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• Re: Voltage surges
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 21 May 2010 19:01:54 -0400
  ...Lots of modern battery chargers will pulse-charge at more-or-less full output once the battery leaves the deep-drained condition. d
• Re: Battery Sages
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:25:10 -0700
  ...I do have a trickle charger/maintainer that was being used on another battery... $35 dollar lesson...ugg, like I have extra money to...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 6 Aug 2013 15:39:31 -0700
  ...only as a power supply > for fridge and not as a charger. > > Neil. > > On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 6:22 AM, Harold Teer...
• Brief Report on Norcold after a Week of Camping
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:42:51 -0700
  ...After an hour I disconnected the small charger and hooked up the 30 amp charger. Instantly heard the load on the generator and the...
• Aux battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 11 May 2015 05:59:59 -0400
  You are right about the solar charger. This past winter I purchase an 80 watt one from GOWESTY and wired it in the system...
• Re: A very basic Inverter/Charger to consider
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Apr 2020 21:49:33 +0000
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• Re: New fridge replacement option for the Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:51:32 -0700
  ...run an inverter off the alternator and use it to power a 120VAC smart > charger, i.e., > > alternator --> inverter --> 120VAC/12VAC charger --> house battery...
• An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 29 Jul 2022 17:40:18 -0500
  ...Why was it on? Further checking I realized that I had the car on a trickle charger plugged into the cabin 120 outlet, and...
• Re: Charger recommendations for camper?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 20:21:08 -0500
  hi jim there is a real neat charger that cycles your battery. takes it up to charge then desulfides or something when charged. will...
• Re: 82 Diesel Westy Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 20:01:24 EDT
  ...Plug the charger in and if the glow plug doesn't glow red after a couple of seconds, toss it and replace. This may...
• FS Volkswagen Turbo Charger
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 20:59:38 -0700
  For those of you wanting to retro to a Turbo charger this one looks like it might retro with very little effort. I'm...
• Where to mount DC/DC charger?
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:17:50 -0400
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• SPAM - AT starter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 11:44:12 -0700
  ...Goes round n round when I hook the battery charger to it. Anyone need it? $30 + postage. Jim
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:11:53 -0700
  ...But maybe just another specific charger is the simplest way > to > deal with this. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Voltage surges
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 21 May 2010 15:33:53 -0700
  ...I'm going to plug the van into the household Mains and let my onboard battery charger take the deep cycle to 100% and...
• Trickling Deep Cycle and normal starting batteries
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:54:32 -0700
  ...They disconnect when not driving, so during the off-season I will hook up a couple of trickle chargers. I know that deep-cycle...
• Calling all turbo charger / Diesel experts!!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 08:40:01 -0700
  ...1.9L AAZ with a KKK K017 turbo charger Injection: stock 0.80mm timing Modifications: None other than a nice free flow air intake...
• Upgrading second battery system
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sat, 25 Apr 2020 22:54:16 +0000
  ...I have a blue sea auxiliary fuse panel under the driver seat along with a dual bank charger and a controller for a solar...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Taeke
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:34:27 -0400
  ...I further concur with your suggestion for utilizing a Charger specifically designed for AGM's on a routine basis. Any battery (let alone an...
• Re: Livin' in the USB fast lane--electrical intrigue
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 19:54:20 -0700
  ...So, I > > > added Harbor Freight's cheapest trickle charger (which won't charge > > > at all, but it will hold a charge in place up...
• 6-12v charging system for Thoms macchina
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 6 Feb 95 14:51:11 PST
  ...Then it's a simple matter of hooking your 120vac battery charger and running to the battery set. To charge the "12VDC" battery you...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:31:21 -0700
  ...All the spiffy > temp/voltage > AGM battery chargers I see are 120V AC input.. > > Is there an onboard “charger widget” for upping the charge...
• Power Converters RV, RV Battery chargers from Progressive Dynamics
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 23:55:04 -0500
  All this took was a simple google search. These power converter's are available in plenty of popular RV/ Marine internet shopping area's...
• Re: [SPAM] Re: Aux battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sat, 9 May 2015 16:33:12 -0400
  ...I am concerned about the charger over heating. The manual says it has a auto shut off if the unit overheats. Dennis Jowell Scotch...
• Re: weird things happening (peripheral VC)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 23 Dec 2005 16:14:42 -0800
  ...The radio doing wild and wacky things when the cell charger is engaged sounds like there is also a ground problem for dashboard items...
• Re: Charging the battery
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:15:12 -0700
  ...something to do with potentially getting the wrong cable from the charger on the wrong terminal of the battery and possibly frying components upstream...
• Shore Power Hook-Up Glitch
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 1 Apr 2021 07:00:02 -0700
  ...The built-in Pro-Sport 8 charger makes it convenient. (It's in shared parking, or I would just leave it plugged in all...
• Re: [vanagon] E-bay Solar Auto Battery Charger - any good?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:45:40 -0800
  ...To address that problem, I run an extension cord to the AC jack on the van and let my built-in trickle charger do...
• Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:31:43 -0500
  At 05:56 AM 11/13/2003, Andrew Grebneff wrote: >battery... or an electrocution! (a 100mA current of 1,000,000V will >not even...
• Re: Just hibernating & a battery mystery
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:23:24 -0800
  Hi Chris, Maybe not all DieHard battery chargers incorporate a desulfating mode. The manual for this Diehard model # 71222 says nothing about it. It...
• Solar Power Charger for Van Camping
  Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:37:07 -0800
  I know this has been discussed several times on the list, but I came across this solar charger on ThinkGeek.com and wanted to...
• Re: deep cycle btry: when to stop charging?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 22 Jun 1997 20:06:31 -0400
  ...Vanagon and have been charging it with a > 5W solar trickle charger, which has already taken it from about 8V > (not charged since early...
• I've just been given a couple of AGM gc-2 batteries.
  Historical mailing list - Taeke Takeon
  Sat, 10 May 2008 21:49:12 -0400
  ...Currently they are all the way up to 11.5 v on my 2/6/10 A Vector 3 stage charger... But finally they...
• Re: vw solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 20:34:34 -0700
  Entity karen davis spoke thus: > any problems leaving > one in the lighter for 3 months? It won't overcharge will it? Any advice? No...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 12:53:42 -0700
  ...I left my charger on it ovenight and heard this "BANG" about 3am....I thought it must someone spotlighting a deer or something... Next...
• Re: Brief Report on Norcold after a Week of Camping
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:39:57 -0700
  ...After an hour I disconnected > the small charger and hooked up the 30 amp charger. Instantly heard the > load on the generator and the...
• Re: [SPAM] Re: Aux battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 10 May 2015 17:09:55 -0700
  ...you may want to have small solar tricker charger like this one http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van_1299275510577/page_1536_1339/solar...
• Re: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 11:01:37 -0500
  ...the Battery Charge section of the Battery Charger is working fine. It is charging at 12 V. at 2,10, 20 amps. The section...
• Re: Long term Storage advice?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:52:49 EDT
  ...Put the battery on a trickle charger or just plan on buying a new one when you get back. hello guys I wouldn't...
• Re: Battery isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 18:21:29 -0400
  ...Didn't Alistair Bell do something similar? Just my .02, > but if it were me, I'd want the charger display somewhere I could...
• Surepower 1315, auxiliary fuse block, Progressive Dynamics charger, and Vitrifrigo installation questions
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Fri, 1 May 2009 12:12:11 -0400
  I have a 91 Westy and am about to install the Surepower 1315, an auxiliary fuse block, the Vitrifrigo fridge and a battery charger...
• Re: Battery chargers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 15:41:45 -0400
  At 03:30 PM 8/7/2009, pdooley wrote: >Any idea what could be wrong with this thing? Got a schematic? (My late, not...
• Re: Aux battery Woahs
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 21 Jun 2015 14:36:31 -0400
  ...charge it with your charger for 4 or 5 hours. disconnect the charger and see if it goes down over time. This will tell...
• switching AC power between hookup and inverter
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 20:56:57 -0400
  ...Or to plug in an AC light, camera battery charger, etc. Hmm, just thought of the onboard battery charger. I would not want that...
• Re: Time to hammer the starter/solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:52:40 -0400
  ...I have a full 110 V battery charger (on full power) to the battery > (during start efforts) so I > assume that the battery is...
• Using a UPS unit as inverter
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:12:27 -0600
  Hi, I've experimented with using a computer Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) in place of an inverter and charger. In theory this seems appealing...
• Re: Surepower 1315, auxiliary fuse block, Progressive Dynamics charger, and Vitrifrigo installation questions
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Wed, 6 May 2009 20:31:03 -0400
  Loren, Thanks for the response to my message about the surepower, fridge, charger, etc. Your thoughts are helpful and I am learning more by...
• Locked Electric Driver's Lock
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sun, 16 Dec 2018 23:44:56 -0800
  ...Unfortunately, it's been sitting a lot lately and I don't have a trickle charger on it (yet), so the battery got low...
• Re: Charging the batteries..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:15:24 -0400
  ...Some chargers will top off as high as 17 volts. Some electronics including your engine ECU may not like that. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Front Heater wiring *REVISITED*
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:48:43 -0500
  Battery chargers do make good power supplies unless designed for that extra function. Power supplies have filtered and regulated outputs to actually support devices...
• Charging the batteries..
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:46:10 -0700
  ...if I hook the main battery to a 10 Amp household battery charger, will it charge both battery or only the the main battery...
• NEVER MIND - Can anyone read these corrupted DOC files for a battery charger install?
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:28:32 -0700
  Many thanks to those who contacted me with a solution. I was able to retrieve the text and put it back with the pictures...
• Progressive Dynamics charger, and Vitrifrigo installation questions
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 2 May 2009 06:42:23 -0600
  There may be confusion on my Vitrifrigo numbers. I'll change the page. By 5:00, I mean setting the temp dial to the...
• Re: High beam blue light?
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:48:22 -0700
  You know what makes a spiffy tester for those little non-LED's? A cell phone car charger. Just put one lead in the...
• Wattage for Solar Battery Charge
  Historical mailing list - karen davis
  Sat, 12 Jul 2003 16:27:03 +0000
  What type of wattage should one get on these solar battery trickle chargers...is it 1.5 watts? Just didn't know if more...
• Re: Shore Power Using 12 System ??
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 03:12:11 -0500
  ...Avoid the cheap trickle chargers, they burn up your batteries. John 87 Westy SVX
• Nit Picking Solar Systems
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 17:13:11 -0800
  ...it's proprietary battery charger & three spare batteries--so why suggest I go looking for a possible "after market" charger? Why, in fact, suggest...
• NEW Blue Sea Fast Charging Dual USB Socket.
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Thu, 25 Aug 2016 15:48:32 -0500
  ...older models and Blue Sea finally ditched the annoying LED status light! Yay! http://texasvanagons.com/new-blue-sea-usb-quick-charger/ Abel Longoria
• Re: Battery chargers - Scoldings
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 13:47:42 -0700
  OK, this is seriously one of the funniest things I've heard in a long long time!, because I remember army scoldings!! Regards, Courtney...
• Dual battery charging
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 11:10:39 -0700
  ...They have all kinds of great information on chargers, charging, inverters, etc. Scott Semyan '85 Westie Seattle, WA