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• Re: 4 Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 16 May 2008 14:14:08 -0400
  ...Otherwise the battery > with the higher voltage potential will discharge to the lower state of a > weaker battery. If you really need more A...
• Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 16 May 2014 14:24:35 -0600
  ...If you have wired it wrongly to start up on high voltage it can > be > > bad for your neighborhood, your workshop, your switch and...
• Re: Switched 12V power in Engine compartment and hall unit to ecu question. (1984 van)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:09:28 -0700
  ...Use it to control a relay wired to a high current source like the alternator lug, just as VW did. Why not leave the...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 21:38:08 -0000
  ...The wider the gap, the higher > the secondary voltage must rise and it takes a longer time to reach > this voltage. It's easily...
• Re: Second battery in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 23:02:11 -0500
  ...1) There is no voltage loss, as opposed to a diode based battery isolator, so the battery always charges at full voltage 2) In...
• Re: Mileage at altitude
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 12:59:23 -0500
  ...me at high altitude where the air is less dense the afm (air flow meter) flap will open less (lower wiper voltage to the...
• Re: Little blue lights
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 09:33:52 +0100
  ...Assemble your own kit with Hella Xenon beams (Universal Coach Moutings), high voltage generator for 12 Volts and automatic range adjustment. This will fit...
• Re: Voltage stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 20:31:06 -0700
  ...I know > have movement in my fuel guage and my temp rises slightly after a while. > How high should the temp read on a...
• Re: Drop in gas mileage update
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:34:51 -0400
  ...If not shorted I would force the input of the >ECU high by using a flash light battery. Do this with the engine up...
• Battery Myths-including deep cycles
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:32:14 +0000
  ...Stratification causes high voltage readings but limited current availability and plate damage. In addition, over time, equalization is needed to get all the cells...
• Re: O2 Sensor voltage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 09:44:41 -0700
  ...When troubleshooting the Fuel Injection system, an averaging Voltmeter is supposed to be used to see what the average O2 voltage is. When this...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:10:30 -0400
  ...14.4 volts charging voltage is too high for an extended period. 2.35/volts per cell, current drops, have to taper down on...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning seque to diesel radiator coolant flow direction
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:49:09 -0700
  ...To induce a > high > > voltage across the secondary winding you cut off the current as fast as > you > > can. The high voltage produced across...
• Solar panel basics
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:24:13 -0300
  ...The self-regulating panels produce less voltage and theoretically will not overcharge your batteries. We would rather use higher voltage solar panels and use...
• Re: Coil Fires, 7.5KOhms
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 20:14:05 -0700
  ...The field induced by the saturated core collapses and causes a high voltage spike to occur on the secondary lead to the distributor. This...
• Re: testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 19:11:23 -0400
  ...are three contacts on the coil, one of which is the >> >high-voltage-to-the-distributor, one is two-green-wires (marked "-1"), >> >and...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:24:20 -0800
  ...I've played with a few high voltage projects using ign coils to generate HV and they don't work well at switching frequencies...
• Re: VANAGON syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 12:03:27 -0800
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=369815&highlight=afm+voltage+test is pretty useful and might be possible on the L...
• Re: turn signal indicator weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:18:32 -0800
  ...Either something is >holding the voltage slightly high at the flasher pin 3 and it takes >the 4 filaments to bleed it off, OR...
• Re: Euro-Engine: 85 Volkswagen VANAGON, Cooling, engine temp
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 22:37:42 EDT
  ...that is reading high? It is possible that the sender for the coolant temp has gone bad, or the voltage regualtor on the rear...
• Re: Starting question
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Fri, 25 May 2018 23:08:26 -0400
  Check your battery voltage, then check it again while cranking. Possible you have a weak battery or high draw on the starter. Jason Uberbus...
• Ground wire from heater blower warm
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 16:29:15 EST
  The heater blower motor on my 82 Westy draws my system voltage down from 13.9V to 10.9V when running at high speed...
• Re: Inverter usage (was "Dual Battery Installation Instructions on Ebay")
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 12:09:01 -0700
  ...Microwave >cooking power depends on peak voltage not RMS voltage, >so you only get the full cooking power if the inverter >produces reasonably high...
• Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
  Historical mailing list - James
  Fri, 16 May 2014 15:42:31 -0400
  ...If you have wired it wrongly to start up on high voltage it can be > bad for your neighborhood, your workshop, your switch and...
• Re: Bus Depot auxillary battery hook up kit #1738-cant figure it out
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:37:57 -0700
  That method is easy and cheap but does not supply the aux battery with the full charging voltage seen by the main battery. The...
• Re: Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Sep 2016 23:17:58 +0000
  ...going bad. > > Losing voltage with the system under load is normal. .5 volt just across the ground strap is high for just headlights and...
• Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 13:06:45 EDT
  ...inner high beams. Changing the wiring to a monster size is a foolish waste of time and effort because the difference in voltage drop...
• Re: testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 18:17:21 -0500
  ...assuming voltage at coil (+), light should flicker > when touching coil (-) while cranking; if no light, coil primary is open > (bad coil); if steady light...
• Re: testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 23:03:16 -0400
  ...an ohm meter can be used to check the primary and seconsdary resistances, as per bently, and the highest range can be used to...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:09:06 -0700
  ...fan to high? I will take a look under there today to see if any pieces of insulation have dislodged and maybe blocked some...
• Re: Alternator check for 1.9L 85
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:38:59 -0700
  ...You should now see 13.5 or higher depending on age, wiring, size of alternator. 13.5 is the preferred voltage that the battery...
• Re: recap (still not fixed) Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 19:15:15 -0500
  ...If I turn the key >> and it fails to start, voltage at the starter is measures 11.8-11.9. Is >> this voltage high...
• Re: Inverter usage (was "Dual Battery Installation Instructions on Ebay")
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:06:10 -0700
  ...Microwave cooking power depends on peak voltage not RMS voltage, so you only get the full cooking power if the inverter produces reasonably high...
• Re: What's the connection between the temp and fuel gauges?
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:16:04 -0700
  ...blink at key-on. �If voltage is correct (10 +/- > 0.5v) and you get extended blinking, very high probability you need to > replace or...
• Re: Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:32:08 -0400
  ...going bad. > > Losing voltage with the system under load is normal. .5 volt just across the ground strap is high for just headlights and...
• Re: Alternators and batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:33:49 -0400
  ...My understanding is that with the BOSH alternators, you simply need to get one of a higher capacity, but with the correct mounting. (The...
• coolant testing with a DVM - ?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 22:56:28 -0700
  ...With the instrument on its lowest voltage setting, insert one lead into the coolant and attach the other lead to a good engine ground...
• Re: SurePower Battery Searator NOT Isolator!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 07:00:52 -0700
  ...Mark Frank Condelli wrote: >Yes, but the more important feature of the 1315 is that it ALWAYS chooses >the highest voltage battery to start...
• Re: Troubleshooting Opinions Wanted (was: WTB or borrow ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 13:31:00 -0700
  ...is basically just a transformer, right? >So doesn't the high high voltage created by the coil >have to get "back" to the coil...
• Re: Sanity Check - Wire gauge for wiring SA headlights
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 11:55:24 -0600
  ...several higher end european cars and at least one japanese vehicle have already converted some of their internal systems to the new voltages using...
• Re: Voltage Stabilizer Blows
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 16:14:27 -0600
  ...case ( flat and can be used with a heat sink in high current applications). The latter one is listed in the ecg and nte...
• Re: At Idle: AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 11:23:06 -0700
  ...I saw higher > voltages ( ~ 0.8 ) and the output fluctuated some (maybe analogue VOM better > for this purpose?) but in general, adjusting the CO...
• Re: Digifant performance stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 06:43:26 -0600
  ...time at high rpm is true but there seems to be enough duration for a proper mixture. My O2 sensor voltage runs around 0...
• Re: Problem with Stancor 120-901 relay??
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:13:26 -0400
  I've now ordered the 120-902, which is identical to the 901 except it has the higher voltage rating (15v, with pickup at...
• Re: not recharging / DEAD battery
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:02:24 -0500
  start engine and measure voltage, either across battery terminals, or between a good engine ground and the alternator output. should be about 13.5...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Sep 2009 - Special issue (#2009-747)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 11:44:02 -0700
  ...For a heavily sulphated battery (high internal resistance), the increased voltage is going to really jump up the charge rate, but on the flip...
• Re: Monitoring aux battery charging?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 18:37:41 -0700
  ...Then run the engine; the voltage regulator on the alternator keeps the voltage at a fixed level, quite a bit higher than the battery...
• Re: LED replacement for westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 4 Aug 2004 14:55:30 -0400
  ...the bulb i purchased at radio > shack is > a high out put 5mm infrared LED, output is 16mW min. forward voltage is > 1.2v...
• FW: anyone got any spare capacitors to fix syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 09:24:05 -0700
  ...They have more capacity in a smaller package and have a different high frequency response (not important here) than a foil electrolytic but for...
• Re: City Lights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 23:35:42 +0100
  ...DRL's are typically high-beams of the vehicle, operated at > 80% voltage. I find it strange that the high beams are used as...
• Solar charger NOT to buy
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:00:58 -0800
  ...You may >find that the reason your output is low is because the battery voltage is >high (i.e already fully charged so the...
• Re: Tuning by O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 14:49:15 -0700
  ...The ECU adjusted the mixture some, dropping the voltage to 0.7 to 0.75 VDC. Is this still too high? Is it worth...
• Re: How to modify Bosch regulator for remote sensing.
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:10:29 -0400
  ...full output which with a small load might be a very high >voltage. The sense input draws 8-9 ma at 14.5v, so...
• Re: Minor fridge mods addendum
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Jun 2017 16:44:23 -0400
  Both AC and DC heaters are rated 85 watts, but because of the low voltage/high current the 12V one is much more susceptible...
• Re: crank, wont start
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:36:31 -0500
  ...The engine computer requires a higher voltage to function than the starter requires to turn over the engine. IIRC the threshold, measured at the...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 12:50:16 -0800
  ...Got finished > clearing windows, turned on headlights, left fan on high 'cause it's > freezing cold, drive kids to school. Get half a block...
• Non-stock ignition coils/plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 23:31:31 -0500
  I've been thinking about installing a higher-voltage ignition coil in my '84 1.9, along with Bosch 4477 plugs, in order to...
• Re: Invertor ?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:24:17 -0500
  ...David was talking about an HP that needs a higher voltage. This means a device that takes the automotive voltage and increases it. This...
• Re: GoWesty's headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 06:32:33 EST
  ...It would be interesting to get a back to back comparison of actual voltage at the headlight before and after installing the relays - I...
• Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:20:49 -0500
  ...People who make cool but dangerous high-energy devices like "quarter shrinkers" sometimes use spark gaps as high-current, high-voltage switches for this...