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• 91 Vanagon will not start..?
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Sun, 30 May 2004 11:52:41 -0400
  ...I went out and got a new battery and the battery and the same thing happened.. so I took the battery back and they...
• Re: Modification, Battery box, bottom
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 7 Feb 2017 14:06:02 -0800
  Why? Your chassis battery should only be used for starting, with the alternator providing the running power and charging. The fridge, radio, interior lights...
• Re: Aux battery kit from Bus Depot (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 17:25:30 EST
  ...First and foremost, when you put in the aux battery, you will need to manually wire accessories to the new battery. With the ignition...
• Mystery battery drain solved!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 10 May 2005 20:12:52 -0600
  My primary aux battery was mysteriously dropping to 8.5 volts overnight randomly. I put an ammeter on it to check draw and it...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:00:53 -0700
  ...One is wired to the aux battery, one to the starter battery. When Mellow Yellow is not in use for more than a week...
• Re: My Battery Life 7+ Years
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 23:05:11 -0500
  David, I had the same experience with a wal-mart battery. Finally bought a new one before last winter. I set up my old...
• Re: Another Burning Van!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 13:13:02 -0700
  ...battery? To simplify things, could one install it at ground strap(s) to battery(s)? Some boats have fancy battery switches that have one...
• Re: battery holder thing
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 7 Aug 2018 15:37:58 -0400
  ...My battery didn’t have one. It also > had a worn wire coming off the battery that was worn through the outer > layer as...
• Re: alternator--voltage vs. amps
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:35:44 -0500
  ...Now charging a battery adds some complications here. We have resistance but we also have a back voltage. So if the battery has 12...
• Re: Another battery- did float charger cook mine
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 10 May 2021 07:50:05 -0700
  ...Checked the stored battery and found two cells completely > dried up and two low on water. Testing says battery is dead. The E Van...
• Re: Camping in cold & battery
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 08:07:00 -0600
  All of those cheap battery testers with the floating balls or three colored float are neat to play with but you need a genuine...
• Re: Battery Reserve Capacity Calculations - 2nd Posting
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 22:56:40 -0500
  You guys are really getting into this battery thing. One thing you need to consider. 1) You need to charge your battery fully before...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 14:27:31 -0500
  Thanks Scott, that's the clamp I have, and I think I visualize now how it works with the PROPER battery. Just got back...
• Re: VLVC - Battery experience with WalMart
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 11 Oct 2013 22:43:40 -0500
  ...VLVC - Battery experience with WalMart My main vehicle is an '88 Vanagon Camper, but I am also the main motor consultant on my wife...
• Re: Shore power > battery charge question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sat, 18 Aug 2018 21:28:02 -0400
  ...Shore power > battery charge question I'd like to accomplish something in the near future that I've always wanted... charging my battery automatically...
• Re: Surepower 1315, auxiliary fuse block, Progressive Dynamics charger, and Vitrifrigo installation questions
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 6 May 2009 21:21:56 -0700
  ...Fine for an AGM battery but higher than the > lead acid > starting battery might like. Therefore the 1314, set up to charge > the aux...
• Re: battery explosion
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Mon, 10 May 1999 00:29:19 -0700
  At 10:56 AM 5/9/99 -0700, you wrote: > Procedurally, it's just sensible NOT to connect jumpers to the > dead battery from...
• Dash Light Madness!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Tue, 27 May 2003 21:03:57 -0400
  ...Search of the archives indicates the battery light staying on is a sign of bad brushes in the alternator. Coincidence? Battery is fairly new...
• Re: Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:12:03 -0600
  "What size deep cycle battery do you recommend for the Auxiliary Battery? Does anyone have have a "how to" instructions for connecting it up...
• Re: taching up and down!
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 12:20:49 EST
  ...I fully recharged the battery and the problem went away. The Digifant engine computer is very flicky about the battery. It tends to run...
• Re: Trojan 31 AGM battery, under the back seat
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:23:22 -0700
  Larry, I'm going with the AGM (sealed) battery instead of the less expensive/more amp hours deep cycle so that I don't...
• does Group 48 Battery fit?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 08:53:38 -0700
  ...Has anyone on the list installed a group 48 battery? Did it fit and did the battery box cover fit or did you have...
• RE: Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Moore
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 14:55:25 -0800
  ...You also can easily combine = both battery banks with these switches since they have 4 positions; = Battery 1, Battery 2, BOTH or OFF. - Charlie...
• Re: Shorten Aux Battery Recharge Time
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 18:34:13 -0500
  ...Also, a battery should never be discharged more than 80% (includes deep cycle types). The Optima being an absorbed glass mat battery (AGM), is...
• Re: your favorite 12 V accessory
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:14:54 -0800
  Hey Troy, you are absolutely right that once the relay or other common connection closes the battery with the lower voltage will draw down...
• Re: westfalia 2nd battery question
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 11:10:58 -0500
  ...It didn't. > >Any suggestions for what to check, to allow my aux battery to charge when >I drive? Should the aux battery charge...
• Re: 'Battery Guard' on sale this week
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:16:24 -0300
  https://www.batterybrain.com/vcc/cartergroup/batterybrain/247655/ http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/rv-converters/battery-brain.htm Both of the above sites offer...
• Re: priority start battery system
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 15:47:43 -0500
  At 07:31 AM 12/21/2001, Paul Mayfield wrote: >Might be simpler solution than a second battery >for *light* accessory use when used...
• Main Battery Installation: Grease or Coat Terminals?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 07:54:39 -0700
  I've got a new Interstate battery to install as the main battery in my 90 camper and am wondering if I should do...
• Re: Your method to fit grp 41 battery in box
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:01:49 +0000
  ...today no matter what I did that >>> battery will not settle into the box. Any tips from those still using the >>> lead acid battery...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! Battery lifting strap!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 21:23:32 -0500
  ...Finding the PERFECT starter battery! > > > > I use Vice-Grips to clamp onto one of the terminals to help me lift out > > the old battery...
• Re: westfalia 2nd battery question
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 11:53:52 -0500
  The florescent is wired to the main battery but you can quite easily route it to the aux battery. The light above the driver...
• Charger Drain Battery? (charger off/connected)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:23:17 -0700
  ...battery, then left "intelligent" charger connected to battery overnight. Charger was off. Battery got quite low. Would a connected/off charger drain a battery...
• Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 02:59:01 MST
  ...battery charging via a relay, I was wondering what the benefits were of a battery isolator versus a simple relay? Is it that the...
• Re: Yet another EE talks batteries
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 11:46:44 -0600
  Stanley Pitman wrote: > If you > make the auxiliary charging current too high, there is strong risk of > damage to battery or alternator, as well...
• Re: deep cycle replacement for the main battery
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 21:25:10 -0700
  ...Deep Cycle Starting Battery First, the Group 42 battery you have is the wrong battery if you want to be at factory spec. Spec...
• Re: Something is draining my battery...
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:50:36 -0400
  Is the metal cover which slides over the installed battery touching the + and - terminals? SamC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Last" <rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET> To...
• Re: Is there anybody out there?
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sun, 11 Feb 2018 18:00:40 -0500
  Hmm, only need 18 or so of those to equal the battery capacity in my Chevy Volt. Let’s see…1 under each driver...
• Camper relay issue
  Historical mailing list - Pete Geisen
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:52:50 -0400
  Hey all, I've been having some issues with a flickering battery light on my 82 diesel Westy. I've got a aux battery...
• Re: Questions on a 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Dec 1995 17:43:45 -0700
  ...The question, then, is > what is the best deep-cycle battery for the job that doesn't 'stick out' > of the battery compartment? And...
• Re: 2nd battery Westy questions
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:50:50 -0600
  I installed an Optima D34/78 deep cycle/starting battery in the 2nd battery location over the weekend & it works. I did have some...
• Re: Batteries/Dual Installation
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 10:11:36 -0400
  > How much do I have to modify the compartment behind the driver's seat to >accomodate the battery? Also, do you have to "tie...
• Re: Slow Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 03:24:29 -0500
  Here's a very good procedure for sleuthing battery drain problems from a Landrover site. http://www.landroverclub.net/Club/HTML/Electrics_battery_drain...
• Re: Solar question and electrical oddity
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 8 May 2001 16:10:48 -0700
  ...battery charging system that actually recharges your auxiliary battery fairly quickly, check out 'battery installation' on my website (lots of photos) http://www.geocities...
• Sad...oh so sad....electrical woes. Please help -- :^\ ( a little long)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:52:12 -0700
  ...I tested with aux battery before hooking up starter battery. The aforementioned ran properly off aux battery. But. In doing work, I noticed a...
• Re: What is THE best battery ?
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:27:01 -0500
  ...Ultima isn't the ultimate battery, but what is? > > What I am planning on doing is running two batteries. One starting > battery and one...
• Re: Charging system questions.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:41:28 -0800
  ...and the battery switch method for each battery .. totally completely fool proof ......as long as you keep at least one battery connected while engine...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 11:38:47 -0800
  I bought my deep cycle battery at ARC. He also mentioned he can make custom recharge systems for the deep cycle and starting batteries...
• Re: Charging the batteries..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:15:24 -0400
  ...battery wired to the main battery via a Sure Power 1314 Separator... if I hook the main battery to a 10 Amp household battery...
• Re: optima the one for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 07:54:57 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] optima the one for starting battery? > The red top is the starting battery. > > jimt > On 8/18/05 6:56 PM, "greg...
• rewiring kitchen
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 12:59:13 -0800
  The original extra battery wiring for my once-was-riviera had a strange setup -the 120 went to a built in battery charger, which...
• Re: Aux battery, install location
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 9 May 2008 06:18:23 EDT
  ...It looks to be a genuine VW battery, no indications that it is a GM battery or indications on who made it. I was...
• Re: More (simple) battery questions
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 30 Jan 2017 21:22:26 -0800
  ...Got a new > > > battery then, and that battery lasted nearly 10 years without any > issues > > at > > > all. > > > > > > What could be drawing current this time...
• Re: Recommendations for Aux battery hardware
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:38:47 -0400
  There are all sorts of options both for battery(s) and the method of isolating and charging. One thing to consider is that charging...
• Re: How do you tell how much juice a battery has/?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:53:15 -0600
  Here is a device that will test your battery: *http://tinyurl.com/352k4l* ** It's not portable, but you should use a load around...
• Alternator questions
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:54:36 -0800
  ...I've gone through 3 standard starting batteries, often draining the auxiliary battery charging electronics, etc. Today my aux battery was low so I...
• Re: 81 maximum battery dimensions
  Historical mailing list - Brian M. Miller
  Thu, 2 May 96 7:38:53 PDT
  ...The battery box is VERY small, only 7" tall. The ONLY battery which will fit under the front seat is a group 42, which...
• battery removal
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 22:53:53 -0800
  I looking at my starter battery and wondering how I am going to get it out once I find a sealed battery to replace...
• Re: 41 or 42 Battery for 84 westy?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 2 Jul 2006 22:23:59 -0700
  What source is calling for a Group 42 battery? On 7/2/06, karen d <yosemite333@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Why does an 84 vanagon...
• Re: Fridge Question - Maybe Aux. Batt. Related
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 28 Jul 2005 21:45:58 -0400
  Before I added an aux battery, my fridge would only run on 12 volts with the engine running ('85 GL Westy). When I added...