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Re: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:39:49 -0700
...Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge? Before I write off the friendly Advance Auto employee as a nitwit, I'll...
Re: battery explosion
Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
Sun, 9 May 1999 20:01:13 -0500
...Poor maintenance of the battery, and/or a poorly constructed battery caused this problem. In short, these things all have to be happening for...
Re: A Current Question
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:46:44 -0500
...What I really want is to be able to do is tap a jump start without moving the seat to access the battery compartment...
Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
Historical mailing list - PB
Wed, 8 Jul 2015 10:23:34 -0700
David, Thinking that I was getting an exact replacement for my discharged battery, I went online and looked for a group 41 battery. When...
Starting Battery, Optima or others?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Ham
Sat, 6 Apr 2002 23:31:48 -0500
My starting battery is dying in my '90 Camper. Does an Optima fit in in the compartment under the passenger seat? Any suggestions for...
Re: One Last Thing re Propex
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 23 Oct 1997 08:52:10 -0700
...Unless you really add a lot of aux battery capacity, you have to be aware of the state of your battery and how much...
Re: Sure Power 1315 question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:12:48 -0500
...Starter battery is the usual starter type battery. Will the starter battery charge (through the 1315) if I wire the 120V charger to the...
Re: Need advice on Battery Isolators
Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
Tue, 03 Sep 1996 09:12:30 -0700
...What subtlties do I >need to know about isolators? > > >The battery I'm installing is a 12V deep cycle gel cell (Wheel Chair >battery...
Re: 1 Solar Panel: Alternate Charging Between 2 Aux. Batteries?
Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:06:46 -0600
Putting some load on battery A and then battery B vs putting the same load on battery A+B. If there is charging involved...
Re: proper battery fit
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 24 Sep 2011 08:45:07 -0400
...proper battery fit So, the original from factory was a group 42. This is the first battery I have bought for the vehicle. The...
Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! Battery lifting strap!
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Tue, 7 Jul 2015 15:31:16 -1000
...Finding the PERFECT starter battery! >> >> I use Vice-Grips to clamp onto one of the terminals to help me lift out >> the old battery...
Re: replacing starter battery with deep cycle?
Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:51:28 -0700
Wes, Can't say that I'm the battery expert here. but I live aboard a sailboat half the year and I have done...
battery questions
Historical mailing list - Dylan Kahler
Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:33:57 -0800
...I don't set my fridge to battery, and the water in the battery seems just fine. I've been using the DieHard 30042...
Re: Recommendations for Aux battery hardware
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:27:21 -0400
...Recommendations for Aux battery hardware I have an 82’ diesel Westy, so I have two AUX up front. But the battery bank in the...
Re: Optima as 2nd battery.
Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
Fri, 23 May 1997 08:11:41 -0800
JCSYNCRO@aol.com wrote: > > Has anyone actually installed the Optima "bullet poof" battery..... the one > that uses coiled cells?? > > Upon preliminary measurements, looks like...
Re: How to Select the Right Battery
Historical mailing list - JP Nicholls
Tue, 19 Aug 1997 09:24:11 +0100
I have a second battery for the van and have occasionally run it flat by using it to power the fridge for several hours...
Re: How to Select the Right Battery
Historical mailing list - JP Nicholls
Wed, 20 Aug 1997 09:01:09 +0100
I have a second battery for the van and have occasionally run it flat by using it to power the fridge for several hours...
Re: stranded... '84 won't start (after exhuast work??)
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 12 Jun 2005 21:09:29 -0700
You need a new battery. The alternator needs the battery to create the magnetic field it uses to generate electricity. With a wheezy battery...
Re: Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the ElectricalGurus
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:27:11 -0400
One thing that I discovered with my Smart Relay is that the starting battery needs to be in good shape to deliver enough voltage...
Re: 91 Vanagon will not start..? FIXED
Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
Tue, 1 Jun 2004 05:56:02 -0400
...Ultimatley once the battery cables are cleaned or the corraded wiring replaced one battery--your battery-- will do the trick to start the bus...
Re: Battery isolator question
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:44:48 -0500
I am contemplating a dual battery setup as well, but the battery isolators still baffle me a bit. I'm planning a side post...
Aux. battery questions
Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
Tue, 4 Aug 1998 17:43:44 EDT
I'm considering installing an auxiliary battery in my '88 camper. I've looked through the list archives, and I think I know basically...
Re: Something draining my battery
Historical mailing list - randy velasco
Tue, 6 Dec 2011 16:56:44 -0800
...Yes, the battery can even be >defective. 4 months means little. Yes you can also have a wiring problem >between the battery and the...
Re: Sure Power 1315
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:01:18 -0800
I'm thinking that I should make the wire run from the back seat to the starter battery as short as possible. I could...
Re: My aux battery solution
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 21:39:02 -0700
...This set up allows the aux battery to be charged (after main battery charges), but prevents the main battery from being drained when the...
Re: Battery placement alternatives
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:47:39 -0500
---- B Feddish <uprightbassghost@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > How about moving it under the drivers seat? > > Seriously, what is wrong with the current battery location? You...
Re: Re Adjust Battery LED Pot
Historical mailing list
Tue, 29 Nov 1994 20:22:00 -0500
> A battery that only reads 12v is junk. If it doesn't read a minimum >of 12.5, forget it, IMHO. Actually, most battery...
What is THE best battery ?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:32:33 -0800
I have to replace the battery in my LT, so yeah not really a Vanagon questions, but a Vanagon's big brother question. The...
Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
Historical mailing list - Don Spence
Thu, 6 May 2010 12:29:44 -0600
...Fully-charged battery for alternator install? > > > I read something recently in the archives referencing a fully- > charged = > battery when installing a new alternator. I...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
Thu, 11 Jul 2002 14:22:34 -0500
...My van has a rotary battery switch to control its dual battery setup. It was installed by a previous owner in the cabinet under...
Re: dual battery switch
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 12:55:53 -0400
...Having the ability to use battery #1 or battery #2 or both has its advantages. The downside is having to remember to set the...
Re: Aux battery
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 23 Apr 2005 01:12:41 -0400
That stud is intended for the battery clamp (on non-Westys). Westy's have a different set up where the aux battery goes and...
Re: Second Battery Installation
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 08:17:36 -0400
Russel, a closer connection point is the +ve terminal of the starter battery. There should be a hole already cut in the side of...
Re: Battery Problems- Slow Cranking
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 12 May 2010 09:56:30 -0700
...Then check battery level AT the battery. If not down below 12.4 or so then check for current draw with the ignition off.
Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 8 Jul 2015 20:29:24 -0400
Here is a BCI battery spec chart http://www.interstatedealers.com/IBCatalog/common/automotive_spec.pdf The BCI group 41 is 6-5/8...
Re: Recommendations for Aux battery hardware
Historical mailing list - William D. Pool
Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:59:00 -0700
...Where with the battery lid, I would have to remove the seat to be able to access the battery being a Westy. 2.) Metal...
Re: Battery Woes/Choice
Historical mailing list - Troy
Thu, 22 May 2008 18:59:33 -0800
#2 gauge--wow! I assume that you set things up so that you could use your auxiliary battery for starting in the event the...
VLVC - Battery experience with WalMart
Historical mailing list - John Graham
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 23:40:03 -0400
...So my tale is about the battery on the Sienna. Yesterday it failed to start the beast; charging it didn't help. My verdict...
Re: Bus Depot auxillary battery hook up kit #1738-cant figure it out
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:40:49 -0400
I got the auxillary battery installed, without explosion.Hope it works ok.The hardest part was accepting the premise that 2 skinny wires are...
Re: Battery Woes/Choice
Historical mailing list - Troy
Fri, 23 May 2008 07:44:50 -0800
...From what I'm seeing, a 60AH battery is not going to cut it, unless it is supplemented with the main battery. I'm...
Re: Something is draining the battery, but what?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:02:23 -0700
...Something is draining the battery, but what? I can't find it. '82 Westy, new battery again, but the battery is going down in...
Re: Battery went dead
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Tue, 11 Feb 2003 19:46:57 -0500
...No really, the easy way to do it is to get yourself a battery lifter strap. http://www.parts4carts.com/cgi-bin/links/search...
Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Wed, 8 Jul 2015 12:41:34 -1000
...The new battery they brought out was a group 41 >>> Bosch, but NOT THE SAME BATTERY!!! The new one was slightly taller and >>> narrower...
Re: [WetWesties] Electrical Consumption & Battery Recharge Calculations
Historical mailing list - David Jaffe
Tue, 19 Nov 2002 11:20:03 -0800
...Do not use a deep-cycle battery as your starter battery - use one starting battery and one deep discharge battery (aka "cycling" battery) and...
Re: What is THE best battery ?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:57:53 -0500
...What is THE best battery ? > > > I have to replace the battery in my LT, so yeah not really a Vanagon > > questions, but a Vanagon...
Re: Battery dead AGAIN!!!!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:05:56 -0400
There are many things that can unexpectedly drain a battery. Power locks on these vans is a favorite. get a bad contact in a...
Re: T3 Westy's; batteries; how to have your cake and eat it
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 5 Aug 2007 23:16:14 -0400
...Battery 1 was wired >> to charger and would >> act as the starting battery in a vehicle setup. >> Battery 2 was wired to >> the inverter...
Re: wife's battery (was Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart)
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:39:11 -0600
...battery to walmart, > > It takes a battery for your wife to work? �Neat! (My wife sometimes says she is going to get a battery...
Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
Tue, 4 May 2010 09:32:41 -0700
I read something recently in the archives referencing a fully-charged battery when installing a new alternator. I have a new battery but it...
Inverter shuts off when connected to deep cycle battery
Historical mailing list - dj
Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:04:51 -0800
I just installed an second deep cycle battery but just realized that my inverter will stop working when the battery starts to get low...
Re: 81 maximum battery dimensions
Historical mailing list
Sat, 4 May 1996 09:39:11 -0400
...The battery box is VERY small, only 7" tall. The ONLY battery which >will fit under the front seat is a group 42, which...
Re: Battery went dead
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 11 Feb 2003 17:12:16 -0800
...A battery strap. Hooks to the battery posts and makes a nice handle to drag that puppy outta there. <http://www.mytoolstore.com/kd...
Re: solar charge controller
Historical mailing list - Vanagon
Wed, 18 Sep 2013 10:24:48 -0700
...It increases the odds that I will be able to get the house battery fully recharged before night. Otherwise the battery will go lower...
Nice Feature With Surepower 1315 Seperator
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 11:29:16 -0700
...For those not familiar with the Surepower Battery Separators they are a relay controlled device that separates the engine/starting battery from the auxiliary...
Re: Replacing the battery in '84 Vanagon . . .
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sat, 4 Apr 2009 09:13:57 -0700
...For a replacement the stock battery is a Group 41 standard lead acid battery available at any place that sells automotive batteries. The starting...
Second Battery Disconnect
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Wed, 3 Jan 2001 08:57:20 -0500
...battery sufficient? I want to be able to use one battery for the lights, stereo, sink, etc., and still have a fully charged battery...
Battery & Water Level Indicator Panel Question
Historical mailing list - Bob Elliott
Sun, 27 Jul 2003 17:39:51 -0700
In a 1980 "Canadian" Westy can someone please tell me how to activate the Battery & Water Level Indicator Panel to the right of the...
Re: FYI Satellite Radio Users
Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:51:07 -0500
Yet another confirmation for the wisdom of installing a secondary battery and connecting the radio/CD/satellite radio/etc to the second battery. I...
Re: Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Thu, 15 Nov 2001 13:55:11 -0800
I think you have a place under the drivers seat for the aux battery. You should, I think, have the isolation circuit in place...
Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Sep 2008 to 4 Sep 2008 - Special issue (#2008-966)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 12:27:17 -0700
...I *finally* found a receipt for the battery. It's a "12V 45AH Sealed Battery". I called the vendor and found out it's...