Well, It seems like I have another issue. 1990 mercruiser 5.0lx
I took my boat out Friday evening and noticed that the voltage gauge was reading about 11 volts. I thought that seemed odd as it is normally reading between 12-14 volts. It has been fluctuating for the past couple of months (dont know why)
The boat ran fine and I had no issues BUT by the end of the night it was reading just below 11 volts.
When I got home Friday night i pulled the battery and plugged it into the tricle charger. When I plugged it in it said it was fully charged....Hmmmmmm..... So I left it on the charger overnight anyway.
I put the battery back in the boat Sunday and it read about 11 volts again. I ran for about 5 hours on Sunday with some tubing and skiing. Some of the time the gauge would read 14 volts and when I put it back on the trailer it was reading 10 volts. What in the Hell??:facepalm:
So I pulled the battery again and also pulled the altranatorto get them both tested. I am guessing that the alt is going bad?? Does that seem right?
Also, does the gauge measure the battery voltage itself or is it measuring the output of the altranator?
Thanks for the help in advance
I took my boat out Friday evening and noticed that the voltage gauge was reading about 11 volts. I thought that seemed odd as it is normally reading between 12-14 volts. It has been fluctuating for the past couple of months (dont know why)
The boat ran fine and I had no issues BUT by the end of the night it was reading just below 11 volts.
When I got home Friday night i pulled the battery and plugged it into the tricle charger. When I plugged it in it said it was fully charged....Hmmmmmm..... So I left it on the charger overnight anyway.
I put the battery back in the boat Sunday and it read about 11 volts again. I ran for about 5 hours on Sunday with some tubing and skiing. Some of the time the gauge would read 14 volts and when I put it back on the trailer it was reading 10 volts. What in the Hell??:facepalm:
So I pulled the battery again and also pulled the altranatorto get them both tested. I am guessing that the alt is going bad?? Does that seem right?
Also, does the gauge measure the battery voltage itself or is it measuring the output of the altranator?
Thanks for the help in advance
