Thread: HIDs killed my stereo?

Originally Posted by scottydoggs

the battery nor the alt should read 14.4 volts, thats to high, battery with the car off, not running should read 12-13 volts max, whit the car running it could be as high as 13.8 but nothing over 14.

get a battery tester that hooks up to the battery, check it with the car off, then start it and re read it.

i bought 2 bad rebuilt alternators in a row for the same car, both were over charging the system, all it was designed for was 12 volts, and the car was acting up, warning lights that said charging system failure

and the auto zone alt test sucks a big dic, it passed 2 bad alternators for me at 2 different stores.

After reading your piece I just want to clarify something for the guy. When you say battery tester do you mean an actual battery test her that can detect bad cells or are you talking about a multimeter than can read resistance, volts and that stuff?

no not the cells, but most are sealed these days so cant test the bat cells.

the old load tester that you clamp onto the battery will tell you the volts, your cars not going to like running over 14 volts. multimeter works too