XPost: uk.rec.driving, alt.home.repair, uk.d-i-y   
   From: daniel47@eternal-september.org   
      
   Xeno wrote on 22/06/2019 9:03 PM:   
   > On 22/6/19 8:00 pm, Brian Gaff wrote:   
   >> Yes indeed, the nominal output of an alternator can be as high as 15   
   >> volts,   
   >> but even a fully charged car battery is only 13.8v as far as I know and   
   >   
   > A 12 Volt lead acid battery will show 13.2 volts straight off the   
   > charger, about 2.2 volts per cell. That will drop to about 12.7 volts   
   > after a day or so, a tad over 2.1 volts per cell.   
   >   
   > On the other hand, a vehicle's nominal *system voltage* is 14 Volts.   
   > That's because the *alternator typically operates in the 13.8-14.2 range.   
   >   
   > Due to increasing loads on vehicle electrical equipment, manufacturers   
   > were pushing to a nominal 42 Volt electrical system on cars. They were   
   > to be equipped with a 36 Volt battery. It may not happen now.   
   > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42-volt_electrical_system   
      
   Do Electric Cars have a 'standard' operating voltage?? Or does it vary   
   from one manufacturer to another??   
      
      
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