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• Re: VW solar charger - operational?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:11:17 -0800
  Put a volt meter on it. On 11/11/03 5:54 PM, "karen davis" <yosemite333@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > How does one tell whether...
• Re: 12v Panel Meter Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 20 Jun 2004 23:43:42 -0600
  ...It's self-powered and reads volts, amps, amphours and watts (cumulative). It comes with universal genderless Anderson PowerPole connectors so you can plug...
• Re: Stuck in Needles, need advice
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:15:31 -0800
  At 12/31/2011 11:51 AM, mark drillock wrote: >If you have a volt meter and a helper we can give it a...
• Re: Multi Meter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sun, 8 Dec 2013 07:07:19 -0800
  My recommendation is to get a mid range digital meter meter that will permit the use of multiple probes.� You should get a unit...
• Voltage surges
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 21 May 2010 08:36:56 -0700
  ...I may have to get an analog meter and connect it to various bits in the van to find where the voltage swing is...
• Improved Voltage Regulator (more volts) For Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Dec 1995 11:41:15 -0500
  ...To test this you will need a digital voltmeter to do a >volt-drop test. Set the meter to auto ranging or on the...
• Re: Air Flow Meter advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 2 Apr 2004 12:44:34 -0600
  ...The voltage should change smoothly and continuously from 0 to the battery voltage or vise-versa. I don't have the pin info with...
• Re: Aux Battery system, volts escaping to ground!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:21:22 -0700
  ...Pull off the connection between pin 85 and ground and put the amp meter between them. There should be no amps with the key...
• Electrical tester?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 18:10:59 -0700
  ...meter, and some other bits and pieces, which can be connected to the Vanagon engine and, using a knob, allow monitoring various sensor voltages...
• Re: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 11:01:37 -0500
  ...With no load the voltage may not be regulated to the set point. Your cheap meter may just be seeing and displaying peak voltages...
• Re: Working ranges for Temp sensor and AFM
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 19:13:40 -0400
  ...If you measure voltages, though, the AFM should run smoothly from zero to about five volts (with ECU connected and ignition on) as you...
• tanya's problem: 87 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 14 Nov 96 16:49:52 CST
  ...with the air flow meter but a local VW service person use a oscilloscope to monitor the output voltage from the resistor wiper that...
• Re: On the topic of Battery explosion/voltage reg Batt & Charging Discussion by SDF
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:05:58 -0700
  ...Bottom line, look for 13.8 volts min, 14.5 volts max. 3. with engine idling, watch the volt meter as you turn on...
• shur power 1315 wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 18:00:48 +0000
  ...A little hard to get it exact on a 50 volt scale analog meter. Only 5 volts at the other terminal, running or not...
• Re: CO Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 28 Feb 1995 15:29:32 CST6CDT
  ...seems to be a function of high miles on the engine and an aging air flow meter. but don't run out and replace...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:33:42 -0700
  ...Have you measured the voltage on the signal wire of the O2 sensor while it is connected to the ECU harness? Mark Jim Felder...
• Re: Battery or Charging System Help Please
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:46:28 -0700
  ...I measured the alternator voltage as ~13.8, the voltage at the junction under the cover as ~13.2 and the battery voltage as...
• Re: Multimeters
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 5 Nov 2015 17:20:21 -0800
  ...I realize that the voltage I measure is not the voltage the > appliance sees due to load and loss variables, but it must be...
• 12 volt operation on my Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Johnny DeVilla
  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 18:29:23 -0700
  ...The led meter on lights up, water pump works, but no 12 volt on the fridge (which would not be a problem, but at...
• aux battery ideas
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 00:20:32 -0700
  ...sophisticated metering equipment to monitor actual amp-hours available in a battery and its true voltage. one brand is called "E-meter" from a...
• Re: [Re: Alternator regulator voltage tolerances #]
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 08:25:58 -0400
  ...I didn't understand the point of your unbelievably-long post on this issue. * You appear to have a volt meter on your dash...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome Harness
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:52:43 -0500
  ...with the air flow meter but a local VW service person use a oscilloscope to monitor the output voltage from the resistor wiper that...
• Re: Wiring for sink, etc.
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 25 Apr 2018 20:30:35 +0000
  ...Assuming your volt meter or test light was connected to a good ground point and that the fuse holder contacts are clean, (with a...
• Re: Sunday afternoon VDO gauge project
  Historical mailing list - t
  Sun, 28 May 2000 19:25:15 -0700
  ...I installed a VDO Volt > Meter and a VDO temprature gauge. The only problem is the viewing angle - > I can't read VOLT or...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's,normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 00:02:28 -0600
  ...You can do all these checks with volt/ohm meter. JB 88GL Guido On 3/1/09 11:36 PM, "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 4 Sep 2017 12:58:48 -0400
  ...With ignition on, engine off, Coax shield outer green copper wire zero volts to ground, center lead of green wire has .44 volts to...
• Re: Which Voltmeter to use?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 19:10:25 -0400
  ...Just bear in mind that a typical digital meter integrates (for this context you can think "averages") the input for usually a second or...
• Re: 83 - gas gauge not full?
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 15:05:09 -0600
  ...Best way to test thing is with a simple volt meter. But I have not done this on a Vanagon as I said, so...
• Re: new O2 installed - engine dies
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 17:20:50 -0500
  ...You can drive around all day and it will read 0.5 volts. This is the norm. Now lets meter the wire from the...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:22:28 -0700
  ...I grew up with analog meters and really miss how good they were for showing changes in voltage or current whereas digital meters are...
• Where does the power mirror switch go?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Jul 1997 23:28:57 -0700
  ...On a "tool find of the week", Central Computer of Santa Clara is selling a digital tach/dwell/volt/amp/ohm meter. Cheapo Chinese...
• Which gauges?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 09:52:25 -0700
  ...1) Ammeter 2) Volt meter 3) Oil pressure 4) Oil temperature 5) Vacuum pressure Tom Moritz
• Re: Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 15:18:51 -0700
  ...meter, and some other bits and pieces, which can be >> connected to the Vanagon engine and, using a knob, allow monitoring >> various sensor voltages...
• Re: Pigtail needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Dec 2015 23:11:07 -0500
  ...Get to that outer shield wire and with the ignition on check for voltage between it and the chassis. Should be real close to...
• Re: Capacitor fix - what year?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 01:04:14 -0600
  ...with the air flow meter but a local VW service person use a oscilloscope to monitor the output voltage from the resistor wiper that...
• Re: Acronyms
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 May 2002 17:49:54 -0400
  ...b/c - because X- - trans- ECU - engine control unit AFM - air flow meter DVM - digital volt meter VOM - volt-ohm-milliameter, usually these days...
• Re: Turn signal gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 25 May 2006 19:36:14 -0500
  ...You can also use a volt meter to check the voltage at that point when the circuit is supposed to be operating. It should...
• Re: Sure Power 1315 question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:23:14 -0800
  ...The volt meter seems to give me all the info I need so far. A more sophisticated (and much more expensive) battery monitor that...
• low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sat, 3 Jul 2004 21:25:01 -0700
  ...voltage would appear to indicate a lean running engine. I have not fiddled with the air-fuel mixture screw on my air-flow-meter...
• Re: New Alternator/Battery...Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 17:22:58 -0700
  ...just took her out for a test spin and the VDO volt > meter is reading a bit less than 14v. The old one used...
• Re: Multimeter help for the idiot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:14:26 -0700
  ...It's very possible a small digital volt gauge wired in full time to Batt + may not show with your current meter. Vanagons usually...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:50:41 -0700
  ...Injector > firing signal > > do you know how to check continuity with a volt-ohm meter ? > essential to checking wiring harness continuity. > the less expensive...
• Re: Question about turn signal indicator light
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:33:48 -0700
  ...is), you should see the ohm meter alternate between infinity and 460 ohms (as I recall). Voltage side should show 12v. If those are...
• Re: Battery/Charging system questions.. A lot of info included..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:05:57 -0700
  ...You are either using the meter wrong or you have a bad > ground and are seeing the voltage of the two batteries in series...
• re. O2 sensor output voltage
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 20:35:16 -0700
  ...the oxygen sensor - voltmeter way is telling me all that I want to know. The UEGO sensors and infrared meters are too expensive as...
• Digifant harness & Bucking Technote
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shane
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 10:06:19 -0500
  ...with the air flow meter but a local VW service person use a oscilloscope to monitor the output voltage from the resistor wiper that...
• Re: measuring impedance of a speaker?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 22:41:48 -0500
  You can't simply use an ohm meter to determine impedance. The difference between a resistance measurement and Impedance measurement is that impedance includes...
• Re: huge loss of power
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 14:41:52 -0500
  ...Attach a lcd meter to the o2 output and ground using a long wire, watch the o2 voltage. When all is good it will...
• White wire!
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 20:26:05 -0700
  ...poke around with a multi meter and jumper leads and try to see what happens to refer supply voltage when this relay is employed...
• Re: Test equipment--"Official VW multimeter"
  Historical mailing list - Pat Collins
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 16:28:01 GMT
  ...literature--the official multi-meter for VW trained mechanics > is the Fluke There are a few other manufactures of multi-meters that are just...
• Air Flow Meters. -or-
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 16:21:28 CST6CDT
  ...slowly moved the wiper upscale-- the voltage increased in a *very* linear fashion upto about 4.5v. I set my meter to MIN/MAX...
• Re: Need quick answer... how many connections to 2.1 alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 12:14:14 -0700
  ...Put your meter between there and ground and you'll read battery voltage, start it up and you should see alternator voltage. Report back...
• Re: 12v Panel Meter Wanted
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Sun, 20 Jun 2004 20:58:40 -0700
  www.mcmaster.com Search for "656" or "analog voltmeter". Scroll half way down. Kinda big and boring. ~$73. I'd keep hunting for a...
• Re: measuring current?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Jan 1997 06:38:02 PST
  ...When current exceeds the meter rating I substitute a .1 (point one) ohm resistor for the fuse, read the voltage across it, then multiply...
• Re: Alternator & EGR lights flashing?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Feb 1997 17:41:20 PST
  ...If you own a volt meter hook it up . Try to catch the voltage when the lights start flashing. That way you "might be...
• Re: Running rich.....me too
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:18:46 -0400
  ...s). > If > the meter was obtained a long time ago, the batteries are probably dead. > They are not needed for voltage and current measurements...
• Anti O2 Sensor Angents & Testing?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 11:03:05 EDT
  ...Also, read on list about checking sensor with volt meter. Exactly which wires does one check on the 3 wire system? Thanks Brian Doss...
• Re: Voltages from O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 10:20:27 -0500
  ...Steady reading ~ half a volt indicates not sensor not hot enough to work yet; random-looking readings above and below half a volt indicate...
• Re: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 09:22:24 -0500
  ...remove starter solenoid wire located on top of solenoid (usually a red wire with a plastic covering), attach volt ohm meter to check for...
• Re: questions on temp gauges
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Mar 1996 00:08:17 -0500
  ...The voltage and currrent created is enough when the metals are heated to operate a senstive meter without an external power source. Most gauges...