Member Since: 14 Jan 2020
Location: Gainsborough
Posts: 256
Battery voltage
my multi meter says my battery is 12.3v at rest and 14.4v with car running , which i would say is fine but when iid is plugged in the car says its only 12.1v ??
9th Oct 2020 9:16 am
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4496
The difference between the IId and your multi meter are probably just due to tolerance in the measuring devices.
However, 12.1V or even 12.3V is a partially discharged battery. A battery can show 12V when totally discharged.
It would be good to put that on charge for a day, and see if it recovers. You really want to see 12.7/12.8V after it's been charged.Richard
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9th Oct 2020 9:34 am
Lee Trinder
Member Since: 12 Aug 2018
Location: Henley in arden
Posts: 516
Hi, the battery in mine shows the same values as that and has always been fine, not showing any faults. Once when the I’d tool was plugged in it showed 11.9v but started and ran fine.
Do some of these cars struggle more than others?
9th Oct 2020 8:05 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
My IID often shows 12.1 and sometimes as low as 11.9.
Been like that for well over 5 years, and at least two possibly three different batteries.
Car is battery hungry with ign on and engine off.
Running voltage is mid 14 to 15.2 volts pretty much all the time, due to short commutes.
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