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• Fwd: Re: Wire Gauges for Solar panels for your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:59:02 -0300
  ...a 10% voltage >drop (most normal accessories) and a 3% voltage drop (sensitive >electronics). > >WIRE GAUGE for 10% Voltage Drop 12 Volt Systems (AWG...
• Re: How many volts can ECU handle?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:39 -0800
  ...Should be between 13.8 volts, and 14.5 , alternator charging. I like to measure it at the battery positive terminal myself. There is...
• Re: What about this for checking the battery level
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 27 Feb 2019 14:19:15 -0500
  ...indoor temp, outdoor temp, voltage, clock, etc. I always kept it on Voltage and outdoor temp. The voltage input wire I ran through a...
• Re: VoltMinder-Is it a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:59:32 -0700
  ...I wish the dash had a lovely ammeter and voltmeter in it. BTW, nice installation. > ... Harbor Freight has their cheapo multimeter on sale for...
• Re: Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:49:34 -0700
  12.8 volts at the starting battery, with alternator charging is WAY out of spec. minimum OK is 13.8 volts. that's how...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Nov 2016 19:45:30 -0500
  ...At 0C it would be about two volts. The sender is fed five volts through approx. 8130 ohms, forming a voltage divider at the...
• Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 19:39:19 +0000
  ...I did not think to measure the voltage after connecting the fan load. The reading is now 14 Volts. I can live with that...
• Re: temp light blinking.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:23:23 -0400
  ...Where is temp sensor at? pressure >tank?? Radiator?? Oh I changed the alternator Seems pretty likely that the battery voltage was going down and...
• 1.5 Volt only at clock
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:34:52 -0700
  Hi to all, Yes, 1.5 Volts only. It supposed to be much higher, like about 10 at least, if not 12. What to...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 21:24:35 -0500
  I have volts, temperature, and oil pressure. greg. 82 westy Tim & Kim Dayton wrote: > I currently have a voltmeter and oil temperature gauge in...
• Re: (LONG) Surging Idle fixed! / Surging O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 09:57:56 -0500
  ...once the o2 warms up, you see darn near ALL voltages between 0 and 1 volt. Actually, the signal is constantly changing so fast...
• Re: Low Alternator Voltage
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 19:40:00 -0700
  ...This is said to cure the >> >low-voltage output of the BOSCH alternator. >> > >> >I've noticed a few posts on the low voltage of...
• Re: Relaying Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 09:28:50 +0100
  ...The alternator > output is limited to whatever the voltage reg is set at (13.8-14.4) not 12 > volts. > > If you only read...
• Re: Adjust Battery LED Pot
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Nov 94 14:08:16 EST
  ...the green LED functions at 12.5 volts and above; the yellow below 12.5 volts and the red between 12.5 volts and...
• Re: Low-voltage alarm
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:58:09 -0300
  ...Yes, you are right 11.7 Volts is low,and represents as you say 25% battery power remaining. If repeated too often, that is...
• Re: New Starter Stopped Working requires the RI wizard
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 11:26:10 -0700
  ...My understanding > > is the voltage > > should > > be at least 8 volts. So the 8.5 to 9 volts should be > > okay. > > > > Next I pulled...
• Re: [85 Westy Brakelight Problem]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 13:19:52 MST
  ...With no load, there would be no current, hence no voltage drop across the switch, and I would read 12 volts. It's not...
• Re: Low-voltage alarm
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:42:02 -0700
  Dennis Haynes typed: > Keep in mind these voltage guidelines assume the battery is at rest. > Under load the voltage will be lower and being...
• Re: Golf Cart Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 01:28:45 -0400
  Batteries in parallel will retain the same voltage (in this case 6 volts). With batteries in series, the voltage is additive. That's why...
• Re: Put rebuilt 1.9l in, now my injectors won't spew, or squirt, or any of that
  Historical mailing list - Andrew
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 07:03:34 -0800
  What would my voltage reading be between the two leads that >connect to each injector? The van ran fine a week ago (except that...
• CDN Tire: Two 6 volt vs One 12 volt battery question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:42:27 -0700
  ...but I do know that 2, 6 volts can = 12 volts. So which is "better"? My intended application/use is: Battery under rear seat...
• Re: alternators
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Jul 94 10:56:14 PDT
  ...Thanks for all the info, I love this stuff! My interest stems from the installation of a voltmeter in my van, and noticing that...
• Re: westy auxillary battery
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 13:30:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...can you get >deep cycle 6 volt batteries? Voltage doubler, eh? How exactly does it work? I've never heard of a DC/DC...
• Re: voltage regulator
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 12:37:00 -0800
  ...voltage regulator > > A stupid question from a true beginner, on an '81 aircooled > vanagon is the voltage regulator alternator mounted or > external mounted? Thanks...
• Re: Laptop Power Consumption?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 14:41:45 -0500
  3.5 amps is the number to use at 12 volts. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 15:55:35 -0400
  ...Hi Neil. >Does the voltage stabilizer work in conjunction with the engine >coolant temp gauge? Yes, it provides a constant 10 volts for the...
• Re: O2 sensor transition time
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 May 2009 22:11:40 -0400
  At 09:39 PM 5/6/2009, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >a new Bosch, and using a digital volt meter...... >the voltage was going...
• 110-volt Hookup box wanted
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hertzog
  Thu, 18 May 2017 10:28:55 -0700
  ...It has the 110-volt hookup box situated in the lower rocker cover, plus a long cable that can be pulled out from it...
• Fw: Digifant connector test results, Das Boot.
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 08:01:52 -0600
  ----------------- Hi Scott, Ok, I wondered out to the shed this morning and checked some coil voltages. These readings were with key on engine off...
• 6-volt battery
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 16:40:59 -0400 (EDT)
  ...for the VW Bus 1965 to 1966, which company is better off to buy for the six volt battery, Deka or Douglas or others?
• Re: 12V meter with USB and cigar lighter outlets
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 20 Oct 2014 14:13:58 -0400
  For volt metering I have one of these: http://casitaclub.com/forums/uploads/post-2-1108950089.jpg not sure if RS still sells them...
• Re: O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:01:21 -0700
  ...re "Voltage from O2-cable coming from engine is +0.46 volts. " 'voltage from cable from engine' .. what does that mean ? there is no...
• Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:57:35 -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: Testing the starter question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 17:48:34 -0400
  ...You can load test your battery using your voltmeter while cranking. The voltage of the battery shouldn't drop below 11 volts or so...
• Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:37:42 -0500
  ...Volt gauge works fine, >> getting >> ~ 13.8 volts. This is tapped into yellow/black wire coming from ignition >> switch. >> >> All gauges have grounds going...
• Learning Electricity Part Four-a
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Apr 2009 19:12:28 -0300
  ...What voltage will we find (ideally) between points on the circuit? a-f = 0 volts. f-g = 13.5 volts. g-i = 0 volts...
• Cold start problem '87 Syncro - repaired
  Historical mailing list - John Neumeier
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 09:02:49 -0700
  ...Checked voltage between pin 15 and ground with ignition on; the voltage was stable after the cleaning. Checked voltage between pin 1 and 15...
• Re: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:31:14 -0700
  ...All the > regulator does for a living is keep the voltage at the output of the > alternator set to a pre-determined voltage. > > 13V...
• Re: Aux battery & isolator
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 18:54:04 -0800
  ...I think the voltage should be at least 14 volts before installing the isolator. Before the isolator, the voltage was more like 14.2...
• Re: O2 readings
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 14:10:37 -0600
  ...The O2 sensor should put out a voltage of right around .5 > volts at the correct air/fuel mixture (the graph of voltage vs...
• Re: Door electrics problem: digital vs analog meters?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 08:52:19 -0600
  ...Or start at the supply side of the fuse and go > towards the motor. > Loaded down, nearly all of the voltage drop will appear...
• Re: Headlight relay upgrade?_wire sizes
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 09:55:38 -0800
  The easiest way to find out the resistance of components in the low-beam headlight curcuit is to measure the voltage drop at various...
• Re: Aux. Battery: Two Group 1 6 Volt "Commercial" Batteries?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 18 Feb 2015 00:55:41 -0500
  ...I'd recommend an accurate digital voltmeter to keep an eye on charge levels.
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 10:00:38 PST
  ...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: O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:09:14 -0400
  ...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: HELP - Need Fridge help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:00:03 -0400
  ...my guess. > >Does it also work on 12 volt? (I believe the thermostat functions on 12 >volt. If that is so you should not...
• New Starter Stopped Working
  Historical mailing list - Noel Cookson
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 10:02:59 -0500
  ...There were between 8.5 and 9 volts there. My understanding is the voltage should be at least 8 volts. So the 8.5...
• RE: More battery stuff.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 07 Feb 95 08:34:00 MST
  Hello, 1) If you are only interested in 12 volts for the refrigerator, perhaps the refrigerator can be modified for 6 volts. If it...
• Re: Injector Question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 11:23:51 -0400
  ...Putting a DC voltage on them may burn them up. ERic jesse johnson wrote: > Hey all, > Does anyone know what the voltage is that...
• Re: Sure Power 1315 question > monitoring battery
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:24:22 -0800
  ...If you read the > voltage while it is powering something then the voltage reading will be > dragged down by the load, and cannot be...
• Re: AFM Voltage Ratios
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 14:11:49 -0500
  ...AFM Voltage Ratios One way to figure this out is to connect a MAP to the engine with a known good AFM. Then, compare...
• Re: Starter Motor Sudden Failure: Normal?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:17:17 -0800
  ...DMM >> shows 11.8 Volts (not a huge Voltage drop). I expected a larger >> Voltage drop when cranking starter. >> >> Last night, the small booster...
• Re: Sure Power 1315 question > monitoring battery
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:23:26 -0600
  ...If you read the > voltage while it is powering something then the voltage reading will be > dragged down by the load, and cannot be...
• Re: 12V meter with USB and cigar lighter outlets
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:27:24 -0500
  Those do look cool! I have a plugin 12v lighter volt meter: http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23587&category_id...
• WAS guy broken down in N. California - now running again
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:43:49 -0700
  ...He had a voltmeter so I talked him into trying basic step by step voltage tests first before continuing with his intended parts swapping...
• Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc. Now have voltage data on wire from oil pressure switch to instrument panel
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 May 2017 11:21:09 -0400
  ...Ignition switch on 11.83 volts >> > > But no blinking OIL light? Abnormal. > >> >> Engine turned on 0.01 volts oil pressure light flashing >> > > Given the...
• Re: Miss at idle?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 May 2016 05:04:07 -0400
  ...If the high voltage were not allowed to arc to ground I'd expect the primary voltage to go much higher, which would directly...
• Re: no spark (after timing/dwell checked?)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 19:26:38 -0400
  ...with engine turning over, coil (-) has transient voltages in the neighborhood of minus 150 to 400 volts, which are stepped up 50 to 100...
• hesitations (air flow meter)
  Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 22:31:28 -0500
  ...The ECU sends a reference voltage of 5 volts through the AFM. The resistance of the potentiometer is dependent upon the position of the...
• Re: Westy fridge 12 volt cooling, was: Re: battery question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:58:56 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote: > They can cool just fine on 12 volts even if many no longer do. This can > usually...