Conquest Batt charging issue

[cory_Alaska]

Not sure whats going on with my new toy. The first time I took it out the Ammeter was showing that it was charging at just over 16 volts. I checked out my buddies avenger and his was just over 14 and most charging systems I am familiar with are also around there. So, I double checked it with a multimeter and sure enough, at full throttle it was topping 16 volts. Well, I ordered a new voltage regulator and I put it in yesterday and still the same story! What am I missing? Anyone else experience this?

[tracmaster]

Charge your battery then check again. my avenger has a 25 amp altenator..so i think 16 would be ok.

Tracmaster

[tracmaster]

Do you have a volt meter or amp meter??

[Roger S]

16 volts is too high for a 12 volt charging system. I have no experience with the conquest.

[cory_Alaska]

Originally Posted by tracmaster

Charge your battery then check again. my avenger has a 25 amp altenator..so i think 16 would be ok.

Tracmaster

You are thinking amps, not volts. I have a volt meter and it is reading just over 16 volts at anything over half throttle. Just to double check and make sure the volt meter is working properly I used a fluke multimeter to double check and that is reading over 16 volts as well.

Originally Posted by Roger S

16 volts is too high for a 12 volt charging system. I have no experience with the conquest.

That's my thinking as well, but I dont understand why a new voltage regulator would not solve the problem.

[m350]

Hmmm on my 2000' BigFoot my volt meter reads just about 12 volts,when running,,,,Hammer down maybe 13 volts,,Battery is the same one I got it with,,,so far it has been fine. 16 Volts seems to much,,,seems to me,,13.9 or so volts is about all you want on most 12 volt systems.