_geezer Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Thanks stoney was reading it on my phone my eyes are getting old lol :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja_geezer Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 I plug in a voltage meter while driving to monitor power levels when operating lights/wipers/dashcam/aircon etc. Cheap but effctive- http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=360650995916&alt=web Just ordered one great little gadget thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 For a couple of quid you can't really go wrong. :d 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbohater Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I plug in a voltage meter while driving to monitor power levels when operating lights/wipers/dashcam/aircon etc. Cheap but effctive- http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=360650995916&alt=web got one off e-bay from china 3,1/2 year ago for £1-30p inc p&p,they work great.I have had better service from china/hong kong than this country. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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