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• Re: Yikes, Crosswired Battery!
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:02:21 -0500
  ...replaced the battery in Reinhardt and, using my > > incredible brain and magnificent manual dexterity, I managed to attach my > > positive cable to the negative...
• Re: Livin' in the USB fast lane--electrical intrigue
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:54:34 +0000
  ...the cable, and no > phone on that cable, plugged in. Unless it has some kind of internal short. > > Heat = power = current = discharging battery. > > The...
• Re: Battery venting, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:37:39 -0700
  ...If your aux battery is drained, you can get a pretty sizeable current through this wire. The relay is rated at 30 amps I...
• Re: Another Primary Battery Option
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 11:01:55 -0600
  ...I believe there is a heavier duty battery cable available for my stock 85 but I understand you have to drop the gas tank...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 09:25:07 -0800
  ...I think Harold meant the push start kind of jump start, not the jump start using jumper cables....so that if his battery dies...
• stupid question of the day . . .
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Jefferson Kitts
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:03:48 -0700
  ...In the case of having to jump start the vehicle, which one do I attach the jumper cables to, the battery behind the driver...
• Re: Optima Battery Discussion
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 18:18:28 -0600
  ...None, the battery lays on its side with the posts facing toward the front of the van, reusing the stock battery cables and hold...
• sizing fuse for 2nd battery set-up
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 09:01:02 -0800
  ...my auxiliary battery, and 2, it would allow a fully charged auxiliary battery to provide a jump start (with out jumper cables) in the...
• Re: proper battery fit
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:26:56 -0400
  ...I taped it to the front of the battery, made sure the cables and vent hoses were well clear of the corners of the...
• Rebuilt turnkey 2.1 liter motor WAS:A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 10:31:12 -0500
  Just to clear things up. The rebuilt 2.1 motor is from AVP. The oil cooler is from tencentlife. That is all, until I...
• Re: Starter/ground mystery-88 GL 4sp
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:14:26 +0000
  ...In a desperate "try anything" moment, I took my jumper cables and ran one leg from the negative battery terminal to the engine bay...
• battery cables
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 11:33:10 -0500
  I'm still trying to figure out which wire comes directly from the alternator to the battery. I disconnected the smallish red wires connected...
• Re: Battery Compartment ground cable; Was: Dead (almost) in the garage
  Historical mailing list - Bill Witz
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:31:58 -0400
  ...added a new ground from Battery, and ran a #5 wire from to the lower starter bolt. So far so good. I have bright...
• Re: Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 00:40:30 -0400
  ...You can get clip on battery packs for these that will run for 6 hours, and a bluetooth interface so that you don't...
• Re: Slow cranking with fully charged battery
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 19 Mar 2016 18:47:27 -0700
  ...I drilled a hole for the frame mount & used a battery ground cable from a Subaru. Even the small '84 stock starter worked well...
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:15:55 -0700
  ...check out welding supply places or sites. >> Acr welding cable is typically battery cable size.. >> and welding stuff is usually made quite well. >> nothing...
• Re: ADBQ
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 4 May 2003 10:59:29 -0700
  ...GL Campers, the auxiliary battery uses the identical grounding method as the starting battery, using the same battery ground cable assembly. Here is an...
• Re: Battery Malfunction
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 19:25:48 -0700
  ...Ok, my fault for not > disconnecting the cables between runs, I guess. Charged the battery up well, > engine fired right up, ran it for...
• Re: Thanks and a "Service Bulletin"
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 12:52:17 EDT
  ...Disconnecting the battery ground, I took the cable off the alternator end so I could rerout it and temporarilly repair it with about five...
• Re: battery cable connector info.
  Historical mailing list - Harold Harper
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 20:34:58 -0500
  The wire that I bought at the welding supply store is more like 16 GA. rather than # 16. I am not in my shop...
• Re: Battery Disconnect
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 May 2001 21:42:30 -0400
  ...wrote: >To completely isolate the second battery I put under the back seat, is >disconnecting the (-) cable sufficient or should I disconnect both (+) and...
• Re: Short in Electrical System
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 09:56:25 -0700
  ...Easier than trying to connect a meter in-line on the main battery cable. Most ammeters have a 10A fuse, though, so make sure...
• Charging circuit wiring upgrade/maintenance report/questions (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:50:49 -0600
  ...Cleaned transmission -> chassis ground cable contact points 6. Cleaned starting battery -> chassis ground cable contact points (ground paint off chasis bolt in point) 7...
• Re: alternator upgrade
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 20:54:55 EST
  ...About 18 inches and the same size as the existing cable.In effect doubling the current carrying capabilities. The cable between the battery and...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Wed, 5 Nov 2014 07:01:19 -0500
  ...Battery cables have also been upgraded and are very heavy duty. Bill
• Easier battery jumping?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 11:54:12 -0700
  ...Westy battery than moving the captain's chair, unscrewing the covers and making sure I have a long enough set of jumper cables to...
• Re: Q: Battery Disconnect Sequence?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 23:01:01 -0400
  ...noticed that they specify that the negative > battery cable must be removed first when disconnecting the > battery. Why??? > > What possible difference can it make...
• Re: Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 16:20:26 +0000
  ...cable.  This jumper cable can be used to easily connect the house battery to the starter battery, in the case where the starter battery...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Jun 2016 18:58:28 -0400
  ...If it is not drawing more current > and the voltage still falls you have a restriction either in the cable > or the battery. If...
• Re: Ham radio ?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 22:37:19 -0500
  ...to have to run a cable clear from the back of the van for the traditional "direct to battery" connection. I have the traditional...
• Re: amber verse cleard relays
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Wed, 17 Dec 1997 01:29:04 EST
  ...There is already a 1/2" (approx) diameter cable between the battery and starter, so adding an additional 8ga wire here wouldn't add...
• Re: Electrical Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 22:40:17 -1000
  ...the battery's ground cable underneath the battery tray was badly corroded .. it's always a good idea to 'start with the basics' .. like...
• Starter click, no cranking bulletin
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 13:55:09 +0100
  Hello All! This morning I began to remove the starter, and found that the heavy cable from the battery was broken. The crimp-on...
• Re: Another Burning Van!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 13:13:02 -0700
  ...Most common battery isolator or separator switches won't allow that easily ...... unless you use jumper cables to jump start yourself from your aux...
• What was that robust 12v connector?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:13:55 -0600
  ...one could plug up a pair of jumper cables and charge or access the battery without taking the engine lid off. The more I...
• Turn the key, click, but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 16:01:57 -0700
  ...a factor. Battery was checked with a heavy duty tester and its great. Battery connections were cleaned. Ignition switch? Ground cable connections? Or something...
• Re: (was) I could use a little help - jump starters
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:02:37 -0400
  I personally invented killing my starting battery by leaving something on. ;) If I leave a door open in my EV the interior lights will...
• Re: 130Amp alternator upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 01:02:25 -0500
  David, Can't a heavier wire to the battery help avoid the voltage drop easier? Like OO welding cable? Just thinking of an easier...
• Re: electrical weirdness after 2nd battery install......
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 11 May 2008 16:19:42 -0700
  ...battery. > the aux battery directly feeds the wire to the fridge that goes through the > b pillar fuse box and a new cable that...
• Camper relay issue
  Historical mailing list - Pete Geisen
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:52:50 -0400
  ...I also can't find where on the fuse panel the trigger wires and main 12V battery cable are to check the grounds, etc...
• Re: Battery dead AGAIN!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:51:23 -0500
  ...Some "usual suspects" would be the positive post of either the main or aux batteries, the fat battery cable connections at the starter motor...
• Fixed! -> Re: The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:48:18 -0700
  ...Today I got a decent digital multimeter and checked the current in series between the negative cable and negative battery post and found a...
• Random Starting, Starter Probs-Fixed
  Historical mailing list - UWannaDeaL2
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 01:16:08 -0500
  ...Heavy primary cable from positive battery to starter was hanging on by threads of that very thick cable-- spliced in a new cable end...
• Re: Upgrading second battery system
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:41:22 -0700
  ...I plan to run the cable that currently goes from the charger to the starter battery to one side of the ACR and then...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:03:33 -0400
  Most jumper cables are not large enough to carry current to run a starter. Again, what is the voltage at the starter while it...
• The Cooling Fan Won't Shut Off
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Fri, 25 Oct 96 09:42:00 E
  ...I have to remove fuse #7 to keep it from draining my battery. I was thinking of just running two cables from the fuse...
• Re: Starting woes again
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 16:34:22 -0500
  ...Use that battery terminal brush on the terminals and the inside of the clamps, too. If you did all that, then it's got...
• Re: Bad battery cable? 90 tintop
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:20:18 +0000
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• Re: proper battery fit
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:55:35 -0400
  ...I taped it to the front of the battery, made sure the cables and vent hoses were well clear of the corners of the...
• Re: Welding 101
  Historical mailing list
  02 Dec 96 11:13:48 PST
  To which Jeff replies - Using a battery to weld CAN be done. ALWAYS disconnect both cables from battery, stray electrons can fry unintended objects...
• Re: Strange Ignition Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 11:45:17 -0700
  ...I remove the negative battery cable from the battery, still running. At this point I pull the AFM cable, the engine dies. > > So has...
• Re: battery questions & group 41: Optimas are better!!!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 14:49:38 -0800
  ...I had to have my wife hold the power cables out the way and help to guide the battery in place. That size 41...
• Re: Battery at Costco
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:20:11 -0500
  ...Also, my wife's Audi A8 needs the taller battery as the captive positive cable does not fully seat on the shorter battery. As...
• Re: was no start-my problem is intermittant sluggish starting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:44:27 -0800
  ...the battery cable connections at the battery .. any bolted connection on the positive or ground side. heck ..battery cables have been known to corrode...
• Re: Battery went dead
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 17:12:16 -0800
  ...A battery strap. Hooks to the battery posts and makes a nice handle to drag that puppy outta there. <http://www.mytoolstore.com/kd...
• Re: 91 Westfalia ground points, battery charging amps
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 8 Sep 2011 08:41:19 -0400
  ...ground points: - Engine to chasis - Transmission to chasis - Fuse block - Battery negative cable (?) I intend to remove the ground connection (both ends, one end...
• Re: Promariner Chargers: Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:37:48 -0400
  ...I was able to get the charger and two extension cables for under 100 bucks. So far it has worked great the only drawback...
• Re: electric window cable
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 21:35:55 +0000
  ...rewound > the cable properly on drum, then tested it by 'jumping' it up and down with > leads and a 12V battery. I then re...
• Re: inverter lighter plug cable?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:57:05 -0400
  ...It came with two detachable cables, one for > the lighter and one going straight to the battery. > > I called Xantrex (the company that makes...
• Re: turn key, wait for turn-over
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 19:39:01 -0400
  ...the battery to the starter. 4. Remove and clean the mating surfaces (both on the cable and the van) where the ground cable connects...