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• Re: VW solar charger - operational?
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:56:37 -0600
  At a minimum to charge a 12 volt car battery using a solar panel in a simple system, it should have 16 volts or...
• Re: charging system problem? battery sitting for a while.
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 14:26:16 -0700
  ...I left it overnight on > my battery charger at a 2A trickle charge. Today it's up to 11.6V. The > Van starts right...
• Re: EV - Solar powered trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Paul Naton
  Sat, 20 Jun 1998 23:30:43 +0100
  ...Jim wrote: > > > > I checked Radio Shack for the Solar powered trickle charger but they > > said they didn't carry such a thing. What about...
• Re: Wire Gauge Question? battery questions too!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 11:34:21 -0500
  I think you missed the point that he is loking to install a separate battery charger. If the charge is 10 amps or less...
• cheap battery smart(?) charger at Aldi
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 2 Nov 2015 19:06:03 -0500
  ...tapers to lower amperage as battery gets close to full and switches to trickle when charge is done. https://www.google.com/search?q...
• The good trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 12:15:04 -0700
  Hi folks, I want a no-brainer charger -- 'cause I'm a no-brain kinda guy -- that I can connect to the Westy's...
• Re: do are vanagons even charge our batteries?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 21:13:35 -0500
  ...So > ~2.23V for each cell. > > Can a car battery even charge to 100% like this? Let alone 2 > batteries, of mixed use (deep...
• Re: Is my Aux Battery Charging
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:34:16 -0700
  ...If not, it does not charge. If yes, it does but your old battery might need to be changed if it does not hold...
• Re: Fast German Auto rebuilds and core charges?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 23:59:07 -0400
  ...Stephens will give it to you hard on the core charges as well, with the prices FGA lists perhaps even considering the core charge...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:19:24 -0700
  ...I want to be able to switch between charging the battery from the alternator (lots of amp for quick bulk charge but not high...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:52:20 -0500
  ...Batteries don't die, they get murdered > my optima rarely charges to above about 70% ish (12.4v) > even after a full day of...
• Re: Solar Power Charger for Van Camping
  Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:15:54 -0800
  ...Solar Power Charger for Van Camping I know this has been discussed several times on the list, but I came across this solar charger...
• Re: Upgrading second battery system
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:41:22 -0700
  If you are going to use an ACR then there is little point to a dual charger because the ACR will see the charging...
• Re: Shore Power Battery Charger - better link
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 1 Sep 2010 17:20:01 -0400
  ...Shore Power Battery Charger For those who have the dual battery set-up in their Vanagon... This seems to be the best battery charger...
• Re: Vanagon Propane Tank Rated Size
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:46:57 -0700
  ...Minimum Charger For Propane Over time I've seen several posts talking about minimum charges to fill the Westy propane tank but here on...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:02:13 -0400
  ...Batteries can not be properly charged on fixed voltage systems. Smart chargers can't work while power demands are constantly changing. The voltage is...
• Re: [vanagon] E-bay Solar Auto Battery Charger - any good?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:45:40 -0800
  I would think 1.5 watts would barley keep a fully charged battery topped up with full summer sun exposure. Don't expect it...
• More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 20:13:28 -0700
  ...When I got home I put the charger on the two deep cycle batteries and it took a while to top them off. The...
• Re: Shore power > battery charge question
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 18 Aug 2018 18:01:58 -0700
  I have a marine dual charger hooked up to the 110V socket under the cabinet (where the fridge plugs in). One line goes to...
• Re: van won't go
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:49:27 -0600
  If a battery is completely dead and has been dead for some time it may not accept charge at first. Often booster cable are...
• Re: solar charge controller any suggestions THANKS and more ??
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Wed, 26 Dec 2018 08:10:08 -0500
  Good to hear Ed! +1 on what Dan said; I think the battery combiner is a great solution for letting the charge go in...
• Re: Solar Power Charger for Van Camping
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:50:21 -0800
  ...and controller to keep up your aux battery and then run/charge off that. Can be permanently mounted and no hassle or can be...
• How long does your Vanagon's battery stay charged when sitting?
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sun, 8 May 2016 17:12:57 -0700
  ...How long does your Vanagon's battery stay charged when it hasn't been driven? After two weeks of sitting idle, my Vanagon's...
• Solar Charge Controllers?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 12:14:41 -0800
  ...Was looking for suggestions on solar charge controller/monitors that are compact for use in a Vanagon. Any suggestions? In the last solar thread...
• Re: battery-inverter-charger-battery loop
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:47:19 -0400
  ...battery-inverter-charger-battery loop I'm working on a setup that would use one switch to switch all my AC outlets from Shore...
• Re: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 3 Mar 2016 21:53:31 -0500
  ...Battery charger that I use on my Vanagon. The little > muffin fan died I replaced with a another 12V. ball bearing fan but the...
• Re: Alternator/Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 12:02:16 -0800
  ...battery charged is by using a battery isolator. The alternatorc then can be wired to charge both batteries, but the isolator prevents the aux...
• Re: Dumb Battery charger?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:29:32 -0500
  I literally threw my smart charger away. I don't need anything too smart to charge a dead battery at a campground. I have...
• Re: do are vanagons even charge our batteries?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 19:52:01 -0800
  ...So > ~2.23V for each cell. > > Can a car battery even charge to 100% like this? Let alone 2 > batteries, of mixed use (deep...
• Re: Need a/c hose for 87 Westy Gl
  Historical mailing list - Lund
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 07:25:50 -0700
  Just had my AC system on my 88 charged up and the "high side" pressure release valve kicked in 3-4 times during the...
• aux battery doesn't charge
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 16:32:40 -0800
  ...I finally checked and I'm not getting charge voltage at the battery when the engine is running. The engine battery is getting 14...
• Re: Burning Van or Insanorama
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 06:37:05 -0800
  ...you are in charge of food. mike is > in charge of "getting wood". i will get the > "flames". > > BenT
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 23:20:32 -0400
  One thing to consider with multi-stage chargers is that they usually only work with no load on the battery circuit during the charge...
• Re: Battery and alternator - generic auto electric
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:48:23 -0700
  ...If the battery does not easily take a charge- like you know it's low, and the needle on the charger doesn't' jump...
• Vitrifrigo: two corrections to my earlier post
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 2 Oct 2011 21:09:32 -0800
  ...Turns out that batteries such as this want a charge rate of 10% to 16% of their rated A/h capacity (Trojan sez 10...
• Re: CDN Tire: Two 6 volt vs One 12 volt battery question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:52:21 -0700
  ...In my application I see that we run about 10Ah short of fully charged when I use the alternator to charge the battery when...
• Batteries & MXT's
  Historical mailing list - George Nahrebecky
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 12:05:47 -0300
  ...I used a 2 amp charger to get it back up to snuff (green LED)a couple of times, but the last time I...
• Re: How Long Running to Charge the Battery After Starting?
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Sun, 9 Mar 2008 21:44:17 -0400
  Ken is very right, it takes a good three stage charge to properly "top off" a battery and although 12amps or more is needed...
• Re: Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:08:16 -0500
  ...but they charge shipping to my bill. when I get the package, the shipping charge shown on the package is always less then I...
• 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
  ...I have an optima yellow top that never seemed to get charged properly from the alternator. About a year ago I added a supplemental...
• RE: Little electric shocks
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 3 Jun 1997 08:14:50 -0700
  ...Tires generate a static charge as they roll. However, most, but not all, tires have a high enough carbon content to bleed the charge...
• Deep Cycle Battery #2
  Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:10:39 -0600
  ...I use the converter to charge mine. Simply plug in the electric cord and the converter should charge the deep cycle battery if it...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 10:00:38 PST
  ...This means that the alternator will be told to keep >that one correctly charged but the other one can be under charged or >dangerously...
• Re: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 4 Mar 2016 13:43:15 -1000
  ...the Battery Charge section of the Battery Charger is working fine. It is charging at 12 V. at 2,10, 20 amps. The section...
• Re: Alternator charging ability
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:28:20 -0500
  ...Assuming that (3) batteries, each rated 65 amper-hours, connected in parallel, and at 80% state of charge, what alternator output amperage is expected...
• Re: all my R12 is gone..? (bummer)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 25 May 2005 16:21:50 -0400
  ...charged into a system.If you add a 12ounce can, you must charge the whole can, or else the seperate refrigerants will be charged...
• Van Life by Voltaic Systems
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 16:37:03 +0000
  I recently sprang for the Voltaic Systems solar laptop charger/battery combo.  Now I'm on their email list and recently discovered they have...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 10 Jan 2015 15:25:38 -0800
  ...Heavy Duty Charger/Starter Many years ago I had a setup similar to what Jim Arnott pointed to in his post in this thread...
• Sometimes Things Happen....
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 12:18:12 -0800
  ...sounds like the electronic toll charge card thingee was designed specificly to thwart me! (If they have one, it'll charge 'em anyway). Oh...
• Re: GoWesty Dissatisfaction - Typical or Exception?
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 23:47:00 -0700
  ---David Hicks <D1ARCHER@AOL.COM> wrote: > > It's against the law to charge your credit card for an order that the vender > cannot currently...
• VW solar charger - operational?
  Historical mailing list - karen davis
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 01:54:14 +0000
  How does one tell whether this VW solar battery charger is really working? I heard that non vw models have a red light that...
• Re: Now charging of house batteries Re: New fridge replacement option for the Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 08:39:35 -0800
  ...run an inverter off the alternator and use it to power a 120VAC smart >> charger, i.e., >> >> alternator --> inverter --> 120VAC/12VAC charger --> house battery...
• Re: Promariner Chargers: Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:37:48 -0400
  ...I was able to get the charger and two extension cables for under 100 bucks. So far it has worked great the only drawback...
• Re: Is this battery charger any good?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 21:08:27 -0500
  This is a good charger to keep a battery maintained, especially for storage. It will not charge the battery quickly after any discharge nor...
• Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 13:54:13 -0400
  ...the voltage regulator/alternator system doesn't seem to be adequate to keep the batteries charged. Under load (fridge, AC, headlights, etc. on) my...
• Re: Vanagons as electric vehicles and other stuff....
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sun, 4 May 2008 22:38:36 -0400
  ...They are still up in the air as to how to charge for the expensive batteries, should they charge a monthly payment or have...
• Re: Ignition? Constant Duty or Constant charge
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 17:37:22 -0400
  ...Could the constant duty describe a single ignition event (a spark) per ignition stroke and the constant charge be a description of a multiple...
• Re: The good trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:53:35 -0500
  ...I will purchase a trickly > charger > for the winter months. I was a bit surprised to see you suggested > connecting the charger through the...
• Re: batteries
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 28 May 2008 13:32:57 -0700
  ...Thousands of >charges compared to 600-700 charges on the old lead wet ones. >We are on the verge of a new way ladies...
• Re: PS Rack prices
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 09:54:28 -0500
  Maggie, Volks Cafe lists the rack at $325 + $200 core charge. VanAgain lists the rack at $295 + $175 core charge Bus Depot lists the...