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• Re: no start?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Jan 2016 22:29:06 -0500
  ...I have one of those cigarette > lighter volt meters and after sitting overnight it reads 12.6 volts. > When I turn the key to...
• Re: lightweight digital voltmeter @ Radio Shack
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 00:13:23 -0500
  It's a good meter. Better carry spare batteries, though, 'cause it's easy to leave on by accident... Dave At 03:00 PM...
• Re: On the road - charging issue
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 23 May 2023 08:59:54 -0700
  ...There is easy access to the battery voltage through the cigar lighter socket, but you do need a meter. That said, the regulated charging...
• Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 23 May 2008 09:08:42 -0800
  ...I have a digital volt meter permanently wired in with a switch so I can see the aux and starting battery any time I...
• Re: Voltage Stabilizer Blows
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 14:31:06 -0600
  ...use a meter to set the proper voltage level ( 10 volts) while adjusting the variable resistor. This chip will require a heat sink if...
• Re: WTB rear differential lock externals
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 21 Mar 2006 06:48:15 -0800
  ...I have one from a 4000 Quattro that has double vacuum switch for 2 lockers, indicators, and as a bonus a volt meter and...
• Re: Bright, head light problem...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 00:52:11 -0500
  ...So the next thing to do would be to get a volt/ohm meter and check the voltage at the headlight. Also check continuity...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:59:34 -0500
  ...What's the TII voltage as it warms > up? Should drop down to ? a tenth volt or so ? at running temp. If it's...
• Re: A damn OS question again, yea!!! now i need some help, it's my turn....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 May 2002 02:47:11 -0400
  ...with regular digital voltmeter you will see only random readings that change above and below half a volt (because the meter averages readings over...
• FW: Euro-Drive: FIX 90 Volkswagen Vanagon, Poor-idle/Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:28:33 -0400
  ...up all the gear fuel gauge, volt meter to O2, Fluke to distibutor watch wave pattern, do voltage drops on ground to ECM and...
• Re: Low-voltage alarm
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:33:32 -0700
  ...XBM battery monitor, no less than 12.4V on the volt-o-meter). -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84...
• Re: aux battery ideas
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 06:39:09 -0700
  ...A good digital volt meter with a resolution of at least .1 (point one) volts will tell you more about where you stand with...
• Re: Which gauges?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 10:15:39 -0700
  ...I would > appreciate some feedback so I can whittle this list down to three. > > 1) Ammeter > 2) Volt meter > 3) Oil pressure > 4) Oil...
• Re: Testing fuel gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 03:46:13 -0500
  ...test leads in the right holes etc (many meters have separate jacks for current, resistance, voltage etc). david >Todd >'88 Westy -- David Beierl - Providence...
• Re: VDO gauges
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 22:30:26 -0700
  I have oil temp and a volt meter on my 88 Syncro. The oil temp and a volt meter will also go in my...
• Re: Multimeter Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:08:09 -0400
  ...The >> recent post on an LED voltmeter got me thinking about buying a >> multimeter. On Amazon they have them both digital and analog, >> ranging...
• El-cheapo-voltage_metero-project
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 15:38:51 -0500
  ...transistors will do the very same thing as a relay for smaller loads - right? And why not a $10 voltage meter? Well because I...
• Re: No start, no click.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 12:35:46 -0500
  ...Tyr twice with the negative meter lead on the engine/transmission and a good chassis ground. If voltage their the starter solenoid is most...
• Re: HELP! Loss of Voltage.. Am I thinking right?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 11:37:10 EDT
  It sounds like a problem of getting the voltage from the alternator to the battery (please electrical people don't crucify me I know...
• Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:43:24 -0700
  ...the air flow meter.. > it was quite good.. > semi-involved procedure reading oxygen sensor out put ....adjusting to > a particular voltage , etc. > > if you...
• Re: Rough Running 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 15:29:09 -0400
  ...meter to measure >resistance? Your test seems more thorough. Ohmmeter test could work same way, actually. But the real bottom line is what voltage...
• How about changing the resonate frequency? WAS: Yup, those are my symptoms!
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 00:16:04 -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: slightly oily plugs
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sat, 27 Mar 2004 10:05:24 -0600
  ...check the voltage on the ECU > lead, > should be steady right around .5 volts. > > If readings are reasonable, leave the meter hooked up and...
• Re: hesitation/bucking (was: Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 17 May 2008 23:08:29 -0400
  ...he Bentley on how the voltages should vary with wiper position? I popped the top off the AFM meter and sprayed electronics cleaner in...
• dead house battery / fully charged house battery?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Novak
  Tue, 9 Sep 2014 15:33:02 -0700
  ...the battery life indicator next to the water tank level meter shows the battery in the red, but a check of the battery proved...
• Re: 15 Volt 22 Microfarrad Tantalum Capacitor Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 10:43:13 -0500
  ...On that solution before playing with a $500 parts (Air flow Meter). I have the VW fix (Harness) and I am not sure I...
• Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:43:07 -0800
  ...Do you have a volt meter handy? Mark
• Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 19:39:52 -0600
  ...The voltage never dropped below 12 volts this whole time. I then started up the van watching the volt meter. It then went up...
• Re: 82 Vanagon - Slow turn on of headlamps
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Nov 1996 07:44:44 PST
  ...Then the way I would proceed is to get out my volt meter and check the voltage drop across the switch. With the switch...
• Re: VDO pod question
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 18 Oct 1999 11:59:38 -0700
  ...volts are volts for a volt meter and oil is oil for the oil pressure gauge regardless of what vehicle no? Bill 90 Westy...
• Hesitation Possible fix
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:04:21 -0400
  ...Low voltage at the injector plug at idle. Not allowing the injector to Fire. check with a voltage meter. He said AFMs not usually...
• Re: Is there a such thing as a POD mountable DIGITAL voltmeter?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 15 May 2000 22:08:07 -0700
  ...By the way, CB >(Claudes buggies)) sells a dash mounted air/fuel mixture gauge (Volt >Meter). Let me know what you find out. > >Have...
• LVC: Learning Electricity & Testers
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 07:07:19 -0700
  ...Also, can you recommend a good multi-meter or tester that may work for 12V systems as well as for home current? Or do...
• Re: 91 syncro troubleshoot ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 22:58:51 -0700
  ...Take a volt meter and see what the sensor is putting out -- I'll bet it is zero. Malcolm
• Re: Solar panel wrap-up
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 11:43:38 -0600
  The readings will not be meaningful when you connect an ohmmeter to a component which is producing voltage and current. Larry A. Bill N...
• Re: LCD display for battery condition
  Historical mailing list - ---------------------
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:53:30 -0400
  ...volt meter inside temp outside temp. clock for $7 I bet someone else has something like this, now Troy wrote: > I had a lot...
• Turn signal weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Tue, 6 May 2003 21:40:46 -0400
  ...The meter jumps up to around 10 volts in perfect rhythm with the flasher relay. It's an analog meter and a little one...
• Re: Fuel level gauge
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 08:01:15 -0600
  ...It may be a ground >> issue? >> > > Panel ground is reference for the voltage regulator that supplies ten > volts to the gauges. > > Sender ground is...
• Re: new O2 installed - engine dies
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 17:58:33 -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 - pdooley
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:38:39 -0400
  ...I grew up with analog meters and really miss how good they were for showing changes in voltage or current whereas digital meters are...
• Re: batteries?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 10:26:34 -0500
  ...it is wired improperly even though wired >per Bentley and tested with meter? 2. PO did not install a Deep Cycle >Battery there and...
• Re: 1986 VanagonGL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Thu, 5 May 2005 16:25:01 -0400
  One of the best $20 you'll spend is on a 0 to 1 Volt Lascar LCD volt meter. http://my.tbaytel.net/guskers...
• Re: Analyzer question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Wed, 23 May 2001 23:17:38 -0600
  ...This model is a dwell, tach and volt meter also. It arrived promptly within a few days which is not normal for my previous...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 10:27:34 -0800
  ...Electrical problems that imply either battery or alternator problems > Annie, you (or your mechanic) needs to put a volt meter on the battery and...
• Re: DEAD in my garage on New Year's Day
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 19:25:57 -0600
  ...To prove they are functioning correctly when an anomaly develops one can attach a volt meter to the sensor wire and observe the voltage...
• Re: Fw: Auxillary battery not charging
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 09:08:17 -0400
  ...the first step is to put a volt meter to the terminals of the > auxiliary battery.... should be over 12 v Reads 10v with...
• Re: TiiCo Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 20:21:11 -0800
  ...And a volt meter is even easier. This addition shouldn't interfere since they require wiring of their own, piggy-backing doesn't work...
• Re: Volt Ohm Meter: Continuity Checking, Ohm Range Settings
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:16:14 -0800
  Found it. Image: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-B5dyW10mgCQ/Uw5mg4q4whI/AAAAAAAAI3k/YdFJMfhWHSs/s720/Motronic%2520OBD1%2520ECU%252054.jpg The blue/red it's next to...
• Re: coolant sensor
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 18:05:44 -0400
  ...Thanks, Jim Cape Girardeau, MO >> Jim, Anyone who can learn to spell the name of your town can learn to use a multi-meter...
• Re: Friday Question: What's Your "Dream Dash???"
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 12:08:11 -0500
  ...Gauge, Manifold Pressure Gauge, Tachometer (Mine has the huge clock instead), volt meter.... And one of those "Fish Finder" sonar displays that you see...
• Re: At Idle: AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 12:51:08 -0400
  Scott; One of the main points that David was trying to make is that inexpensive analog meters have too low an impedance to measure...
• Re: emissions
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 3 Feb 1999 12:00:15 -0600
  ...You must use a digital volt meter. Radio shack has them for less than $25 and I just got a flier from circuit specialists...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:16:47 -0700
  ...You > can use an alalog > > meter if you do not have a digital one. Just make sure > to set it to > > AC volt and...
• wet spastic oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 21:11:44 -0500
  ...0 volt reading on the oxygen sensor. I pulled over and disconnected the O2 sensor from the ecu and attached a meter to the...
• Re: Backup light puzzle anyone?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:43:51 -0400
  That's what your meter is for. Where does this 5V exist, and what do you have to disconnect to stop it? How much...
• Re: westy wiring woes
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 16:50:17 -0800
  ...power (faucet) then it is indeed time for your trusty volt-o-meter. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84...
• Re: A/C Wiring/electrical help (pic)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:23:08 -0400
  ...through the circuit and measuring voltage drops (which is precisely what an ohmmeter does). Our little digital meters will measure millivolts very handily. In...
• Re: radio install, replacement ignition switch?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:41:28 -0600
  ...the radio. > To do > this you will need a volt-ohm meter (multi-meter). Pull that plastic > cover off the underside of the steering...
• Re: No Charge: HELP!--cheap digital voltmeters
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 00:37:59 -0400
  ...Guess what, I virtually always use the Harbor Freight meter. One less thing to carry to the van. Seems to work fine. It may...
• Re: product report
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 06:56:57 -0700
  ...There looks to be a > very small bar graph as the volt meter, ONLY.. No > actual numbers. To me this is useless. > Eric > > Daniel...