What makes me mad is your battery status gauge is mid way! Mine sits on the low end most of the time!
That's because there is usually a loss of voltage between the battery and the gauge, owing to numerous poor connections. If you check at the gauge with a good voltmeter, it can be as much as 2 volts lower than true! I cleaned all my connections and earths and my gauge sits slightly right of the middle when charging (without bending any gauge needles). This is the correct way to correct the fault.
Roy
I did just that on my car, and measured the voltage, but the misreading was still greater than it should have been. That's why I corrected it. It's possible however, that some of the windings on the meter have been lost, if you check my photo of the instrument in the other thread, there's some coiled wire sitting loose. That would have resulted in less heat generated, i.e. less bend on the bi-metal strip.
But your point is correct, Roy. Don't just fix the reading, fix the problem
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