System Voltage

bdMember

My 71 Pantera still has the original voltage regulator and alternator (as far as I know). I have hung a DVM across the battery terminals and watched the system voltage swing up to as high as 15.6vdc especially just after I first start the car. This seems too high to me. I took the voltage regulator to Autozone for a bench test and it passed. Could the alternator be the problem? This wouldn't be a problem except that my Rockford Fosgate separate power amplifier for the stereo system cuts in and out while I am driving the car. I don't think there are any other electrical issues with the car as it will sit for a couple of weeks at a time without anything draining the battery. Seems to me the voltage regulator should regulate the system voltage. Any ideas? Thanks.

[This message has been edited by BD (edited 05-08-2004).]

5/8/0411:19 AM

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