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• Re: Alternator Charging Woes
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 07:23:27 -0700
  A listee named Steve had this mod that compensates for the Vanagon's voltage drop accross the charging wire: "Also, while you are at...
• Garage Terminology
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 14:59:10 -0600
  ...The voltage is The bulb DOES NOT light 0 - 1 volt The bulb MIGHT be glowing 1 - 3 volts The bulb BARELY GLOWS (or...
• Re: 2nd batt. charging and relays. The whole truth
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 19:19:52 EDT
  ...For 15 amps drawn through a 0.5 ohm resistor, the voltage drop would be 7.5 volts. The voltage applied to the dead...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:28:10 -0400
  ...The way you size a current-limiting resistor for a diode circuit is to subtract the diode forward voltage from the supply voltage, and...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 10:35:12 -0800
  On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Annie <lsandrsn@gmail.com> wrote: > > If indeed I do need to replace voltage regulator, though...
• Re: VoltMinder-Is it a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:25:46 -0500
  I just opened up their web site and VoltMinder would be great for monitoring your starting battery if you think you need it. It...
• Re: AC converted to 134
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:09:42 -0500
  ...Then take a volt reading off the alternator. If it's 13.5 volts or less your alternator can't handle the load, and...
• Re: Which Voltmeter to use?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 02:23:21 -0400
  ...If you are gonna mess around with any vehicle with a computer on it you MUST have a voltmeter with what is known as...
• Re: Lighting Upgrades - Relayed?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 14:55:06 -0400
  ...I have a voltmeter wired into one of the switched circuits up front, and with the headlights on I lose about a volt...brake...
• Re: CDN Tire: Two 6 volt vs One 12 volt battery question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:41:54 -0400
  ...Most 12 volt deep cycle batteries are compromises. Good for space savings and simplicity. Limited to about 110 A/H. Two 6 volts in...
• Battery and alternator - generic auto electric
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:14:15 -0400
  ...and THEN measure the voltage at the alternator. I like to use it's case as ground. Should be > 13.6 volts. Next move...
• Re: battery question
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 09:29:27 -0700
  ...Sadly. > > Mark > > > > > Vanagon wrote: >> What do you see for a voltage on the house battery with the engine running and the reefer turned on...
• Testing Generator and Volt. Reg.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 20:13:10 -0400
  Helpers; Ric has graciously lent me a Volt Meter (thx, Ric!) so that I might test out my generator and voltage regulator, but alas...
• Re: more ???? Re: Diesel alternator
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:58:26 -0700
  ...The VW alternator regulator voltage senses at the alternator terminal. The correct place to voltage sense is at the battery, and many cars do...
• Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...
  Historical mailing list - Taeke Takeon
  Fri, 16 May 2008 18:02:54 -0400
  ...I got readings of around .52 volts, > which maybe seems okay (?), but the voltage was steady, not oscillating (it > stayed between .51 and .53...
• Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 13:46:52 -0500
  ...double the voltage and the current >>doubles; halve the voltage and the current drops to half; reverse the >>voltage and the current changes sign...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 23:42:30 +0000
  ...The regulator supplies both gauges with ten volts +/- half a volt, so your regulator is just in spec on the high side (this will...
• alternator
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 14:06:29 -0500
  ...Just under 12 volts w/ engine off, but engine will crank and run. After engine running, the voltage at the battery is about 12...
• Re: CIS-E FUEL INJECTION BAD O2 sensor TEST , LVC
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 14:01:53 -0700
  ...Symptoms I had: - black soot in exhaust from engine running rich - lack of power - O2 sensor voltage hovering below .1 volts while the van...
• Re: wow, the heater element heats up fast!Re: refrigerator non-refrigerating blues
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 23:29:43 -0700
  ...The 120 volt element, maybe 150 ohms, roughly. I've fixed a couple that had very dark connectors from overheating on the 12 volt...
• Prelim ecu plug test... interestin
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:25:04 -0700
  First steps in Bentley 24.61 Ecu plug, Voltage. 13 and 14 , battery voltage ... good 14 and 19, no voltage. I understand that 19...
• Re: Battery voltage levels, Westy LEDs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Dec 2015 18:24:14 -0500
  ...Can anyone tell me the voltage levels represented by >the asserted/de-asserted conditions of the Green, Amber, and Red LEDs (on >the stove...
• Re: High voltage havoc from coil?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:40:02 -0500
  ...And of course the big question I should have thought of instantly -- what's the system voltage with the engine running? Voltage regulator failure...
• alternator output voltage?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 09:55:27 -0700
  what should the voltage coming off the alterator be? Is is legitimate to measure this at the alternator or should i measure it at...
• Headlights and Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 21:41:28 -0800
  Messing around with the headlights on my father's '86 GL this week, I measured 11.3 volts at the headlights (with the engine...
• How to PROOF your Battery
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 19:19:44 -0700
  ...Test static battery volts. If low, trickle charge at slow rate overnight. If not yet at 12.6 volts, charge longer. Disconnect the charger...
• Re: Problem with Stancor 120-901 relay??
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:53:48 -0400
  As I posted earlier, the 15v version is rated to come online so long as the coil voltage is at least 11.25 volts...
• Re: Laptop Power Consumption?
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:35:52 -0500
  ...the power requirment is listed as 16 > Volts / 2.6 amps > > On the bottom of the 12 Volt to 16 Volt Laptop Power Converter...
• Re: anyone got any spare capacitors to fix syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - chris Moyles
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 12:14:05 -0400
  You are quite correct, you can also install in series to make up the voltage, but the local Radio hut only has 1 volt...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 09:37:12 -0800
  ...Your tachometer uses a pulse per unit time to voltage conversion no digital stuff here nor D-A conversion. So if the transfer function...
• Re: At Idle: AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 15:11:13 -0400
  At 02:23 PM 7/8/2012, neil n wrote: >Would an analogue VOM be better for measuring voltage at O2 lead? Typical analog...
• Re: Voltage at alternator blue D+ lead?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 May 2011 19:32:51 -0400
  ...After various tests I found that the >voltage on the blue D+ wire to the alternator was 5V. I looked in >the alternator trouble...
• Re: Low readings from gas gauge and temp gauge..84 tintop
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 20:00:53 -0700
  ...Volt reg not supplying to tach, sorry Ab > On Sep 13, 2017, at 7:18 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I"m...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 10:27:34 -0800
  ...Then, with engine running, check the voltage at > the battery. That should be well over 13 volts, close to 14 volts or > better, if...
• Re: AFM Voltage Ratios
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 13:00:04 -0800
  I assumed the AFM was set up like a voltage divide, with +12v on one side, wipe, and ground. But, it looks like it...
• Re: Normal Voltage readings for 2nd battery?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:01:08 -0700
  ...charge voltage at it reads just below the charge voltage to the aux battery. (i have both lines independantly gauged. i use six gauge...
• Re: O2 sensor voltage?
  Historical mailing list - Larry LALOFS Joan Alofs
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 20:48:21 -0600
  On Wed, 13 Feb 2002, jhlauterbach wrote: > Last weekend, I got the old Heathkit VTVM (high impedance analog voltmeter) > out and put one probe...
• Re: Strange no-start problem
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:55:30 -0500
  Low voltage at ECU is one I never would have thought of. But the problem did begin with the onset of cold weather last...
• Re: Dual Battery Isolators
  Historical mailing list - Ted Zateslo
  Tue, 19 Apr 94 17:25:43 -0400
  ...This is > because isolators typically reduce the voltage by about 1 volt. > > [...] > The solution is to use relays. There are 200/500 amp relays...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:01:38 +0000
  Well I took the starter out last night and it's definitely not responding to voltage at all. I think I'm going to...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 14:27:51 -0400
  What you need to do is find out where the voltage is being lost and is the alternator working properly? Properly, at any speed...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 16:14:03 -0800
  ...About the voltage drop of isolators: With the engine running, the vdo gauge I installed on my dash shows a steady 13.8 volts...
• Electrical stuff
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:41:47 -0800
  Mike mentioned: >>When you have poor, corroded wiring/ connections or bad grounding, voltage drops. When voltage drops, current rises automatically in proportion. This is...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 08:29:19 -0600
  ...If there is corrosion or deterioriation of the wiring, there will be a bigger voltage drop over the length of the cable. Voltage drop...
• Re: LVC adding LED interior lighting
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:28:14 -0500
  ...For example, if it uses 60 mA when connected to 6V and the automotive voltage will be about 13V, you need a 7V drop...
• Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:54:38 -0700
  ...Save for the voltage supply amount, resistor (not needed with automotive application 12 volt LED?), capacitor voltage rating, switch arrangement, is that VW time...
• Re: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:47:38 -0700
  ...GM about > breaks even on every Volt. > > "The statement that GM �loses� over $40K per Volt is preposterous. What > the 'analyst' [who provided the...
• Re: voltage regulator
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 20:23:03 -0800
  They are internal - although I have been experimenting with external mounted next to the battery for less voltage loss. David Marshall Fast Forward Autobahn...
• Re.: 87 Vanagon hesitation continues
  Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:18:46 -0400
  ...Touch coax wire to ground / feed 1.5 volts to the ECU. I am getting the results you are referring to but you did...
• Re: recommended vw/vanagon mechanic in NE portland or.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 12:27:43 -0800
  ...Before measuring for 12 volts on your van check that you can measure 9 volts on your little 9 volt battery. This will give...
• Re: Wesipes
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 03:04:21 -0600
  malcolm S wrote, "Is there a 12 volt crock-pot that we could use in the westy?????" I can't address crock pots, but...
• Re: your favorite 12 V accessory
  Historical mailing list - Troy Delnicki
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:22:33 -0500
  >Blake, >In case you did not notice, this module requires a five volt power source. >Ken Lewis >http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > I pointed this...
• Is it my generator?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Wheaton
  Thu, 2 May 1996 23:12:15 -0700
  ...So I measure the voltage on the generator - By the way, this is a 1600 DP engine, with the voltage regulator mounted in the...
• Re: voltage
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 19 Nov 2017 11:13:13 -0500
  ...Next check voltage as close to alternator as you > can get. Also check for voltage loss across engine ground. Readers plugged > into outlets can...
• Re: Electrical Glitch causiing a dead Aux battery...more..
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:44:59 -0800
  ...I guess you have plugged it to the voltage measurement socket and that's why you got good reading for voltage but always zero...
• Re: Solar controller question..semi off topic.
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:47:50 -0700
  ...14.4 volts is about what the batteries see from the alternator while the 13.3 volts is the normal 'float' charge on a...
• Re: Battery Voltage under cold starting load?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 10:57:54 -0800
  ...Minimum Battery Voltage No test data on starting but some empirical data on minimum to run. Some years back my WBX '90 Westy died...
• Re: O2 Sensor Voltage, homemade voltmeter
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 21:05:27 -0800
  Try "Plans" http://www.students.tut.fi/~eppu/dev/EGO-bar.html or commercial product: http://www.splitsec.com/products/arm1/arm1ds.htm
• voltage regulator
  Historical mailing list - patty and danny
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 17:48:57 -0800
  A stupid question from a true beginner, on an '81 aircooled vanagon is the voltage regulator alternator mounted or external mounted? Thanks, Danny '81...
• Re: 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:03:36 -0500
  ...Voltage on the yellow/red wire from the coolant temp sender shows 9.6 volts. Should it have shown 12 volts? Cranked the van...