auto volt guage

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Topic: auto volt guage

Posted By: catken
Subject: auto volt guage
Date Posted: October 14, 2011 at 10:42 AM

The reading on my volt gauge is 15.5. Is this to high.

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Posted By: oldspark
Date Posted: October 14, 2011 at 4:52 PM

Yes - but refer to your other (duplicated) thread.

Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: October 14, 2011 at 5:45 PM

Is it on a capacitor? I have seen many capacitors that read higher than actual voltage. They do this so you will THINK the capacitor is doing something.

Posted By: oldspark
Date Posted: October 15, 2011 at 9:26 PM

That's RMS vs average. The caps cannot "raise" a voltage (ie, they are not a voltage source, they are merely a voltage store).

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