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• Re: Comments wanted on this portable fridge
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 08:37:52 -0700
  Hi Warren, from what I've read a good deep cycle battery will give you hundreds of cycles to 80% depth of discharge. You...
• Re: cheap battery smart(?) charger at Aldi
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 2 Nov 2015 20:41:35 -0500
  ...claims to be able to revive a deeply discharged 12v battery. tapers >to lower amperage as battery gets close to full and switches to...
• Re: New battery is dead
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 23:41:23 -0400
  ...It is >> annoying considering I know the battery is going to die from being 100% >> discharged too many times. >> >> >> > >
• Re: Trickle Charger (follow up 182 Amps)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:44:09 -0400
  ...Batteries should be sized for a 5 hour discharge to 80% DOD, (depth of discharge), minumum. The Optima is rated at ~ 55 A/H...
• Re: NVC: Me
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 2 May 2014 23:29:41 -0600
  ...I am though :) I was in the hospital for six days then discharged. Will likely be off work for at least a month. The...
• Re: Becketts Tome on Dual Batt.s, Relays, Saftey,and charging (Very Long)
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 22:23:56 -0400
  ...panel and connecting appliances to it? I'm just trying to discharge my fuelish responsibilities in an ample manner from ohm-sweet-ohm . . . Thanks...
• Re: Batteries in parallel?
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 20:47:36 -0400
  ...Batteries connected in parallel in other than the above situations will tend to discharge each other, as the odds of their internal resistances being...
• Guages
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 May 1996 10:27:29 -0500
  ...It only reads discharge. Thealtenator is tied to the starter power cable. it would be difficult to make the ampmeter work for charging. Thank...
• Re: more heating ideas
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  30 Sep 1995 19:18:16 -0700
  ...If you started with a good deep discharge cycle marine battery, maybe 5 minutes before you sucked the battery inside out? Harvey
• Re: Cleaning the tail light too.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 12:03:14 -0700
  ...Hook the hose to the air discharge. The air is drawn over the motor and gets quite warm. I use it all the time...
• Re: Aux battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 7 May 2015 08:40:11 -0700
  ...Then see if they drop on their own from internal discharge. Could be defective, might as well rule that out. Stuart -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 09:42:14 -0700
  ...So how much capacity does that provide? If you elect to discharge the aux battery to no deeper than 80% discharged to prolong its...
• Re: Charge battery but can't access it
  Historical mailing list - Vanagaudi
  Sat, 15 Jul 2023 17:31:45 +0200
  ...lookout for cops).  If I have more bad luck and battery discharges to the point of no-start, what would I do?  I have...
• Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 15:31:43 -0700
  ...I think he uses a trojan high >100AH > capacity deep discharge battery though. I'm currently (no pun intended) > troubleshooting an odd intermittant starter...
• A True Tire Story
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Oct 1996 23:57:26 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Somehow this static discharged via the brass valve stem onto the rim inside and ignited the gas inside the tire. Dave was able to...
• Camping Battery
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Jul 1997 14:14:45 -0400
  ...Especially if that battery is often completely discharged. He also said the deep cycle wheel chair batteries were way expensive and heavy and I...
• Re: Auxilliary waterpump for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 17:51:41 -0400
  ...I installed an Aux coolant pump from a BMW 318i in the heater hose to my Syncro's heaters and now the heater discharge...
• Re: T3 Westy's; batteries; how to have your cake and eat it
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 09:19:24 -0700
  ...don't like discovering that one's starter battery is too discharged to start the engine. Wouldn't have been a big deal if...
• Re: A Current Question of humor
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:52:14 -0500
  ...On Nov 14, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Loren Busch wrote: > RE: > >> So I reckon that if I find myself with a discharged starter...
• Re: westy auxillary battery
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 10:40:58 -0500
  ...Did you actually call them? Has anyone else done this? Should you use a deep discharge marine type battery for the aux.? Also, is...
• Re: Optima d750-S vs. d750-U
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 23:35:27 -0400
  ...be less b/c batteries have progressively less capacity as the discharge rate goes up. I can put more words around all that if...
• Re: AC While Camping - Portable Unit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 20:07:14 -0400
  ...The VA hospital I've recently been haunting has several big airco units in the ER -- two discharges each, about twelve-inch diameter by...
• Re: HIDs on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:16:53 -0700
  ...True HID lights don't have filaments, which is why they are also called gas-discharge lights... the gas itself is what gives off...
• Re: Rogue Battery Draw on 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:52:17 -0400
  ...a properly equipped technician should be able to diagnose a battery discharge issue. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: How Long Running to Charge the Battery After Starting?
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Sun, 9 Mar 2008 21:44:17 -0400
  ...can not fully charge a > battery > after it has been significantly discharged . Generally it requires an > overnight connection to a decent charger, 12 amps...
• Re: Just hibernating & a battery mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:41:52 -0500
  ...The biggest danger to a discharged battery is the possibility of freezing but if that did not happen you are likely OK. While holding...
• Battery Problems.. AGAIN!!
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Keefer
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 12:47:25 -0700
  ...What could be causing the battery to discharge? Could this battery be bad if FLAPS says that it tested good? Finally why would it...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 10:04:06 -0500
  ...And, connecting a discharged battery across a charged one isn't all that dramatic either. Again, they quickly adjust to one another and as...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 12:37:41 -0500
  ...And, connecting a > >discharged battery across a charged one isn't all that dramatic either. > > Again, they quickly adjust to one another and as...
• Testing for Battery Shorts
  Historical mailing list - Bill Prats
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 08:48:42 -0700
  ...It is >>> annoying considering I know the battery is going to die from being 100% >>> discharged too many times. >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ------------------------------ > > End of vanagon Digest - 1...
• Re: hella 2nd battery kit
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 23:09:00 EDT
  ...If you have a discharged high amperage battery and connect the relay to a power source off of your ignition, then your second battery...
• FW: Power Steering Pump Whine
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:56:14 -0700
  ...I have searched the archive and have found reference to whining pumps with improper discharge lines (mine is original VW). The PS pump has...
• Re: PLASMA BLUE HID HEADLIGHTS 86-92 VW VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 22 Dec 2000 10:02:55 -0500
  ...david At 09:48 AM 12/22/2000, Carolyn Kitzmann wrote: > I may sound insane but I personally hope that >the High Intesity Discharge...
• Re: Fw: Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 23:03:33 -0500
  ...Any discharge path would have to be from pole to pole. That's going to be across the top of the case; what the...
• Re: Trickle Charger (follow up 182 Amps)
  Historical mailing list - Brian McCartney
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:54:41 -0700
  ...Batteries should be sized for a 5 hour discharge to 80% DOD, (depth of discharge), minumum. The Optima is rated at ~ 55 A/H...
• Re: Help with sealed lead batteries
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:43:29 -0500
  ...The actual number is no doubt somewhat larger (for new batteries, of course) because the watt-hour rating takes the changing discharge voltage into...
• More Fire Ext. Follies / f
  Historical mailing list - J Greenberg G Jannini
  12 Apr 96 11:50:54 EDT
  ...into the rear where, having lost its pin somehow, it briefly discharged against the right corner of the bench seat and carpet. Just as...
• Dead electrical system problems - asking help
  Historical mailing list - Klaus Hahn
  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 13:41:43 -0800
  ...Our first thought was that the battery had discharged, but our battery charger says it is fully charged. It is a relatively new battery...
• Re: Auxillary battery alternative
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 17:15:01 -0700
  ...All it takes is to forget and leave your interior appliances on overnight and you have a completely discharged battery (I measured a draw...
• Re: Battery/Invert Questions
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 22:23:52 -0400
  ...Battery/Invert Questions Hey all - I too have the optima that I've never been able to fully discharge - (though I haven't really...
• Vanagon Electrical Work and DC - AC Inverter
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 9 Apr 2013 17:48:19 -0700
  ...year ago) Even after that, when turning my inverter on to discharge it, it "beeped" and the LED light up. Using my multi meter...
• Re: Built-in Fire Extinguishers
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:22:21 -0400
  ...BTW, the pressure isn't that high that copper tubing would burst upon discharge. But, using copper tubing is probably the last resort, IMHO...
• T3 Westy's; batteries; how to have your cake and eat it
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 16:19:12 -0600
  ...The difference is that when it stops charging, and switches to discharge during camping, the two batteries remain connected, but only until a certain...
• Re: Monitoring aux battery charging?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 07:55:11 -0400
  ...Optima does not >recommend letting this Yellow Top discharge below 10.5 volts. > >That's my plan, it's a good one, and I...
• Re: Solar Panel Mount -Flexible Panels?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sun, 2 May 2010 15:37:40 -0700
  ...the frickin' tip here.) * I try to stay above a 50% discharge to encourage long battery life. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 23:12:03 -0400
  ...it is the center electrode that is connected to the spark plug wire and initiates the discharge, whereas the ground electrode(s) are much...
• Re: westy auxillary battery
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 06 Feb 1995 14:51:53 +0500
  >>Has anyone else done this? Should you use a deep discharge marine type >>battery for the aux.? Also, is there a way to figure...
• Re: Finding a slow battery drain
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:01:45 -0500
  ...where if left for a few weeks the >> battery will fully discharge. Any idea on how to troubleshoot and find such >> a problem? >> >> Thanks...
• Batteries (I was delusional)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Feb 1995 13:45:44 -0800
  ...As I understand it, during the charge/discharge cycle of the battery an oxide develops on the plates, and without a complete discharge ocassionally...
• Re: Propane Fill Question (Ontario, Canada)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 09:49:14 -0700
  ...Visit http://www.makethedrop.ca/ to find a collection site near you. * Don’t discharge leftover propane into the atmosphere, even if the cylinder...
• Re: Propane Fill Question (Ontario, Canada)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 09:51:05 -0700
  ...Visit http://www.makethedrop.ca/ to find a collection site near you. * Don’t discharge leftover propane into the atmosphere, even if the cylinder...
• The van is fixed...
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm White
  Mon, 10 May 1999 15:28:51 GMT
  ...I'm now fitting a deep discharge battery. Is it sufficient to provide a charge feed to the second battery that is enabled when...
• Re: R12 or R134?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 18:11:34 -0700
  ...there is a slow leak (6 months or so to fully > discharge). > > > > So, any advice on the pros & cons refilling with R12 or converting...
• Re: Solar panels and curtains
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 15:33:42 -0500
  ...This > could > potentially leave you stranded for some time until the battery > recharged. > Also, with a standard battery if you fully discharge it several...
• Battery Sages
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:02:43 -0500
  ...It may have been stored for a long time, discharged, long before your purchased it. *Best Regards, Jon Kanas Email: kanas<at>qadas.com...
• Re: Any solar gurus out there?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 06:58:16 -0400
  ...On a recent trip I discharged the battery in 2 days. So, I would estimate that my usage is about 150Ah per week. I...
• Re: [WetWesties] auxiliary battery wiring, et al
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:30:35 -0700
  ...The charger self-limits > current in the event that the house battery is super discharged. It also > will draw a lot of current when...
• Re: Shore Power Using 12 System ??
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 13:07:29 -0800
  You should be able to charge and discharge from the battery at the same time. Read up on battery chargers first, the best ones...
• Re: BATTERY INFO NEEDED PLEASE
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 06:16:04 -0600
  ...Works perfectly and those AGM batteries can be deeply discharged and re-charged without any consequences. > On Dec 11, 2014, at 11:00 PM...
• Re: 83.5 Westfalia questions
  Historical mailing list - Lindemulder
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 23:24:53 -0700
  ...This drain pipe discharges right behind the propane tank. Does this drain the water storage tank (clean water) or the refuse water from the...