What Should A Good Battery Voltage Be. At 124 volts a car battery is. When posting a new thread choose a title that will help members find it with a search.
A good battery should be between 124 to 126v at rest it will drop some if any accesories are on lights radio phone or gps chargers flashers etc if you have an automotive voltageamperage tester available you can do a load test on the battery hook it up and load it by 12 the cca rating of the battery for 15 seconds if it drops below 10v its time for a new battery. A battery should read between 1247 and 126 if its fully charged and in good shape. Measure the voltage after an overnight charge and 1 hour after disconnecting the charger.
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If you dont have a multimeter to tell you the voltage of your battery you can do a test of your electrical system by starting the car and turning on the headlights. When posting a new thread choose a title that will help members find it with a search. Connect the red positive probe to the positive end of the battery and the black negative probe to the negative end of the battery. The terminal voltage of a typical lead-acid automotive battery should be around 126 - 128 volts at room temperature.
