25v off of a batery?

[vze3pj7t@verizon.net (MrAudi)]

sounds like a simple meter reading error. when you put it to the 200 v scale
you need to add a decimal point. what you are reading is in fact 2.5 volts.
they are dead as a door nail.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Pieper" <rapieper@yahoo.com>
To: "Ken Bates" <Indiana_Red@hotmail.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 5:20 AM
Subject: Re: 25v off of a batery?


> No way, no how can a normal garden variety car battery put out 25V.
> Are conections at the meter correct (the red and black going to the
> proper places, like DC Volts)?
>
> Check another battery, one you know and trust.
>
> Possibly you damaged your meter by pegging it or hooking it up
> incorrectly in the past.
>
> If those batteries are *really* putting out 25V then friend,
> congratulations, you are going to get very rich (IF you con do that to
> other batteries!)  :)
>
> Ron
>
> --- Ken Bates <Indiana_Red@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > So my wiring is getting close to a systems check and I have 3
> > batterys lying
> > around.  Don't ask me how....
> > Any way 2 of them read 25 volts from my nice digial meter and another
> > reads
> > only 11v.  Im pretty sure I know how to use this thing.  When set to
> > the 20v
> > "click" the 2 bats show the standard 1.  meaning off the scale so I
> > bump it
> > up to the 200v scale and thats when they both show 25-26v  Whats up
> > with
> > that.  Are they giving off H2 and about to busplode?!?!
> > Dont realy want to hook either of them up.
> >
> > Ken
> > 1979 Scirocco  "McFly"
> > 16v conversion - Engine in, now the hard part
> > Electrical
> > VORTEX:  "Indiana Red"
> >
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