BATTERY CHARGING in 4WDs–How to get it right - What do people reckon of?

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Originally Posted by Eevo

your correct,

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Homophone! [bigwhistle]

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Originally Posted by drivesafe

Hi Ian, you might need to check the regulator's output voltage.

It should be running at at least 27v under normal operation.

Do you know how high it is actually getting?

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I'll check later, I have to start it any way. Could the voltmeter be inacurate?

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

I'll check later, I have to start it any way. Could the voltmeter be inacurate?

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If it is not connected directly to the cranking battery, then yes. It can be as much as a volt in error in a 12v setup, so yours could easily be as much as 2 volts out.

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Originally Posted by p38arover

Homophone! [bigwhistle]

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national socialist worker!

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Originally Posted by Robmacca

Looking forward to reading people's comments on this :)



For those in the know, love to read your comments....

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Painful to watch, his basic assumptions are just so wrong.

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Originally Posted by Milton477

Painful to watch, his basic assumptions are just so wrong.

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I was a supporter of Andrews' videos when he was making documentary-type shows. Since he has gone "commercial" (for want of a better term), I am finding more content is about promoting the suppliers of his equipment, just like so many other shows around.
Sad, because a lot of his videography is second to none.
I have to say, though, that he gave ARB a (rightful) bagging about their TPM offering. Just a re-badged Chinese knock-off, and not one of the better ones, at that! Just add an ARB badge, and 900% markup - not a good look! Mind you, he wasn't supplied with it, he bought it.
On this subject, though, he seems to have bitten off way more than he can chew. He appears to have taken as gospel a lot of the typical mis-information that abounds in this particular area.

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Originally Posted by donh54

I have to say, though, that he gave ARB a (rightful) bagging about their TPM offering. Just a re-badged Chinese knock-off, and not one of the better ones, at that! Just add an ARB badge, and 900% markup - not a good look! Mind you, he wasn't supplied with it, he bought it.

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just means they were in talks and couldn't agree on a price.
you got the link for that one?

YouTube

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Originally Posted by rangieman

And shoot him self in the foot once again:rocket:
Wait for Johntins to come out in his defence [bighmmm]

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I know someone that has toured with him (from aulro too), apparently he has no idea what he is doing and is on about. Quite the laughing stock

A question for Traxide.

I've seen a few people saying that AGMs need at least 14.6v to charge fully and as alternators are usually a maximum of 14.4v this is harmful and a DC to DC is needed?

Since my D4 had two AGMs and they lasted quite well I'm sceptical but I did look up manufacturers specs for some AGMs and a voltage of 14.6 -14.8 was specified for deep cycle AGMs.