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• Re: charge rate at main & aux batt
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:48:35 -0800
  > The voltage regulator does just that, maintain a fixed voltage. Typical > is ~13.8. The batteries current draw is based on its charge acceptance...
• Re: voltage stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Thu, 20 May 1999 13:20:28 -0500
  ...I >measured battery voltage across the two pins which was almost 12 V. Does >this mean it is toast and not dropping the voltage...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 07:30:35 -0800
  ...what's the duty cycle? how high are the voltage spikes? are there any negative voltage spikes? Microcontrollers do not like going above 5...
• product report
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:00:57 -0400
  well i noticed in the current Radio Shack flyer that they had a reasonably priced ($14.99) dash mounted Thermometer+voltmeter with remote temp...
• No spark -- Ignition Control Unit?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 9 May 2007 10:34:17 -0400
  ...Also there's no voltage drop when grounding out the middle terminal to the Hall sender (it stays near battery voltage.) And the voltage...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 24 Jul 2003 - Special issue (#2003-752)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 18:41:28 -0800
  ...When the fridge was turned to 12 volts operation the voltage at the aux battery dropped to about 12.5 volts. When we checked...
• Re: Drop in gas mileage update
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:16:32 -0400
  ...Get .54 volts. When I reconnect the sensor, I still get .54 volts. In just measuring the O2 sensor output when disconnected, it starts...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 15:19:33 -0800
  Where exactly are you putting each of the meter probes? Does it drop to zero volts when the pedal is released? The brake switches...
• Re: Getting idle Vanagon to start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:34:25 EST
  Your altenator in the van is not working to produce voltage to run the van after you disconnect from your jump car ( source of...
• Re: electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:00:40 -0500
  ...The voltage at the battery (under load) reads 12.4 volts but at the terminal it reads 11.5 volts, only 3 feet of...
• Re: charing voltage to battery - 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:32:19 -0400
  At 11:37 PM 3/13/2011, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >when there is 13.8 volts of charging ooomph at the alternator main...
• Battery and alternator - generic auto electric
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:09:10 -0400
  This morning, I put a multimeter to the battery and I got 11.9-12.0 volts at idle. I took both the alternator...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 3 Aug 2013 18:11:49 -0700
  ...If I look at voltage as the >> "push" ... a charger capable of a higher voltage output to push Amps >> into the battery, would be...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:08:35 -0700
  ...The voltage is a compromise. Note the usual gassing voltage of ~2.37 v/pc, (14.2v). Charging a battery at this voltage through...
• Re: CDN Tire: Two 6 volt vs One 12 volt battery question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:22:07 -0400
  ...Two 6 volt vs One 12 volt battery question Having read the post regarding Canadian Tire's battery sale, CDN Tire has 2 batteries...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 14:10:17 -0400
  ...It turns the field on full when voltage rises above the set point, and turns it off when it falls below. This normally happens...
• Re: Cold start issue
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 15:39:01 -0700
  ...In circuit with key on it reads about 1 volt at cold engine and .3 volts at hot engine, Digifant. Mark David Beierl wrote...
• Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Part II
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:38:54 -0500
  ...Reding should be 0.0 volts in park or neutral (0.1 volt is acceptable), and increase to between 0.5 to 1.0...
• Re: Enough volts - alternator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 20:10:26 -0400
  ...After things are warm it drops to 13.76 Volts. When I run the air conditioning it's 13.4 Volts. It does eventually...
• Re: shower
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:05:17 -0700
  ...tank its 120 volts would a 12 volt to 120 >>inverter be strong enough? The "problem" is that watts = volts x amps, so a...
• Re: A damn OS question again, yea!!! now i need some help, it's my turn....
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 7 May 2002 10:56:09 -0700
  ...Many people are saying that an OS produce voltage when hot and unplug!!!! Between 0.1 to 1 volt. (rich mixture or poor mixture...
• Re: Heavy Duty Starter Cables
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 10:17:26 EST
  I thought a 2.5 volt drop across the starter cable sounded unbelievable so I measured it. I used my Fluke model 12 which...
• Re: O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:02:31 -0700
  ...Voltage from O2-cable > coming from engine is +0.46 volts. Again, O2-sensor is not connected. > I have tried with two different ECUs...
• Re: Odometer fixed..and "how dumb am I? (gas guage)
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:17:55 -0500
  ...The fuel gauge is driven through a 10V voltage regulator, so if your supply voltage is so low as to effect the fuel gauge...
• Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:45:57 -0700
  ...Volt gauge works fine, > getting > ~ 13.8 volts. This is tapped into yellow/black wire coming from ignition > switch. > > All gauges have grounds going...
• Re: Wire Gauges for Solar panels for your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:37:53 -0300
  ...WIRE GAUGE for 10% Voltage Drop 12 Volt Systems (AWG) Wire to load in Feet 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50...
• O2 sensor voltage?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 21:37:06 -0500
  Last weekend, I got the old Heathkit VTVM (high impedance analog voltmeter) out and put one probe on the spade lug at the end...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 12:49:05 -0800
  ...So the regulator sense voltage will be the > alternator voltage minus 0.7 (or whatever the forward voltage drop across > the diode is). > > SurePower...
• Re: Heat in an air-cooled Syncro (long, boring, self-involved)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 May 2000 18:50:03 -0400
  ...Depending on what you mean by "doesn't care" -- a given element will draw more current as you increase the voltage, and the power...
• Re: Usb outlet and voltmeter
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Mon, 18 Apr 2016 07:57:56 -0700
  Jim, I forget what your final verdict and also measurement was on the current draw of the usb/voltmeter. You recall? Ab > On Apr...
• Re: Sometimes it does not ...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:34:57 -0400
  ...If light still blinks, check voltage between skinny ground pin and higher voltage of the two other pins on the temp gauge. If that...
• Re: Electrical question (Coil terminals)
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:07:55 -0400
  ...With the ignition on (car not running), measure the voltage between the two (meter ground lead to one, voltage lead to the other), then...
• Re: Reverse light madness
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 07:41:16 -0400
  ...Now, unplugged, here are the resistances and voltages: Ignition off: AB: 16 Ohms, 0 Volts Ignition on: AB: 12 Volts (didn't want to...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 15:38:00 -0800
  ...and up to 14.5 volts. there are even adjustable voltage regulators that can be bought. Then you set the charging voltage yourself. do...
• Re: O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:14:35 -0700
  ...Voltage from O2-cable >>coming from engine is +0.46 volts. Again, O2-sensor is not connected. >>I have tried with two different ECUs...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:49:49 -0700
  ...Monitoring this voltage while driving will show whether the battery is getting sufficiently high voltage to put a charge into it. Dennis Hayes wrote...
• Re: NVC - Delta Mark Ten
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 21:38:04 -0800
  How many people know you can screw a wood screw into a 12 volt battery in the right place, and tap into just 6...
• Re: Making an alternator a smarter charger? [LVC]
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 15:25:42 -0700
  Dennis, I hadn't considered the effect of 14 - 14.8 absorption voltage on the headlights and other driving devices in the Vanagon. That...
• Re: 02 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 2 May 2002 11:35:08 -0400
  Once the sensor is hot, it will produce a voltage based on how much oxygen is left in the exhaust. A higher voltage (.7...
• Re: voltage Stabilizer/Regulator - Correct Part?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 11:04:50 -0500
  Check your output voltage at the battery. Perhaps your alternator is putting out more than 14 volts and frying your voltage stabilizers. I have...
• adjustable volt reg. was Re: List for Volvo owners? NOW ON TOPIC!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:14:25 EDT
  ...This link also shows an "adjustable voltage regulator for Vanagon" for sale "allowing 14.5 volts at the battery." for $26. Is this a...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 15:27:23 -0700
  ...I recommend a good digital > voltmeter if you want to hunt down those elusive milli-volts. I constructed > special meter leads for this propose...
• Check your Voltmeter battery!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:34:19 +0000
  So...I have 3 voltmeters.  Two freebie digital ones from Harbor Freight (brand name is CEN-TECH) and an ancient Radio Shack analog model...
• Re: Lights - and voltage level (IR drop)
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 21:10:27 -0500
  Actually, if you want bulbs to last longer, DROP the voltage to them more that the IR ddrop you found in your wiring. And...
• Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 08:53:09 -0800
  ...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: 84 Vanagon--Won't start at 40 degrees--Update
  Historical mailing list - john schaper
  Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:03:00 -0400
  ...The pair of resistances form a voltage divider, and the > voltage measured at the junction between the two is proportional to > the ratio of...
• Re: How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 15:38:35 -0500
  ...This sends out a voltage greater than 0.45 volts. If the engine is running lean, all fuel is burned, and the extra Oxygen...
• New Starter Stopped Working requires the RI wizard
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:22:06 -0700
  Noel, I may be off base here but I think you need 12 volts to the starter. If we can get some input from...
• Re: charge rate at main & aux batt
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:46:56 +0200
  ...Every battery has a specified charge > voltage, adjusted for temperature. If you charge with a smaller > voltage, the battery will not fully charge. Larger...
• Re: Installing Dash Volt-Meter?
  Historical mailing list - vw4x4
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 20:04:54 -0500
  ...and volt meter on sale. I bought 3 of them. WOrks great until the outside temp. probe got wet. Temp. reading outside went nuts...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:18:10 -0700
  > Anytime I hear of a Vanagon with a dead AGM or two, I'm curious to > know > what is the charging voltage at the...
• Re: Usb outlet and voltmeter
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 17 Apr 2016 21:50:27 -0300
  ...Nice job. > On 17-Apr-2016, at 21:09, Alistair Bel <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > > Not as nice as Abel's voltmeter install, but...
• Re: New Front Brake Rotor Question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:41:47 -0700
  ...If I > > Most old analog panel meters will read "Average" > Envelop voltage > of any AC voltage. It is the way the meter responds to...
• Sharing a voltmeter between two batteries
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 16:57:48 -0500
  ...I was wondering about the feasability of using one voltmeter (with a switch) to read the voltage in two batteries. One is an Optima...
• Enough volts - alternator
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:00:12 -0500
  ...After things are warm it drops to 13.76 Volts. When I run the air conditioning it's 13.4 Volts. It does eventually...
• Re: noob already in trouble
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:30:04 -0500
  ...Plug a digital voltmeter into the connector from the oxygen sensor on the left side of the engine bay and see if the voltage...
• 1982 Westy air cooled fuel injection cold start valve voltage
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:14:40 -0800
  Is there any info on the voltage a cold start valve operates at on a 1982 Westy air cooled fuel injection system?
• Re: Sure Power 1315 question > monitoring battery
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:17:51 -0800
  The state of charge of a battery can indeed be determined with a voltmeter, but the battery needs to be disconnected from any loads...
• Re: Headlight rewiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 12:57:24 -0400
  ...If you're dropping half a volt in a twelve-volt (13.6 volt) circuit, then you're wasting about 3.5% of the...
• Re: LVC: Learning Electricity & Testers
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:45:40 -0700
  ...Never use a current meter to measure voltage. It would be like shorting the two points that you are trying to measure. If you...