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Referring to this meter display in the 12.3” screen:
Mine (non-hybrid ORP) has been consistently staying below the midpoint of the display:
I’m not a fan of the non-numeric dash displays and I wondered if I had a battery or charging issue since I’d think they’d design the display of something as generally stable as battery voltage to be smack-dab in the middle when it’s OK. A while back, I picked up a meter that measures battery health and tests the cranking and charging system, so I ran the 4runner through the paces. The battery in my ORP is a flooded (lead-acid) type, rated at 685 CCA. Here are my results:
Battery test:
(SOH is "state of health" and SOC is "state of charge"; R is the internal battery resistance in milli-ohms)
Charging system test:
Cranking (starter) test:
So I guess it’s perfectly fine that the voltmeter consistently shows it being in the lower half of the dash display (between the minus sign in the battery icon and the left side of the battery case in the icon).
If you have a non-hybrid ORP, is your voltmeter also always in the lower half too?
Anyway, it’s good to have baseline numeric values for the battery, charging, and starting systems for future reference. This little meter is a great value for the money. There are multiple Youtube tests of it versus more expensive meters and it fares well. I paid $30 for it (currently on sale at Amazon for $18 if you want to pick one up). It’s a Konnwei KW208. A battery/starter/charging system test meter is definitely a worthwhile maintenance gadget to have.
Mine (non-hybrid ORP) has been consistently staying below the midpoint of the display:
I’m not a fan of the non-numeric dash displays and I wondered if I had a battery or charging issue since I’d think they’d design the display of something as generally stable as battery voltage to be smack-dab in the middle when it’s OK. A while back, I picked up a meter that measures battery health and tests the cranking and charging system, so I ran the 4runner through the paces. The battery in my ORP is a flooded (lead-acid) type, rated at 685 CCA. Here are my results:
Battery test:
(SOH is "state of health" and SOC is "state of charge"; R is the internal battery resistance in milli-ohms)
Charging system test:
Cranking (starter) test:
So I guess it’s perfectly fine that the voltmeter consistently shows it being in the lower half of the dash display (between the minus sign in the battery icon and the left side of the battery case in the icon).
If you have a non-hybrid ORP, is your voltmeter also always in the lower half too?
Anyway, it’s good to have baseline numeric values for the battery, charging, and starting systems for future reference. This little meter is a great value for the money. There are multiple Youtube tests of it versus more expensive meters and it fares well. I paid $30 for it (currently on sale at Amazon for $18 if you want to pick one up). It’s a Konnwei KW208. A battery/starter/charging system test meter is definitely a worthwhile maintenance gadget to have.
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