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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
I would say anything over 12 volts is good when cycling it. Depending on load that means you likely have not gotten into the bottom half of its capacity. You want to make sure that battery gets a good charge when the car is home. The deeper you cycle the battery the quicker it will die.
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Well I cycled it very deeply today with no sign of engine trouble. I drove 70-75 miles on a single charge (a lot of EOC time). As I neared home the voltage meter read 10.8 sometimes when the engine was on, but would jump back to 11.3 during EOC. I only did that to test max range. I do not intend to run the batt down like that often. I am optimistic that this mod will yield my highest tank yet, despite being deployed late in the tank. Will be fueling in two or three days and will know then.
Thanks, brucepick, for the tips about the alt... I wil check out my setup. I think this might be an HX advantage. My DX alt seemed always to be charging.