My honda city is having Voltage problems.

[Hondagirl]

as the topic says any help would be mucly apprichated thanks guys... voltage reading from multi meter says 16.54 and thats way to heigh, how ever on when air con is on..... goes back down to 14.55 or so.... wich is normal.  But as soon as i give it a rev multi meter goes back to 16.55 or there abouts, and lights go all funny like realy bright back off the revs goes back to normal.


any how thanks guys.. would love to hear ur comments.


and sorry about the other post.

[75civict2]

Sound like your alternator is stuffed   :-X
The voltage regulator has packed up. Be carefull
you could cook your elec system. I know theres an alt at my local weckers. I could get a price 4 you.

[JohnT]

Another option is to take it to the auto-electricians, and get them to re-build the alternator & check out overall electrics. Cost should be around $120 - $200, which, considering damage you can cause from a sick regulator isn't too bad.

What will also screw up voltage like this is a really sick battery, which has gone high resistance. What happens to the volts when you crank the engine? Turn over briskly?

(If the battery is in good condition, you hit it with that sort of voltage and it will charge like crazy and sink the extra voltage away.) So thinking about it, check out the battery and the terminals for a lot of corrosion..

John T

[Hondagirl]

Come to think about it i think it was just the battery found out yesterday when we got back from the coast battery was smoking so ya....
And also the my alternator just recently got done not too long ago...
Thanks for all your help much appreciated

[QikLude]

[quote author=Hondagirl link=board=GEN;num=1080817446;start=0#3 date=04/03/04 at 11:43:56]Come to think about it i think it was just the battery found out yesterday when we got back from the coast battery was smoking so ya....
And also the my alternator just recently got done not too long ago...
Thanks for all your help much appreciated [/quote]

The battery will smoke like that if it gets feed overvoltage like that after a while, bascily that battery is now shot.

soulds like the voltage regulator.

Jw

[Hondagirl]

ya we got told that last night voltage regulator hhmm me needs money to fix that problem but i spose so long as it still moves forward she'll b right till i get that money up to fix it