Low charging Alternator.
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Hi all,
I need advice about my charging system. I have 2012 F with 62K miles. I measured my battery is about 12.5VDC. When I turn on my car at idle, it's reading 13.3VDC. Is it too low for the F? I could not start the car this morning. I have to have a jump. I also have a dashcam direct connect to 12V supply. Do you think the Alternator is bad? or the Dash cam draw juice out of the battery overnight? Thank you for all advices.
Ericspyder
I need advice about my charging system. I have 2012 F with 62K miles. I measured my battery is about 12.5VDC. When I turn on my car at idle, it's reading 13.3VDC. Is it too low for the F? I could not start the car this morning. I have to have a jump. I also have a dashcam direct connect to 12V supply. Do you think the Alternator is bad? or the Dash cam draw juice out of the battery overnight? Thank you for all advices.
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Take a look at this thread:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...sues-swap.html
It sounds to me that 13.3V at idle is normal.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...sues-swap.html
It sounds to me that 13.3V at idle is normal.
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I was in the exact same spot a couple months ago. I thought my parking cam drained the battery and put a lot of stress on the alternator, but turns out I just needed to recharge the battery overnight with a trickle charger.
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I disconnect my parking cam last night, it was fine this morning. Thanks for the advice.
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