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• Re: NVC: Me
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 3 May 2014 09:29:32 -0400
  ...I am though :) I was in the hospital for six days then discharged. Will likely be off work for at least a month. The...
• Re: Charge battery but can't access it
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 15 Jul 2023 08:33:28 -0700
  ...If I have more bad luck and battery discharges to > the point of no-start, what would I do? I have a small trickle...
• Re: A Current Question of humor
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:38:23 -0500
  ...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: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 11:11:42 -0500
  ...And, connecting a >discharged battery across a charged one isn't all that dramatic either. > Again, they quickly adjust to one another and as...
• Re: Intermittent dropouts cured
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 18:53:39 -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: 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
  ...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: Transporting extra gasoline on/in a Westy Vanagon WOW
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Tue, 6 Dec 2005 12:31:58 -0800
  ...Its possible if she touched her car metal first she could have discharged the static into the car body where it would dissipate. Many...
• Battery FAQ ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 14 Apr 96 23:04:13 CDT
  ...Storing a battery on a concrete floor will discharge them. Modern lead acid battery cases are better sealed, so external leakage causing discharge is...
• RE: Freon Conversions / Substitutes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Thu, 3 Jul 97 19:03:33 UT
  ...The instructions also tell how to use temp & pressure gauges to "top up" a system when you can't completely discharge and fill fresh...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 3 Aug 2013 10:47:51 -0700
  ...to keep the > battery optimally healthy, especially when it's deeply discharged. -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p...
• Re: AGM group 41 battery choices?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 05:48:13 -0400
  ...Going on year five now and they have been deeply discharged, way below 10.5v MANY times and ALWAYS come back up rapidly and...
• Re: Just hibernating & a battery mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:31:57 -0500
  ...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: battery cables
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 00:10:24 -0400
  ...the aux battery? The ignition switch? Wouldn't that allow a discharged aux battery to suck a charging battery dry if you stop the...
• Re: spark plugs, etc
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 22:21:53 +0000
  ...Parallel circuitry lowers or reduces the circuit resistance and thus reduces the intensity of the "snap" of the coil's spark discharge by providing...
• Re: Any wood worker cabinetmakers?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 02:57:54 EST
  ...A metal slitting saw might be ideal if it can be run fast enough to discharge the sawdust without burning the wood. There are...
• Re: Battery is dead again
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 12:53:01 -0700
  ...If I would not start the van at least once a week it would discharge to a point where it would not start. I...
• Vanagon safety statistic. My own experience
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 18:09:04 -0500
  ...We were taken to hosipital and were discharged on the same day. About 1.5 ft of the rear of the Vanagon was folded...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 07:53:37 -0800
  ...And, connecting a > >discharged battery across a charged one isn't all that dramatic either. > > Again, they quickly adjust to one another and as...
• Re: Solar collector
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 10:49:59 -0500
  ...But confused with the below. "There are some loses in the inverter and as the battery discharges the inverter will try to run all...
• Re: Morning Gnarliness: how to deal with
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:02:57 -0400
  ...About emptying -- you carry it to a toilet, fold out the discharge pipe and unscrew the cap -- might be an issue of hand strength...
• Re: R12 or R134?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 13:31:03 -0400
  ...R12 or R134? So my theory is that there is a slow leak (6 months or so to fully discharge). ----------------------- Clip ---------------------- Time to take...
• Re: Inverter/Aux Battery question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 07:30:38 -0400
  ...When sizing a battery for an extended load the battery should be sized for a minimum of a 5 to6 hour discharge rate. To...
• Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:06:13 -0400
  The compressor compresses the gas and discharges it into the condenser, (up front). There, the compressed gas condenses into a liquid due to pressure...
• Re: R12 or R134?
  Historical mailing list - Roberto Munoz
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 21:18:16 -0400
  ...there is a slow leak (6 months or so to fully > > discharge). > > > > > > So, any advice on the pros & cons refilling with R12 or converting...
• Re: no start in 81 AC Westy
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 10 Sep 2017 15:04:17 -0600
  ...layer on them that prevents a Good Charge & an Even Worse Discharge the next time they are called upon to Crank the Starter ~ So...
• IT'S A GIRL!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 28 May 1998 19:52:29 -0100
  ...Evon and Haley get discharged tomorrow, and I'll be back at the shop on Monday. We already have Haley's first Westy camping...
• Re: fuel tank cleaning? (was noisy fuel pump)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 20:02:48 -0500
  ...Next check the pump and see if you're getting 32 PSI (Or More)presure when you block the discharge flow and it continues...
• Re: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:29:13 -0400
  ...my disappointment the battery on the '82 Westy is almost completely > discharged. Trying to find a reason I measured the output of the > charger...
• Re: Partial Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:00:05 -0600
  ...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: metal engine acess lids/ vanagon engine fires w
  Historical mailing list - NotaJeep
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 00:07:50 EST
  ...boiling point is high enough that you need to heat the discharge nozzles...not easy in a vanagon.....your best bet is to find...
• Re: Weekender Second Battery Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:13:20 -0500
  ...If the battery is discharged enough you will get the result you see due to voltage drop. Drive for a while and you should...
• Re: Dominic
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 18:19:56 -0700
  ...The 12v element on the Dometic RM215 fridge consumes 9.2 amps, which is enough to seriously discharge any battery when the engine is...
• Re: For Canucks Only -what kind of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 06:10:26 EST
  ...is used for the auxillary battery in the back of an '80 vanagon? None of the local vendors show anything in deep discharge that...
• Re: VW inline four-bangers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 09:22:42 -0500
  ...much like the propane cylinder swap places - drive in, swap your > discharged battery (batteries) for fully charged ones and be on your > way.'Course...
• 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
  ...The ampere/hour ratings of the batteries are not given at the same discharge rate. The 6V battery is rated at 6 hours discharge...
• Re: Drop in R-12 replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cutchen
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 11:42:27 -0600
  ...Compressor discharge temperatures did run slightly higher than with R-12. Hot ambients (90-100F) days produced discharge temperatures in the 180F range. The...
• Re: MIA: gear TODD HILL ???!!!
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 22:51:41 -0500
  ...Having discharged that duty, I will drop the subject and sincerely hope Todd Hill will someday rectify his problems and lead a fulfilling life...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 23:13:26 +1200
  In no particular order. *have ~want *Hella H4 headlights (standard on mine) ~Genuine xenon gas-discharge bulbs *Sony cassette stereo w/10-disc changer...
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:37:38 -0700
  ...Z --- TinkerMan <tinkerman007@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Hello Volks! > > I keep having my battery discharged once in a while > because of two possible reasons: > > 1...
• Re: bilge pump as fresh water pump replacement
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:09:43 -0700
  ...or transformer Cap. approx. 170 GPH Use 3/8" I.D. discharge hose Fully submersible Inlet at bottom O’all dim.: 1-1/4...
• Re: New Battery---------Dead
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 20:06:20 -0800
  ...Try cranking >again, battery acts as if it is severely discharged, car cranks a couple of >times then stops and clicks. HELP!!! > Sounds to...
• Re: Optima Blue D31M
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 23:07:37 -0700
  ...depends-on how each is used in-service and the discharge/charge cycles the battery suffers under. An Optima, will survive multiple deep-discharges...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 10:00:38 PST
  ...When you have a situation where the main battery is fully charged and the aux battery is fully discharged, it seems that you won...
• Re: Cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:48:27 -0800
  ...Unless it's a "deep > cycle" battery, then after getting fully discharged 3-4 times they won't > hold a charge any more. If...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:51:51 -0700
  ...Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 10:03 AM Karl, 12 .2 Volts is a 75% discharged battery.You'll need to check the battery celles...
• Re: The alternator issue
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:19:10 -0700
  ...The diode is then forward biased and discharges most of the stored energy in the coil. A capacitor would lower the voltage of the...
• Re: Is this battery charger any good?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 21:08:27 -0500
  ...It will not charge the battery quickly after any discharge nor help if the engine doesn't start readily on its own. For the...
• Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 00:57:03 -0800
  ...I read it would take something like 50 deep discharges before I killed the flooded battery, which will take me a while to do...
• Re: Speaking of batteries...
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 22:27:45 -0600 (MDT)
  ...circuits caused by vibration and excessive sulfation, which is caused by discharge of the battery. If they added EDTA to their batteries they couldn...
• Seized Engine?
  Historical mailing list - MM
  Sat, 20 May 2006 07:58:47 -0700
  ...I thought since it had been sitting the battery was discharged, so i rolled it back into its parking spot,where it sat for...
• Re: Another way to drain coolant
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:06:50 -0700
  ...if the facility is connected to a sanitary sewer that discharges to a Publicly Owned Treat- ment Works (POTW) and the wastes will mix...
• Re: HIDs on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:40:28 -0500
  ...t have filaments, which is why they are also > called gas-discharge lights... the gas itself is what gives off light, > not a hot...
• Distributor Modification
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 23:42:27 -0600
  ...Admittedly these super distributors and magnetos were before the days of Capacitor Discharge and Electronic Ignitions. Most Waser Boxers come stock with electronic ignition...
• Re: A/C Compressor Question-Now, I Have A/C!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:02:08 +0000
  ...compressor head are the words SUC and DIS, for suction and > discharge. Low pressure side is, obviously, the suction side. Could be > left or...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Taeke
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:34:27 -0400
  ...You need 14.2 volts to fully charge a discharged AGM, and most alternators put out about 13 to 13.7 volts, depending on...
• Charging deep cycle batteries with the alternator
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:29:46 -0700
  ...quickly, and in routine usage they don't get very deeply discharged. The alternator is designed to provide a constant voltage (usually around 13...
• Re: solar battery charger or tender options
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Mon, 4 Sep 2017 09:42:57 -0400
  ...solar battery charger or tender options These small solar battery maintainers are really only useful for overcoming a batteries self-discharge and the small...
• Re: Removing chrome window trim
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:00:46 -0700
  ...my earliest attendance so that I may have sufficient time to discharge, er, perform my duties, er tasks adequately. In short, my beloved, I...
• A neat trick (non-VW related)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 18:27:06 -0500
  ...Simply take a 1000uf capacitor or so (big) charge to 25 VDC or so and discharge through battery by just touching to terminals for...
• Re: Heat while camping??
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Oct 1995 16:00:13 -0700
  ...heater mane for small popups and campers and has a front discharge grill ( i modified this to vent to two four inch ducts, one...