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battery gauge

Discussion in '2nd Gen Tundras (2007-2013)' started by paintereddy, Oct 12, 2022.

  1. Oct 12, 2022 at 11:59 AM
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    paintereddy

    paintereddy [OP] New Member

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    My battery gauge reads under 12 volts, is there a fuse I can check before changing alternator
     
  2. Oct 12, 2022 at 1:11 PM
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    socaldiablo

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    Why are you assuming you need to change your alternator? If it were me, I'd be doing a load test on my battery first before assuming the alternator is bad. Even newish batteries sometimes have bad cells causing them to not hold proper voltage. Idk, you didn't give enough info but maybe you already did this?
     
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    This test everything

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