Thread: 12V vs 13.8V?
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Old 10-06-2010, 09:28 AM
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The G11 will run better if you pump in 14V and over rather than 12V but I agree some other components such as automated focusers might be less tolerant, although I assume the manufacturers would take precautions and still be able to operate within a reasonable range.

Talking about tolerant circuitry I recently had a regulator fail on my car alternator. Weird electrical behaviour inside the car. Warning flashing erratically, radio on and off, wind screen wipers in turbo mode and a foul smell (hydrogen fumes mixed with sulfur?) The voltage at the battery connections (engine running) was 18.5V . Got a new alternator, reset the computer and everything seems to be back to normal now. So there must be some tolerance in the circuitry.
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