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• Re: travel to libby montana
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Thu, 11 Oct 2001 09:36:44 -0700
  ...Has anyone used a trickle charger to keep a >charge on the battery? If so, what kind of charger >works best and can I...
• Re: Canadians beware! UPS are a bunch of crooks
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 08:08:25 -0600
  ...this is over and above any customs charges and duty. > So the total shipping charge from UPS is a whopping $102.13 > Canadian or...
• Re: charging system problem? battery sitting for a while.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 17:01:45 -0800
  Hi, measured voltage at battery when running and no loads applied should be, IMHO, above 13.7 for the battery to charge. What you...
• Re: more heating ideas/freezing bats
  Historical mailing list - Bob Polys
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 09:17:21 -0500
  >So, one might hope to get a few of hours' heat out of a big battery >that has been fully charged. Rember -- you'll...
• solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - karen davis
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 00:51:11 +0000
  Anyone tried these solar battery chargers...the trickle kind. Do they really work? I don't drive my van a lot and want to...
• Re: FS 89 Westy $7500 OBO !
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 14:27:23 EST
  In a message dated 3/24/04 12:27:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, raskayamon@MSN.COM writes: > Local mech will charge $350 + PARTS...
• Re: Vitrifrigo: two corrections to my earlier post
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 3 Oct 2011 13:11:32 -0800
  ...Smart chargers will use this high current (up to the chargers max) until 80% of charges reached, but I'm not sure what happens...
• Re: The Trans/MTL saga continues... :-(
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 2 May 2000 13:17:01 -0700
  ...If he charged you what the FLAPS would have > charged, then it's as if you brought the part to him and paid to...
• Re: Solar Panel - Diode question for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:46:47 +0000
  Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but is there any reason I can't use the same aforementioned VW solar charger to...
• Re: OEM shocks
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 10 Jul 2005 16:43:55 EDT
  ...I guess the rear Boge shocks are gas charged?? Is this what would make the difference? Are the front Boge charged as well? I...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:03:28 -0700
  I have a little "smart charger" in the van which trickles the house battery when I connect the side inlet to household AC power...
• RE: Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 12:13:47 -0700
  ...However, if the voltage sensor of the regulator is on the battery side of the isolator, the batteries will be charged to capacity, and...
• alternator installation
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:41:14 -0700
  ...Label on the new alternator says have the battery fully charged before hooking up the alternator. My battery is low. How critical is the...
• Re: Westy auxiliary battery s...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 20:42:27 -0600 (CST)
  ...alternator, and both batteries are not supposed to be wired together, how does the auxillary battery charge? I understand the relay theory about isolating...
• Re: [f]Niners and Chargers! Whew!!!
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 11:39:40 -0800 (PST)
  I thought that if you lost to the Chargers you got kicked out of the league? Thom -- > Statistics are used like a drunk uses...
• Re: Vanagon and AI
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:41:00 -0500
  ...Ok > good to go on set up. > > Then I took a picture of the charger. > > It identified the charger and told me I could...
• Re: [WetWesties] Load Range D Tires: Canadian Tire Vancouver
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 12:04:39 -0700
  ...They do have a 2 Amp charge maintainer on sale: http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524443314783&FOLDER...
• Battery/Alternator/Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 11:44:38 -0600
  ...Running the battery in a condition that infrequently fully charges promotes "sulfating" of the plates. On that infrequent occasion that you then charge the...
• Re: battery-inverter-charger-battery loop
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:40:36 -0400
  ...Tuesday, April 18, 2006 9:34 PM Subject: [VANAGON] battery-inverter-charger-battery loop > I'm working on a setup that would use one...
• Re: serial hybrid conversion?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:20:10 -0700
  ...they primarily use a standard electrical charge outlet for their charging. the engine is used to charge the batteries when needed or in low...
• Re: Sure Power 1314 vs Sure Power 1315
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 11:03:01 -0700
  ...If charging the aux battery (solar?) then when aux battery reaches full charge (13.3 v?) the charging source will also top off the...
• Update from Alternator Replacement.........Better!
  Historical mailing list - aaron bright
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:59:12 -0700
  The original almost $400 quote was changed to about $350 and the total did� include some diagnosis charges, labor and misc. charges.� I must...
• Plugging in the van...
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Mon, 04 Nov 1996 10:00:15 -0800
  ...so, has anyone rigged a little battery charger to charge the batteries while 'connected'? Ron -- Ron 'Coyote' Lussier /\_/\ ____ Chaco Communications (408) 865-0657 ( ) \ _/__ 10164...
• Re: EuroVan MV $ ?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 16 Oct 1998 10:45:15 -0700
  ...Prices exclude taxes, destination charges, optional equipment, registration and dealer charges. Emissions charges may vary by jurisdiction. OLTECO Ari Ollikainen P.O. BOX 3688...
• Re: Solar Power Charger for Van Camping
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:53:27 -0700
  ...Solar Charger > Are you talking about this item: > http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/travelpower/e193/
• vanagon.com aux battery wiring intructions are NOT valid !!!!! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 22:32:40 -0000
  ...The other runs to the display panel that shows your batteries charge. These both rin through the fuse block behind the seat. The light...
• Re: A very basic Inverter/Charger to consider
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 31 May 2020 03:58:21 +0000
  Seeing how the Soyond I recommended below is no longer available I went looking for another reasonable cost inverter/charger. My son took the...
• Re: battery light help
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 15:32:58 PDT
  If you drove the new battery with the bad alternator the battery could be ruined - if you use the new alternator to charge a...
• Re: Deep cycle battery replacement for Eurovan 92
  Historical mailing list - William Ward
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 21:07:42 -0600
  ...The battery would charge (at least the computer >> was saying it was fully charged) but it couldn't keep its charge for >> more than...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 17:32:53 -0400
  ...Charge efficiency is a measure of how well the battery converts charge energy into charge, not heat, so a higher number means more rapid...
• Re: UB12220 batteries update
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 10:18:50 -0700
  ...Then I started having (unrelated) problems with my charge system. I > > > took the charge system out isolating (and thus not charging) the house > > > battery...
• Re: cheapy oil changes
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Sat, 12 Feb 2000 08:20:03 -0800
  Listees, In resort-area Palm Springs, "my" local dealer, Livreri VW, charged me $14.00 within the year for the "official" black oil filter...
• Re: alt & O2 lamps and dying batt.
  Historical mailing list - jon jon
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 17:03:28 EST
  It's a new battery and I charged it before running the vanagon with the new alternator. > >Installing a new alternator with a dead...
• Re: Solar panel battery charger, where to plug in
  Historical mailing list - karl filc
  Sat, 17 Apr 2004 22:34:53 -0000
  ...Solar panel battery charger, where to plug in > I've re-jigged the fuses and wires so that EVERYTHING > runs off the aux battery...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 17 Apr 2005 (#2005-314)
  Historical mailing list - Waldron, Evans
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 13:14:09 -0400
  ...Is this a good deal?? VW Solar Battery Charger. Works on any car. - $25 Date: 2005-04-15, 12:34PM PDT In Jan 04...
• Slow cranking with fully charged battery
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sat, 19 Mar 2016 14:34:51 -0700
  Hello, My '85 WBX starter cranks slowly even with a fully charged battery. Does the Vanagon respond well to the Bay Window starter relay...
• Re: air cond belt
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Sun, 31 May 1998 18:45:54 -0400
  ...Then when you do want to use it it will have lost its charge or will instantly eat its shaft seal and then loose...
• oxs/charge light flickering????
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 21:23:07 -0700
  Hey all, anyone have any insight into why my charge and oxs lights might be flickering in synch? It seems to have just started...
• Re: " you fixed it with what?!"
  Historical mailing list - Justin M.Mayrand
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 21:54:33 -0500
  ...I was near a 120V power outlet, but has no battery charger. I ended up using the AC adapter from my Powerbook (24V @ 1...
• battery charger recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 22:27:59 -0500
  I need to purchase a charger / maintainer for auto batteries - preferably tomorrow from Sears or Northern (they're local). Can anyone tell me what...
• Re: Charging circuit wiring upgrade/maintenance report/questions (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:41:29 -0600
  ...You can search the archives I suppose for postings from me around > 2006, 2007. > > But, yeah, it is a smart charger designed to charge...
• Electrical charging options?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 29 Apr 2023 20:47:21 -0400
  Hi folks, several years ago Dennis installed a Blue Sea Battery Link charger in my 85. It serves me very well. I’m interested...
• Re: Ordering Parts Online ADD: A GOOD MECHANIC VERSE A PROFESSIOAL TECHNICAN, OR Prevent a fire, Not put one out!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 23 Jun 2013 20:13:11 -0700
  ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Ohana" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Ifonly shops that charge 90 per hourdid good work. > > there is...
• Re: Battery Reserve Capacity Calculations - 2nd Posting
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 22:56:40 -0500
  ...1) You need to charge your battery fully before a hard trip or hard use with a regular battery charger because it can take...
• Re: [WetWesties] Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:09:53 -0700
  ...Solar charge controller (and solar panel) and an onboard 30 amp > 'smart' charger. > Question: What kind of problems, if any, would I encounter if...
• Re: An overview of 14 electric math?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 14:58:27 -0500
  ...conversely, a charged battery has no net electric charge, but chemical energy to do work on charges and force them through a load. daniel...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:45:40 -0600
  ...FWIW, the alternator will charge to a point, and get it back there most every time, but that may not be "fully charged" to...
• inexpensive, quality battery charger at aldi
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 1 Nov 2017 10:12:10 -0400
  ...measuring its output to a fairly discharged battery it appears to first charge at up to 4 amps and gets the battery up to...
• Promariner Chargers: Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:44:21 -0700
  At 11:47 PM 8/9/2009, Kim Brennan wrote: >I followed Dennis Haynes sage advice and got a Progressive Dynamics >charger >http://www...
• Re: Battery response try again.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 14 Jul 2021 21:24:49 -0400
  ...From experience a battery is really cycled as it goes below 50% state of charge (SOC) or that finishing charge going from 80-85...
• Re: Battery Sages
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:49:43 -0700
  ...Includes a set of quick-connect harnesses for > permanent attachment of ring connectors. > > * 1.5-amp charger and maintainer > * For both 6- and 12...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 11:11:42 -0500
  ...How much 'better' can batteries be charged? G. Matthew Bulley Director Bulley-Hewlett & Associates www.bulley-hewlett.com Cary, NC USA 888.468.4880...
• Re: Charging batteries in parallel ?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Whynot
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 07:03:32 -0500
  ...My question is how to charged them with my on board charger? Do I put positive on #1 battery and then put negative on...
• Re: Projektzwo fog replacements available
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 16 Oct 1998 12:26:35 +0200
  ...Description Price >103-02-711-00 Lamp unit, fog lamps type 2 DM76,00 > Packing material 10,00 > bank charges 20,00 > transport charges...
• Re: VW solar charger - operational?
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:59:39 -0600
  Oops - a plug into the cigarette lighter type charger probably already has the blocking diode included. I assume that's what we're talking...
• Re: Battery chargers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 15:40:29 -0400
  At 03:30 PM 8/7/2009, pdooley wrote: >Can I talk battery chargers today without getting scolded? Of course you can, silly man...
• Re: Batteries.... something inexpensive?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:22:25 -0700
  ...The Group 41 is $59.00 without core charge. On 10/14/07, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > > RE: Batteries > I just bought...
• 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
  ...Any battery (let > alone an AGM) will perform better following a good full three-stage > charge from a 110VAC Charger. Gotta keep those electrons...
• Re: Alternator upgrade note
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:19:04 -0700
  ...Adding > additional batteries increases the load (and drag) on the engine, even if > they are fully charged. A fully charged battery is a significant...
• Re: Low-voltage alarm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:00:48 -0400
  ...Under load the voltage will be lower and being charged obviously higher. This is also why battery capacity should be matched to the load...