Re: LED Battery Gauge

Posted by rich on Aug 18, 2011; 1:23am
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/LED-Battery-Gauge-tp3260407p3263455.html

No but it does light up the entire row of LEDs left to right and right to left when you first hit the key.

TOOLS1 wrote

Reminds me of Kitt on Knight Rider. Does the lights move when it talks?
TOOLS

 The accessory connection does read about 1 volt lower than the battery. But it's enough to show me a green LED when I'm up around 3K RPM so I think it'll be a reliable indicator of the alternator function.

Batteries can just give up the ghost with no warning. I was in a drive-through at a bank (in my car) one time, I went to start the car and nothing - just dead. I was too close to the teller's window and couldn't get out of the car, had to have the security guard come out and give me push. Lucky for me it was downhill and I was able to bump start the car. Drove right to an auto parts store and got a new battery.  I guess you can load test them and check the fully charged voltage from time to time. I wonder if the newer gel-cel batteries are any more reliable?