[weq92f]

Today I'm doing some testing in 85* outdoor temps. With everything on ( cooling fans on high, AC blowing on high, lights, radio wipers,...), I'm reading 12.5 volts at the battery, 13.5 volts at the alternator post and the gauge is reading around 12, likely closer to the battery reading but lower. This is at idle in neutral ( auto trans ) at about 675 RPM. In gear, the RPM doesn't drop very much.

Minus the lights and wipers, this is pretty much the norm for summertime driving in terms of the state of the charging system during stop and go summertime driving. At speed, the fans will kick off.

What do you guys think, is my alt keeping up well enough here at full load? BTW, most of the big draw items are wired directly to the alt post.

-klb