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• Re: dual battery? hobigesuss!/Lets try this again!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 23:21:45 -0700
  ...He did imply that a deeply discharged auxiliary battery could drain the starter battery at start up... I questioned that in a previous post...
• Re: Simple auxillary battery question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 13:44:11 -0400
  Its really a matter of how far you intend to discharge the battery when using it and how willing you are to keep an...
• Re: Poor man battery testing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:18:16 -0600
  ...If you can find the discharge curve for your battery you can load for a shorter time then test for 15 minutes or so...
• Re: Solar panels and curtains
  Historical mailing list - Michael Blackbun
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 14:15:03 -0600
  ...The reason people put in second batteries is to have a deep cycle battery they can discharge, without fear of not being able to...
• Re: Optima Batteries
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 11:35:10 -0500
  ...for 24 hours or b) had a brief (?1-2 minutes?) discharge of something like 10 amps to "remove the surface charge." david At...
• Re: The Extra Battery
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 07:10:35 EST
  ...The second battery must be isolated from the standard battery to allow it to charge while the engine is running but not discharge the...
• HID light upgrades - anyone try them?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:38:44 -0500
  ...Canada V2J 3J2 Those are not genuine HID (ie xenon gas-discharge) lights as are supplied OEM in certain models; real HIDs run at...
• Re: Battery isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 12:19:04 -0700
  ...Anyone been able to install the battery (deep > discharge, Walmart standard serial warranty replacement, or golf cart), a > smart isolator, and a charger under...
• Re: Optima vs. Generic
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 10:31:17 -0700
  ...Standard Batterys really hate to be nearly discharged repeatedly. Plus it is much easier to make a spiral cell battery fit into the aux...
• Re: Auxillary battery alternative
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 18:49:06 -0700
  ...Thus, both batteries are charged and discharged together. I have never had a problem with running out of power for starting or at the...
• 83 Air Cooled - Production dates.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 22 May 2002 08:15:49 -0500
  ...his deposit in Germany and waited 6 months until he got discharged to take delivery in the US through a dealer.) I've found...
• Re: Looking for FRONT A/C system
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 13:01:37 -0700
  ...Mine were labeled "S" and "D", which I interpreted and Suction and Discharge, and were both located on the side of the compressor in...
• Re: Wheelchair Batteries vs GW Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 4 Jul 2017 22:12:15 +0000
  ...Granted that isn't usually what the battery is seeing - unless deeply discharged. On 7/4/2017 2:37 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: > Karl...
• RV battery for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Brian M. Miller
  Tue, 16 Apr 96 11:14:55 PDT
  ...Also I notice that the battery is NOT a deep discharge type. So I think to myself, "This battery is probably damaged (because the...
• Battery/Beckett advice wanted
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 09:04:42 MST
  ...batt was checked regularly for fluid and discharged and recharged at normal intervals (light use). SeanG 95 EVC 80 Westy ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free...
• Re: Need Someone to test a Battery Saver
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Oct 2010 23:33:09 -0400
  ...A while ago we had a battery charge / discharge discussion. I decided then to design a battery saver that would automatically shut off loads...
• Re: PLASMA BLUE HID HEADLIGHTS 86-92 VW VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Carolyn Kitzmann
  Fri, 22 Dec 2000 09:48:39 -0500
  ...I may sound insane but I personally hope that the High Intesity Discharge lamps on some newwer cars become illegal. They, in my opinion...
• Re: [WetWesties] Aux battery Woahs
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 21 Jun 2015 11:50:17 -0700
  You can kill a standard battery with a few weeks or months at deep discharge, or even after a few cycles of deep discharge...
• Re: Halon vs. Halotron
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 10:42:30 -0700
  ...CO2 discharges as a very cold gas which replaces oxygen. It settles down because it is heavier than air. Like all gas extingishers it...
• Re: AC Hose Help Needed, Please...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:04:59 -0400
  ...What caused the cracks? Age, abrasion, dry rot? Replacing a hose is not expensive, but the system needs to be discharged. Good luck,Roger
• Re: Battery Sages
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:43:29 -0700
  ...to understand that vehicle charging systems are not really meant to charge up discharged batteries. One can often get away with it . but to...
• Re: Camping in cold & battery
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 08:07:00 -0600
  ...Most of the employees at Sams Club don't know Zip about discharge tests or batteries in general so If I say its bad...
• Re: Thoughts on Travelling w/ 4 year old
  Historical mailing list - MacAndrew Jack
  Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:59:29 -0700
  ...Rest areas and some run around time for 45 minutes-plus gets the little restless bodies discharged and ready for the next round. When...
• Re: round > square headlight conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 09:46:32 -0400
  ...Personally, the ones that really annoy me are the Xenon arc-discharge lamps you see on new high-end cars. That blue-white light...
• Re: [syncro.org] Battery experts ?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:48:42 -0800
  ...northstarbattery.com/data_sheets/TeleCom/NSB170FT.pdf http://www.northstarbattery.com/discharge_tables/TeleCom/20/NSB170FT.pd f Sorry for the non syncro content...
• Re: What is THE best battery ? Firefly?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:30:33 -0800
  ...index.html > >The video claims 4x the cycle life under deep discharges, 3x faster >recharge, and 45% more energy compared to conventional lead acid...
• Re: aftermarket aux. battery combiner
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:37:14 -0700
  ...disconnect UNDERVOLTAGE lockout to prevent automatic closure if second battery is discharged below 4 volts (when using dual voltage sensing) Indicators for UNDERVOLTAGE, COMBINED...
• Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:37:57 -0800
  ...Hineline < hineline@ocotillofield.net> wrote: > Speaking of batteries, I've read (several times) that starting > batteries shouldn't be deeply discharged; it ruins them...
• Re: Solex Parts
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Thomas
  Tue, 27 Sep 1994 22:31:39 -0500 (CDT)
  ...me... > I know you can fairly easily get the accelerator pump discharge tube separately. I think check the Rocky Mountain Motorworks (or Bus Stop...
• Re: Vanagon burned to the ground-fuel pressure gauge?
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 23:11:59 -0400
  ...TEMiller John Rodgers wrote: > A high speed drop on the fuel guage warned me of a fuel discharge > problem. I could visible see the...
• Re: Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 19:42:52 -0800
  ...I > discharged a CO2 extinguisher on it and dropped the temperature of the nut > and the bolt way down. Then I rapidly heated the...
• Extend-A-Stay Propane Kit
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:02:51 +0000
  ...But when I disconnect the bottle, I got a huge discharge of propane from the direction of the tank (not the bottle). Read in...
• Re: Reconditioned Battery Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:56:01 -0700
  ...a 12v fridge) It's my understanding that in a totally discharged state there is some type of electrolysis that goes on inside the...
• Re: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 3 Mar 2016 16:38:28 -0800
  ...Charging voltage should be 13.8 to 14.4 depending on amount of discharge, and charge intermittently when maintaining. Try disconnecting the battery from...
• Re: Inverters
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:28:58 -0700
  ...12 >>> to 120 >>> volts (400 watts) > snip >>> Four days later my two batteries were almost totally discharged! >
• fuel economy
  Historical mailing list - easoars
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 21:27:17 -0800
  ...Could the catalytic converter be clogged it doesn't appear to be since I do have a lot of exhaust flow discharge (for those...
• Re: Which Optima for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 May 2002 18:04:39 -0400
  ...Being deep cycle does not eliminate the advantage of a second battery as you can still discharge it and find your self stranded. The...
• Re: Awnings, propane heaters and auxillary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Katherine Maas
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 16:40:49 -0500
  ...and left the car parked, the battery didn't seem to discharge at all. Is that what this snippet implies? There is nothing I...
• Re: Things to do at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 22:45:50 -0700
  ...Cajun, BTW) > that came into the emergency room complaining of "purple discharge" Upon > further history, the nurse found out the girl had read the...
• Re: dual battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:26:14 -0700
  Doesn't this type of isolator actually feed differing amounts of charge to each battery bank, based on the amount of discharge, and taper...
• Re: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:01:43 -0700
  ...http://meteora.ucsd.edu/cap/gloom.html) During that two-three month period, a battery has plenty of time to self-discharge far enough...
• Re: 4 Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 May 2008 13:11:41 -0400
  ...Otherwise the battery with the higher voltage potential will discharge to the lower state of a weaker battery. If you really need more A...
• Re: Leaking Heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 21:57:46 -0800
  ...This > builds up and fouls the mixture causing misfire, discharge of moisture > (whitish exhaust) and unspent fuel (rich odor). Haven't as yet experienced...
• Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 22 May 2008 12:59:36 -0800
  ...The figures I've heard are ideally 50% discharge, but as much as 65%. A resting voltage of no less than 12.2 or...
• Re: An overview of 14 electric math?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 14:58:27 -0500
  ...t = amp-hours/amps note that a discharged battery is not out of electric charge, but out of chemical energy. conversely, a charged battery...
• Re: my answers to the EV
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Nugent
  3 Jun 1996 16:30:04 -0700
  ...I want a runny discharge coming from the mucosal cavity of my doors : ) As they say, give a little, get a little. So here...
• Re: My Westy abandoned me for the second time this year :(
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 21:50:40 -0400
  ...To check this out I ran the lights to discharge the battery and once again, when the voltage was <10.5 volts, the engine...
• Solar Panel: Charge Controller & Vents
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 6 May 2008 12:29:10 -0800
  ...One nice thing, is they can be deeply discharged and still be recovered. A standard battery would be toast under similar circumstances. I paid...
• Engine Swappers - Look at this!
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 16:30:24 -0700
  ...8 cylinders; 4.88 Liters/298 cubic inches displacement; dual, computer-controlled, inductive discharge ignition; dry sump oil system; 65 amp alternator; 240 hp...
• Re: Battery separators
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 18:04:47 -0700
  ...And that 50 amp fuse on the A/C in particular tells me that if I have a deeply discharged 2nd battery all I...
• Re: Installed Fire Suppression System
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 09:16:10 -0800
  ...vanagon engine compartment (have concernse about the temperature at which they discharge and where they would fit in the engine compartment), but it does...
• Re: The Great Vanagon Chili Cookoff, was Re: Banging around
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 21:12:04 -0600
  ...I was using coins or car keys to discharge myself before I touched anything. Stan Wilder ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today...
• Re: Both Batteries Failed
  Historical mailing list - Steve Shane
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:14:30 -0700
  ...When you do that, >instead of being in parallel with each other, they discharge through each >other. In my case, the secondary was smaller...
• Re: bosch blue
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:41:10 -0700
  Dennis, Any thoughts on multiple spark discharge MSD units helping the smog numbers on the wbx? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Haynes" <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET...
• Car Battery FAQ 2.0
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 20:31:04 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Storing a battery on a concrete floor will discharge them. > >Modern lead acid battery cases are better sealed, so external leakage >causing discharge is...
• CD Ignition
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 19 Nov 96 22:15:51 EST
  Hey all, I was just reading Bob's sermon on capacitive discharge ignition modules and I think I'm going to get one for...
• Re: [Q] 2nd battery again
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 May 1997 20:06:14 -0700
  ...If they are both regular duty batteries, the deeper discharge cycle would wear the batteries out pretty quick from what I remember.... dave
• Re: How many , Have installed Optima as Aux Battery in Westy's?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 15:47:20 -0500
  ...the fuse has blown several times after the Optima was fully discharged, but replacing the fuse always allowed it to get recharged. <br> I...
• Batteries going boom
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 1 Oct 1996 23:02:47 -0400 (EDT)
  ...1- it was being discharged, or charged witch gives off hydrogen gas and something sparked around it. OR 2- A short across the battery...
• Re: Transporting extra gasoline on/in a Westy Vanagon WOW
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 09:31:26 -0500
  ...did - the nozel is already in the tank), charges themselves > up staticly on the seats, and then discharges when they touch the > nozel. > > Chris >