Originally Posted by WLS

I finally got around to putting a multi-meter at the battery and when checking the voltage the guage varies from 1/2 to 1 volt. Leading me to believe that the readings are taken from the stator and not after the regulator.

That's kinda jacked up!

I still think that 14.4 volts @ 2500 RPM is too much at the battery. Under normal conditions the highest it should be is 13.5 and tapering off as the battery reaches a full state of charge.

Bill