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• Re: Battery dead AGAIN!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:32:10 -0700
  ...My husband said the aux battery was also discharged. I made sure the ceiling light and stereo were off. I don't know what...
• Re: Battery Sages
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:41:24 -0700
  ...It may have been stored for a long time, discharged, long before > your purchased it. > > *Best Regards, > Jon Kanas > Email: kanas<at>qadas.com...
• Re: 81 maximum battery dimensions
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 03 May 1996 09:12:41 -0700
  ...Stinger dry cell Power Master (Model SPB-1000) True Deep-cycle battery Withstands more than 400 cycles of 100% discharge 6 9/16"L...
• Battery Malfunction
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 17:44:55 -0800
  ...I've seen batteries die from being discharged past the point of recovery, etc. but I don't reckon I've seen quite this...
• Re: R12 or R134?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 14:37:11 -0700
  ...there is a slow leak (6 months or so to fully > >discharge). > >----------------------- Clip ---------------------- > >Time to take a poll ................. > >How many 18 year old Vanagons...
• Re: Battery dead AGAIN!!!!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:46:31 -0700
  ...My husband said the aux battery was also discharged. > > > > I made sure the ceiling light and stereo were off. I don't know what...
• Re: How to modify Bosch regulator for remote sensing.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:24:00 -0400
  ...For discharged batteries you do not want to bulk charge above this voltage either. In fact proper bulk charging should be current limited (25...
• Re: battery info requested
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 4 Jul 1995 18:50:13 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The Die Hard Gold is a strong battery, but it doesn't seem to have much resistance to being discharged. I had an old...
• Re: Fw: Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 22:38:05 -0600
  ...Any discharge path would have to be from pole to pole. > That's going to be across the top of the case; what the...
• Re: HID light upgrades - anyone try them?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:22:11 -0700
  ...Canada V2J 3J2 > Those are not genuine HID (ie xenon gas-discharge) lights as are > supplied OEM in certain models; real HIDs run at...
• Re: New battery is dead
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 17:15:06 -0700
  ...It is annoying considering I know the >> battery is going to die from being 100% discharged too many times. >> >
• Re: Electrical Gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:42:07 -0800
  ...it's not good for batteries to be discharged .... and .....probably not a real problem .. but alternators on cars are not deisgned to charge...
• Re: FIRE!!! (True story from this morning)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:40:20 -0600
  Airplanes have rings of hollow tubing circulated through the engines and in strategic points with discharge nozzles directed to certain areas. When there is...
• Re: dual battery (yes, again)
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 19:52:38 -0800
  ...Because the kit probably use small wires, which creates resistance, the main battery is not discharged by the aux. battery. A battery is a...
• Re:Speaking of batteries...
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Fri, 21 Apr 1995 20:22:13 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Even the slightest discharge condition allows both plates to react slowly with the sulfuric acid electrolyte to form lead ions. It is these lead...
• Re: fuel economy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 22:47:41 -0500
  ...Could the catalytic converter be clogged it doesn't appear to be since I do have a lot of exhaust flow discharge (for those...
• Re: Cautions, was: Re: Solar panels are GONE!!!
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 08:49:54 -0500
  ...can >anyone out there comment on why the battery doesn't discharge when this is >plugged in and not generating any current, i.e...
• Re: Marshall "Second Chance" LPG adapter?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 08:24:49 -0700
  ...YMMV > > Further, the present genre of portable tanks and regulators have a > built-in safety discharge > restriction that restricts the discharge of liquid propane...
• Re: Monitoring aux battery charging?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 21:13:05 -0700
  ...Optima does not recommend letting this Yellow Top discharge below 10.5 volts. That's my plan, it's a good one, and I...
• Re: Propane Fill Question (Ontario, Canada)
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 18:17:41 -0700
  ...Instead the liquid propane from 25ft of 3" hose discharged. ) Most Canadian propane filling� places will not have the adaptor to use the inside...
• Re: T3 Westy's; batteries; how to have your cake and eat it
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 21:46:07 -0400
  ...The difference is that when it stops charging, and switches to discharge during camping, the two batteries remain connected, but only until a certain...
• Alternator regulator voltage tolerances #
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 16:39:26 MDT
  ...This also caused complete discharge of the battery on long night drives in hot weather (i.e. headlights and A/C drawing lots of...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 14:31:42 -0800
  ...I think it is designed only for the refrigerator heater element, and is possibly not hefty enough to repeatedly charge a discharged battery. I...
• Re: Battery venting, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 16:52:59 -0400
  ...the > driver's seat since I can't find a deep-discharge battery that will fit. > (I'm still looking.) Is there a need...
• Re: '90 Westfalia Van Sun Shade Problem.
  Historical mailing list - ARKADY MIRVIS
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 03:53:52 -0700
  ...Then thrown off the road by oil and coolant discharged from Vanagons. What is next? Cows in the field hit by flying off roofs...
• Re: [retitled thread] Odyessy batteries from GoWesty, other deep cycle batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:48:39 -0400
  ...Re: [retitled thread] Odyessy batteries from GoWesty, other deep cycle batteries I notice that few deep discharge batteries have a very long warranty - don...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 3 Aug 2013 10:00:03 -0700
  ...to keep the battery optimally healthy, especially when it's deeply discharged. I've only charged the battery from down around 10.5 volts...
• More Friday maintenance humor
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 09:53:00 +0000
  ...However, excessive handling can result in sudden discharge. Upon completion of ball replacement the mouse may be used immediately. It is recommended that each...
• For Canucks Only -what kind of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:58:03 -0800
  ...80 vanagon? None of the local vendors show anything in deep discharge that fits (they're all too tall). What are Canadians using for...
• Re: Vanagon Fire Season
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 22:27:44 -0500
  ...Over head - and under the floor were discharge nozzles for halon. They were everywhere. To test the system, we used CO2, 'cause naturally halon...
• Re: Vanagon Hot Shower Contraption
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 16:58:00 +0000
  ...their internal storage tank for water and replumbing the pump to discharge out theis unused Fridge vent. Maybe someone can post some pics or...
• Re: Just hibernating & a battery mystery
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:20:16 -0800
  ...The biggest danger to a > discharged battery is the possibility of freezing but if that did not happen > you are likely OK. While holding...
• Re: '87 2.1L rad. fan hose nipples?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 16:44:27 -0500
  ...Also, the nastiest discharge in the entire cooling system was found in the overflow bottle; there was boil-over sludge clogging the rad. cap...
• Re: Battery for Aux in my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Mon, 10 May 2010 17:08:04 -0700
  ...Since the emphasis in the tech literature is on low internal resistance, fast discharge, they are unlikely to have the heavy lead plates of...
• Re: T3 Westy's; batteries; how to have your cake and eat it
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 19:06:36 -0700
  ...charging, and > switches to > discharge during camping, the two batteries remain > connected, > but only until a certain voltage/discharge %-age is > reached. After > this...
• Re: Comments wanted on this portable fridge
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:23:53 -0600
  ...re > risking battery damage on the third day (more than 50% discharge). > > Depending on your choices, the fridge will cost $400-$900 and the...
• Re: 83 Air Cooled - Production dates.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 22 May 2002 08:16:05 -0700
  ...his deposit in Germany and waited 6 months until he got discharged to take delivery in the US through a dealer.) I've found...
• Re: Batteries in parallel?
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 17:36:08 -0600
  ...This is a common marine arrangement. >Batteries connected in parallel in other than the above situations will >tend to discharge each other, as the...
• Re: Transporting extra gasoline on/in a Westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 19:15:47 -0500
  ...on the roof) is a really good way to have the tank EXPLODE AND KILL YOU and any other bystanders due to static discharge...
• Re: idea?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 27 Oct 2013 21:13:01 -0700
  ...that is how you plan to charge 200 A/H of discharged battery. So unless you plan to drive a lot each day at...
• Re: Propane Fill Question (Ontario, Canada)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 12:43:32 -0500
  ...Visit http://www.makethedrop.ca/ to find a collection site near you. * Don’t discharge leftover propane into the atmosphere, even if the cylinder...
• Re: 2x 150Ah battery install in T4 Westy, Was Deep cycle on sale
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:52:08 -0600
  ...those supposedly new > > > better technologies) > > > 100Ah at a fishily long 100h discharge rate. $212, gives $0.47/Ah > > > > 212/100 = 2.1200 $/Ah -- Martin...
• Re: Optima Battery Discussion
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:58:48 -0700
  ...I believe this is called sulfating in a wet cell batt; where repeated deep discharges below 50% capacity, literally clog the anode/cathode (can...
• Re: For Canucks Only -what kind of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:39:33 EST
  ...a charge at all or it would charge then it would discharge at way faster rates than when it was new They kept getting...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 May 2008 17:36:20 -0400
  ...length of time. > >The figures I've heard are ideally 50% discharge, but as much as 65%. A >resting voltage of no less than...
• Re: Battery isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:44:48 -0500
  ...Anyone been able to install the battery (deep > discharge, Walmart standard serial warranty replacement, or golf cart), a > smart isolator, and a charger under...
• Re: Intermittent dropouts cured
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 15:55:03 -0700
  ...That night, still raining, I ran > the engine in the dark and did not observe any corona glow or spark > discharge. > > The following and...
• Re: [WetWesties] Aux battery Woahs
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 21 Jun 2015 17:06:52 -0700
  ...You can kill a standard battery with a few weeks or months at deep discharge, or even after a few cycles of deep discharge...
• Re: A/C problem
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 21:03:52 EDT
  ...So I discharged the system, replaced the dryer or is it >drier, and >pulled a vacuum for 1/2 hour. I tried again,to...
• Re: Portable Air Conditioner aka hybrid electric vehicle continued
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 12:06:45 -0400
  ...They merely discharge cool air to cool a specific place. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM> Date: Friday, July 1, 2005...
• Re: A Current Question of humor
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:15:28 -0800
  RE: > So I reckon that if I find myself with a discharged starter battery and a > charged house battery and hope the start the...
• Re: Partial Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Tue, 9 Jun 2020 01:24:30 -0400
  ...pressure breaking down across the restriction if it was on the discharge side of the pump - ? On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 12:05...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Aug 2017 03:29:43 -0400
  ...It doesn't conduct until the + line is grounded; then the cap > discharges through it. > > Yrs, > d > > On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 10...
• Re: A/C, Rear, Shroud
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Tue, 10 Jan 2017 05:24:33 +0000
  The evaporator fans discharge directly at the face of the A/C cabinet. The plenum attaches at that point. There are a few turning...
• Re: power steering
  Historical mailing list - Gab and Em
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:06:02 -0400
  ...gmail.com> wrote: > Question: > Is there a pressure regulator upstream of the orifice to vent PS fluid > from pump discharge back to pump suction? > >
• Re: Halon Extinguishers, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 09:49:39 -0800
  ...If you installed an automatic halon system in the engine compartment and there were a fire and the system discharged... it is possible there...
• Re: battery sizes for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 7 May 2008 16:52:12 -0600
  ...design Military grade Resistant to vibration 60% more starting power Deep discharge reserve power2 year storage life 8-12 year design life Can be...
• Getting to the interior light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 16 May 2005 20:43:34 -0700
  ...Everything in the cabin is now running off this house battery so I can be confident that the engine battery does not get discharged...
• Re: FIRE!!! (True story from this morning)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 16:00:25 -0600
  ...FIRE!!! (True story from this morning) Airplanes have rings of hollow tubing circulated through the engines and in strategic points with discharge nozzles directed...
• Intermittent Stalling - Capacitor Solution
  Historical mailing list - Craig Bodie
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 13:20:24 -0400
  ...any comments on that?</DIV> <DIV>3.&nbsp; This capacitor apparently discharges when connection is lost on the resistor wiper, this is correct? no...