# testing alternator while in car

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [November 25, 2009, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/testing-alternator-while-in-car/248617 "2009-11-25T07:48:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/testing-alternator-while-in-car/248617/9 "2009-11-25T08:31:41Z")

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> [@RANT re: Cops](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rant-re-cops/26272/102):
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> just went outside with a multimeter and…
> 
> everything off, the new battery reads like 12.37v
> 
> car on with lights on and radio blasting, the battery reads 14.18v
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> i think im good.
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> thanks for nothing shift.

looks good to me newbcake

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