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• Van turns but won't fire
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 21:05:16 -0700
  Started out replacing voltage regulator (back of alternator) due to dim "oxy""alt" lights.Could crank the engine over but it would not fire...
• Re: Bus Depot OXS Dilemma; Where Is the Truth?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 00:45:26 EDT
  The veracity lies in the reference voltage, or the ability of the zirconium dioxide and the platinum to react with oxygen. The better the...
• Re: Injectors not firing ?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:50:45 EST
  ...Are the injectors getting the 12 volt supply? If you are getting good spark, all the wiring is good, and 12 volts is at...
• Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 13:08:44 +0000
  About a month ago I wrote about having installed two pairs of USB ports and an LED voltage display in my Vanagon. The round...
• Re: Battery or Charging System Help Please
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:46:28 -0700
  ...I measured the alternator voltage as ~13.8, the voltage at the junction under the cover as ~13.2 and the battery voltage as...
• Re: Battery/Charging system questions.. A lot of info included..
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:16:17 -0400
  ...The voltage you're seeing across the big relay terminals is the difference in voltage between the two batteries. > Did you check the alternator...
• Re: '66 progress, questions about wiring, lights
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Mon, 22 Apr 1996 13:47:49 -0600
  ...I can't use my 6-volt generator pulley on my new 12 volt alternator, need : a new pully. This might explain my problems...
• Re: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 15:14:08 -0400
  At 01:26 10/12/2004, Mike Miller wrote: >But when I measure voltage at the pump it's around 12-13 which is...
• help interpreting starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Doug Demarest
  Sun, 1 May 2005 12:31:06 -0700
  ...My battery shows 12.6 volts. Upon turning the key I measure 12.6 volts at the small wire that connects to the solenoid...
• Re: Battery and alternator - generic auto electric
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:33:55 -0700
  ...I cleaned up all other terminals and connections > and > now I get 13.9 volts at idle. If 13.8-14.5 volts is...
• RE: Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Wiesner Craig
  27 Nov 1996 10:46:52 -0800
  ...He installed (one screw, 5min) an adjustable voltage regulator. Hooked up a volt meter and cranked up the voltage. Now I have the isolator...
• Re: Battery Under Back Seat
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 20:26:15 -0400
  ...has >the lowest voltage). Is this not the case? Pretty close. Since the batteries are connected in parallel they will always have very nearly...
• Re: Big Battery = Destroy Starter
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 05 Apr 95 08:14:00 MST
  ...1) The 12.5 volt thing. Actually, the starter is designed to run on about 8-10 volts. At the high starting currents, voltage...
• Re: Alternator output
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:18:12 -0500
  Alfred, 13.8 volts is considered minimum and the fact that you see 13.8 at the alternator and 13 at the battery tells...
• Re: do all ACRs work like this?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:51:44 -0700
  The main reason the ACR needs to stay connected after the sensed voltage has slightly dropped is because when it senses a charging voltage...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 14:15:53 -0800
  ...When all 4 injector connectors are unplugged you should only ever see 12 volts on one side of each pair of pins. When one...
• Do the voltage regulater brushes "chrip"like a bird when they get short?
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:02:22 -0700
  ...The voltage at my new auxillery battery is 13.25 V. I think it is suposed ot be about 13.5 , or 14 volts...
• voltage question
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 16:42:08 -0500
  <html><DIV>hey all,</DIV> <DIV>i tried to check my o2 wire voltage today with my multimeter.&nbsp; according to bentley you should...
• where to buy 15 volt 22 microfarrad� tantalum capacitor?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Horrocks
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:27:16 EST
  OK Volks, Radio Shack doesn't have it or the 25 volt $3 capacitor in my northern VA area. I'd like to get...
• Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:07:07 -0700
  ...100% = 12.7 Volts 90% = 12.5 Volts 75% = 12.4 Volts 50% = 12.2 Volts 25% = 11.9 Volts 10% = 11.3 Volts...
• Re: Headlights and grounds
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:27:06 -0800
  ...The amount of current (amperes) depends on the battery voltage and the sum of all the voltage drops from battery positive back to battery...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 10:32:32 -0700
  ...I have one > > of > those > > cigarette lighter volt meters that consistently shows 13.9 volts at > speed. > > If it weren't a 1 year...
• Re: Understanding Amp Hours
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:09:46 -0400
  ...Remember that in a normal operation with the engine running the voltage will be somewhere between 13-14 volts and low cost inverters need...
• Re: Dometic fridge question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 2 Jun 2014 07:20:21 -0700
  ...Dometic lists the same watt ratings for the 12 volt element as for the 110v element. IIRC both are 85 watts. The 12 volt...
• Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:03:12 -0400
  ...It's the same as a resistor, and >if the capacitor is being charged through another resistor until it >reaches the shutoff trigger voltage...
• Fluorescent with inverter was-Re: LVC adding LED interior lighting
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:40:23 -0400
  ...I try to run all lights and appliances directly off of 12 volts. My laptop power supply is 12 volts. Otherwise I'm using...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Mon, 5 Aug 2013 17:57:04 -0400
  >> Check with your meter that the closed-throttle switch opens (voltage on the line goes up to ~5 V) when you open the throttle...
• Re: o2 sensor wire
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Buck
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 00:39:02 EDT
  ...This had the effect of grounding the signal voltage input to the ECU. Made it hard to smog and brought the price down. Peel...
• Re: Fryeday Content.. some GM trivia and news on the VOLT (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:32:05 -0700
  ...some GM trivia and news on the VOLT (NVC) > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Friday, August 15, 2008, 5:08 PM > GM Dreaming...
• Charge control 2 (Q&A) (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Sep 1995 16:42:34 -0500 (CDT)
  ...But as the state of charge is restored the terminal voltage will rise, eventually reaching the full panel voltage of 22 volts. The battery...
• Re: How do you tell how much juice a battery has/?
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:42:11 -0500
  Don, I am using the Volt~Minder in my Westy to monitor my auxiliary battery and have been pleased with its performance. Volt~Minder...
• [NVC] 6-volt bilge pump?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:27:48 -0700
  ...But all I can find are 12-volt models, and four D-cells put out 6 volts. I could run a line from Mellow...
• Re: 6/8 Temp Reading
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:48:46 -0400
  thanks Jon, but I did mention in my original post that the voltage stablizer (Bentley) was within spec. Shawn On 7/23/06, Jon...
• Re: Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Tue, 4 Sep 2012 23:09:22 -0700
  > My fridge works fine on 120 and propane but poorly on 12 volts. I have checked > and it draws 6.3 amps on "12...
• Re: Voltage from alternator
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:45:38 -0400
  Greg, You very well may have a bad alternator causing both problems i.e.low voltage and constant current drain. Most FLAPS should be...
• adding LED interior lighting
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:42:40 -0400
  ...I = know that I could hook them up to a selectable voltage dc power supply = plugged into the cigarette lighter, but I'd like...
• Re: Optima Blue D31M
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 19:22:33 -0700
  ...A couple of comments on your scrutiny of charging voltages. A couple of tenths of a volt here and there will not have a...
• Re: Headlights and Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 22:05:04 -0800
  --- Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM> wrote: > Messing around with the headlights on my father's '86 GL this > week, I > measured 11.3 volts...
• Re: stupid, ignorant question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 24 Feb 1997 16:11:22 -0500
  11 volts across the battery is not good. Although that by itself may not be an indication of something very wrong it is still...
• Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 11:45:27 -0500
  ...The voltage delivered to the SA driving lights was .75 volt greater than that delivered via the factory wiring harness to the 7" round...
• Re: What voltage do injectors need to fire?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:11:00 -0400
  ...What voltage do injectors need to fire? > >With the Digifant system, does anyone know what >voltage the ECU sends to the injectors to get...
• Re: Re Adjust Battery LED Pot
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Nov 1994 16:41:18 -0700 (MST)
  ...the green LED functions at 12.5 volts and above; > >the yellow below 12.5 volts and the red between 12.5 volts and...
• Re: Test equipment--"Official VW multimeter"
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:54:57 -0700
  ...Make sure it takes at least 60 seconds for the voltage at the battery to fall below 12.0v after you turn the headlights...
• generator questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 23:13:20 -0500
  ...I checked to output and its right on 14.5 volts at the output stud and 13.5 volts at the battery. The output...
• Re: Auxiliary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 04:39:41 +0000
  If you have 5 volts on the plug for the auxiliary air regulator, you have the wrong plug. You swapped the plug with the...
• low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sat, 3 Jul 2004 21:25:01 -0700
  ...Right now, the voltage from my oxygen sensor is hovering around 0.1 volts to 0.25 volts, considerably lower than the 0.45...
• Re: Mystery part - what is this thing?
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 20:53:56 -0700
  ...This eliminates the problem of a voltage drop and consequent low charging voltage on the aux battery. see the following: http://www.geocities.com...
• Panel Voltmeter for Digitool
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 21:33:37 -0600
  I have been making myself a digitool and discovered that Radio Shack no longer sells the LCD panel voltmeter #277-303 which had been...
• Re: stranded... '84 won't start (after exhuast work??)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:00:37 -0400
  ...With the new alternator, the Autozone test showed 13.3 volts, 96 > amps. Does this sound okay? Wes, At 96 amps that's pretty...
• voltaget at D+ on alt
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:56:35 -0700
  folks, what is the voltage supposed to be at the D+ terminal on the alternator? i think i have a new bumbed alternator. thanks...
• Re: Gas Heater
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 16:04:26 -0500 (EST)
  ...well, how difficult would it be to change > them from 110 volts to 12 volts so they could be used in a car. I...
• article: Alternator Charging Systems (long)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 14 Jun 95 10:30:51 CDT
  ...field brushes: | | :| | . ...... \_____________ : | |battery voltage :| | .. .. .. | : | |measurement wire :| | //---| |----\\ | : | |-----------| :| |--------// | | \\ | : | .....................|.. :| stator Ground stator | : | : electronic | : : coil ALTERNATOR coil | : | : switch | : :........................................: |--:-o \o---------------| : : |-----------<I----| : : switch voltage : : turn-on sensor : : signal : : VOLTAGE...
• isolator voltages
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Sat, 8 May 2004 20:32:06 -0700
  Hello- I'm curious as to what voltages would be normal for 2 batteries w/ a surepower isolator. My main battery seems to have...
• Re: Small Diagnostic Computer
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 18:29:16 -0400
  ...Air flow in volts Air inlet Temperature (Temp.I) in volts Liquid cooler (Temp II) in volts Throttle Switch status Injector pulse rate (pulse...
• Re: VDO Guages not working
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 12:07:25 -0400
  ...You should get a measureable voltage. I have done this, but i don't remember what the magnitude of the voltage was, pretty low...
• Re: Fuel/Temp Gauge Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:32:34 -0400
  ...Check at operating temperature that the voltage at the sender terminal is the same as the voltage at the gauge terminal -- if not, you...
• Re: 12V Slow Cooker Tests
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 8 May 2010 15:13:38 -0700
  ...So, is it possible that the current available was limited, especially as the voltage dropped? And might the slow cooker achieve a higher temperature...
• Re: 6V to 12V gauge again!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Sep 94 10:23:48 bst
  ...This regulates the voltage to 5 volts so it doesn't matter if you put 6 or 12 volts through it, the gauge still...
• Re: westy auxillary battery
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 14:36:40 -0800 (PST)
  Christopher Bridge writes: > > You need a voltage doubler circuit (not cheap) or a DC to DC converter(not > cheap either.) Or maybe two generators...
• Start-Solenoid-fix
  Historical mailing list - Noel Cookson
  Thu, 1 May 2003 09:28:23 -0500
  Hi, I am about to add a low voltage relay kit to my starter and have a question. First, the kit I am going...