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Old 04-03-2023, 09:54 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by lwarden View Post
My guess is the needle has slipped on the shaft. But this is easy to sort out with a DVM as suggested.

Interesting theory. So with the ignition off, the meter should be reading zero, but because the needle has slipped it just happens to be on 13V and appears to be a sane reading. As you say, a DVM would tell you right away.
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