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• Re: Hesitation on 87 Vanagon O2 sensor? reply
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 04:26:29 EDT
  ...What matters is, that it is an average of .5 volts. An analog volt meter would be better ( unless you digital meter has an...
• Re: LVC: Learning Electricity & Testers
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:13:37 -0800
  ...voltmeter (actually usually a volt/amp/ohm aka > "multimeter") is within reach of everyone. Here is one tutorial: > > http://www.ladyada.net/learn/metertut...
• Re: 87 Vanagon: 3rd choice for gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 05 Jun 1996 03:33:04 -0700
  ...Now if I had to vote for the third meter, it would certainly be a 270 degree swing analog volt meter with a range...
• using the VW meter
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 14:29:25 -0400
  >"using the VW meter" Only measures the amont of pharfhig in your nugen. Get a good volt meter or to make due go to...
• My turn with the O2 sensor issue.
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 14:34:05 -0500
  ...I connected the volt meter and while disconnected it ranged from 0V at cold to about 1 volt after a few minutes it pretty...
• Re: multimeter recommendation
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:57:15 -0800
  ...Paul --------------------------- FYI If you touch the leads to 15,000 volts (primary electric voltage) the meter and leads will explode in an electric arc...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:19:57 -0700
  ...But the volt meter I have in the 'cabin' for watching the state of either the aux battery or the starting battery (a switch...
• Re: Checking the O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 23:29:25 -0400
  ...It puts out less than 1 volt. Most meters will have a 1.5 volt scale, this is where it should be set. DC...
• Re: Battery/Charging system questions.. A lot of info included..
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:48:09 -0700
  ...the voltage could be that high from the alternator. And even though you checked the meter against another I'd still suspect the meter.
• Re: Solar panel wrap-up
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 14:26:42 -0600
  The 0.1 volt reading is meaningful as a voltage measurement. When you set your DVM to an ohms range the meter uses its...
• Re: Sharing a voltmeter between two batteries
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 21:33:03 -0500
  ...Volt meter, and a single pole double throw switch. This will not join the batteries at any time, so you don't have to...
• Re: 12V meter with USB and cigar lighter outlets
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:51:32 -0700
  That's interesting! I wouldn't worry about a switch for the voltmeter though, it's trivial for a digital meter, less that your...
• Re: Which Voltmeter to use?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 11:59:17 -0700
  ...voltmeter with what is > known as a "High Input Impeadence" (10 megs or higher). This is basically > how much of a load the meter...
• Re: Multimeter Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:55:44 -0400
  ...SOME DAY YOU WILL TRY TO MEASURE VOLTS WITH THE METER SET UP FOR AMPS. My record is about five minutes after getting my...
• Re: Aux Battery system, volts escaping to ground!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:52:03 -0700
  ...If you are just putting your amp meter probes on 2 points that are still connected normally you are doing it wrong. Voltage is...
• Re: Electrical Glitch causiing a dead Aux battery...more..
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:06:32 -0800
  ...If you wrongly try to measure volts while the meter is setup to measure current (amps), you create a short circuit. Short circuits melt...
• Re: voltage in water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 19 Sep 2005 08:56:42 -0700
  ...The meter > does > work fine and turning it on makes the voltage of the water go up to > +1.5volts. This is an '84...
• hesitations (air flow meter)
  Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
  Sun, 14 Feb 1999 11:11:47 -0500
  ...Remove the black cap and connect a volt meter (analog meter it is easier to see the results) to pin 2 and 3 of...
• Re: Fw: Auxillary battery not charging
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 17:58:06 -0700
  ...start the engine and at idle see put the volt meter to the aux batt terminals again... if the voltage reading does not go...
• Re: setting up multimeter to check current draw
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 20:05:23 -0400
  ...First, most meters have separate jacks for volts and amps, you're always safe measuring volts, but if you're measuring amps and put...
• Re: hesitations (air flow meter)
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 14 Feb 1999 20:22:49 -0600
  ...Remove the black cap and >connect a volt meter (analog meter it is easier to see the results) to >pin 2 and 3 of...
• oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 09:43:09 -0500
  ...What matters is, that it is an average of .5 >volts. An analog volt meter would be better ( unless you digital meter has an...
• Re: 87 Vanagon hesitation continues
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 08:14:49 -0500
  ...With O2 sensor hooked up the volt meter is >showing 0 to "negative" 0.05 volts for about 3 to 4 seconds during >acceleration...
• Re: Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 11:02:36 -0700
  ...Also, at some point you know you will try to use the same meter for a 120 volt AC circuit or maybe you are...
• Re: volt/ohm meters
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 21:20:52 -0800
  > > I am thinking of buying a volt/ohm meter in the near future for work on > the van and around the house. Does anyone...
• Re: Installing Dash Volt-Meter?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 21:16:05 -0600
  Yeah, the volt meters from those vintasge cars are a dime a dozen on ebay. Most of the old Audis from the 80's...
• Re: Door electrics problem: digital vs analog meters?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:28:15 -0700
  ...When your chasing voltage drops the digital is better. I still have a bench top analog. The six inch meter scale is easy to...
• Air flow meters.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 16 Nov 1994 10:50:39 CST6CDT
  ...A good meter will give a smooth voltage change on the oscilliscope screen-- a bad meter will result in skips and jumps in the...
• Re: Meter Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 15:19:31 -0500
  ...voltage fluctuations found here will not resolve well enough on an analog meter. You will, ultimately, need some sort of current ( amp ) meter(s...
• Re: Battery/Charging system questions.. A lot of info included..
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:00:15 -0700
  ...voltage > could be that high from the alternator. �And even though you checked the > meter against another I'd still suspect the meter. > That...
• Re: O2-sensor results with digital voltmenter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:24:44 -0500
  ...8 volts after engine at temperature and engine at about 2000 >rpm ECU has gone into closed-loop operation. Depending on meter, probably cycling...
• Alternator / voltage regulator
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 16 Jul 1999 09:12:45 -0500
  Hi Volks, It is a good practice to check the battery voltage when changing the alternator / voltage regulator. Have your meter connected between plus...
• Re: Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 6 Jan 2017 22:19:59 -0800
  ...Also, at some point you know you will try to > use the same meter for a 120 volt AC circuit or maybe you are...
• 12 volt panel meter
  Historical mailing list - Pilgrim
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:59:30 -0700
  Try http://digikey.com --
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:02:07 -0700
  ...But the volt meter I have in the |'cabin' for watching the state of either the aux battery or the starting |battery (a switch...
• Re: Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 21:23:25 +0000
  ...Also, at some point you know you will try to use the same meter for a 120 volt AC circuit or maybe you are...
• Re: Monitoring aux battery charging?
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 18:15:26 -0800
  ...If a voltmeter internally, then > increasing the series resistance that the meter is in parallel with will > suffice. I don't think I'll...
• Re: Can O2-sensor make engine run too lean?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:53:32 -0500
  ...If so leave engine running and connect back to the ECU while voltmeter still connected. The meter*should* immediately begin showing random changing readings...
• Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 16 May 2008 19:43:02 -0500
  ...It is also important to use a meter with a high impedance so that it doesn't affect the voltage that you are trying...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 7 Jan 2017 01:48:11 -0500
  ...Cheap analog meters have an impedance of 2,000 ohms for every >> > volt on the scale, so a ten-volt scale would have 20...
• Hesitation on 87 Vanagon O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 01:11:53 -0400
  ...In idle the volt meter bounces back and forth between 0 and 0.6 volt. During acceleration under load (A/C compressor on) the...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 12:26:50 -0500
  ...Cheap analog meters have an impedance of 2,000 ohms for > every > >> > volt on the scale, so a ten-volt scale would have 20...
• Re: Is my Aux Battery Charging
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:25:57 -0700
  ...Put the meter on it, a fully charged lead-acid battery should read 12.4 to 12.6 volts. Start the engine and make...
• Re: O2 Sensor Voltage
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 11:16:38 EST
  ...Analog meters usually have too low an input >impedance >and change the circuit voltage significantly. > >Larry A. >Chicago >91 GL ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM...
• Surepower 1315 and charging issues
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 5 May 2009 19:01:58 -0700
  ...So I went down to the garage to grab my battery charger and volt meter. The charger was connected directly to the aux battery...
• Re: O2 sensor transition time
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 May 2009 20:08:29 -0700
  ...O2 sensor transition time > At 09:39 PM 5/6/2009, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >>a new Bosch, and using a digital volt meter...
• afm tuning
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 16:55:53 -0500
  ...5 now with the van at idle adjust the afm bypass screw so the meter now reads 0.7 volts at idle. This should...
• Re: What Is This Type Of Connector Called?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:52:12 -0600
  ...I bought some extras at my local hardware and use one wired to a volt meter so I can read the voltage at the...
• Re: Volt Ohm Meter: Continuity Checking, Ohm Range Settings
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:56:28 -0800
  ...Volt Ohm Meter: Continuity Checking, Ohm Range Settings Hi all. I'm measuring continuity to track down where I connected a + wire. With battery...
• Re: Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 15:26:08 -0600
  ...Also, at some point you know you will > try to use the same meter for a 120 volt AC circuit or maybe you are...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:52:25 -0400
  ...with this tiny voltage. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ ----- Original Message ----- >I have one of these too - but my meter lights are all...
• Re: recommend a multimeter
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 10:45:50 -0600
  ...A digital meter with an additional bar-graph display should also allow you to follow voltages that fluctuate quickly. Radio Shack handles Fluke meters...
• Re: '88 fuel pump not vibrating
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:08:31 -0700
  ...However, the instructions > that came with my voltmeter warned against possible surge damage to the > meter from testing a circuit where a motor was...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long) Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 16:36:43 -0700
  ...The chrome bumpers are always good grounds in my experiece. > > I would not use a volt meter for this type of test usually. A...
• Start of Draft: Analog VOMs for vans, was Re: AFM test readings
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 21:06:07 -0400
  ...All the meters below are at least 20 kohms per volt on DC ranges, so on a 5V scale they'd have 100K resistance...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Jan 2017 20:40:48 -0500
  ...Cheap analog meters have an impedance of 2,000 ohms for every > > volt on the scale, so a ten-volt scale would have 20...
• Re: Monitoring aux battery charging?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 16:49:17 -0700
  ...If a voltmeter internally, then increasing the series resistance that the meter is in parallel with will suffice. I don't think I'll...
• Re: Aftermarket Electronic Ignition
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 5 May 1995 17:10:49 -0700 (PDT)
  Chris, the O2 sensor does generate a voltage, up to 0.7-0.8 Volts I think. Think of it as a pH meter...
• battery meter--lighter plugin--worthless
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:51:02 -0700
  Here is a nifty, plugin battery meter: http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/car-alarms/unbranded-car-battery-meter.asp [I can't quickly find...
• Voltmeter
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Geho
  Sun, 30 May 1999 19:23:39 -0400
  ...Would this work, or would the meter itself be a drain on the battery? Perhaps if the voltmeter is wired with a switch? How...