dashboard Voltmeter

95 Silverado with a dash board voltmeter gauge that seems to work backwards. Shows appx. 14v on start-up and goes down scale the longer it runs. Been this way since I got the truck 5 years ago. It has never failed to start and the battery seems to be fully charged all the time. Changing the alt. with a known good unit showed no change. New battery a year ago and checked for loose connections at battery. All looked good. Anyone else experienced this?
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Mike
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the charging system compensates for temperature. as temp rises the battery does not need as much charge, so the alt reduces output. as long as everything functions, why the worry?

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Baboo

Also, the voltmeters on these trucks are TERRIBLY inaccurrate. Measure voltage at the battery, if everything is looks ok, then it's just the gauge's inherent inaccurracy.

Doc

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"Doc"

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