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• Re: battery question
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 05:51:58 -0700
  ...Standard automotive batteries are not designed for discharge cycles, so I wouldn't expect one to last much more than 3-4 years when...
• Re: Severe coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:00:45 -0700
  ...Severe coolant leak > > Hello, I have a 1987 2.1L 4-speed, and last night, I experienced a sudden > and severe discharge of coolant...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 07:18:17 -0600
  ...in that black box? I haven't got a clue." Capacitor discharge? Who knows? Accurate firing is about all you get with Petrox or...
• Re: Charging circuit wiring upgrade/maintenance report/questions (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:19:22 -0700
  ...deep >> cycle battery was a spendy little item and I like to baby it, perhaps >> overmuch, by charging it like I discharge it: slowly. >> >
• Re: HIDs on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:46:29 -0800
  ...t have filaments, which is why they are also >> called gas-discharge lights... the gas itself is what gives off light, >> not a hot...
• Re: Charging system questions.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:18:27 -0600
  ...Even a mostly discharged "dead" lead acid battery will read higher than 10.2 Volts at rest - with no loads attached. Tom www.towercooler...
• Re: Isolator, where to put it?
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 12:32:41 -0800
  ...It does not matter if they are being charged or discharged. One battery could be totally dead and the other strong, it would not...
• Re: Parasitic drain
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Thu, 21 Apr 2022 10:23:29 -0400
  ...Also, when any lead acid > type battery comes off charge the surface charge-peak voltage will always > drop due to internal discharge and the...
• Re: AC Service Prior to Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 13 May 2005 13:18:26 -0700
  ...The high side is from the outlet (discharge) side of the compressor, through the condenser, through the receiver/dryer and to the expansion valve...
• Re: Solar collector
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 18:08:29 -0500
  ...There are some loses in the inverter and as the battery discharges the inverter will try to run all the way down to 10...
• Re: R134 conversion.
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 12:11:18 -1000
  ...My evaporator discharge air temperature > reads 40- 45 F same as with r12. > Darrell > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Budding Rose <ROSEBUD99@WEBTV.NET> > To: <vanagon...
• propane toilet!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Feb 1995 13:28:37 -0800
  ...Non polluting - toilet is self contained and does not discharge any effluent into the soil or harmful gas into the atmosphere. all remains after...
• Re: Lets rip out the Air conditioner - 89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 14:38:34 -0400
  ...Also, you'll spray oil all over the place (BTDT...I thought mine was discharged). I'm sure you'll figure out the rest...
• Re: Charging deep cycle batteries with the alternator
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 15:39:36 -0400
  ...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 power
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:06:18 -0500
  ...Also consider that you shouldn't totally discharge even deep cycle batteries, so you should get a solar panel that will be able to...
• Fw: Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 13:58:18 -0500
  ...Additionally, deep cycle batteries should be fully discharged before being charged. In my mind the ideal setup would be a pair of deep cycle...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:22:25 -0700
  ...You need 14.2 > volts to > fully charge a discharged AGM, and most alternators put out about 13 to > 13.7 > volts, depending on...
• Re: High Beam Indicator-Ya Gotta Be Kidding Me!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 19 May 2003 02:01:26 -0400
  ...It would not discharge the battery -- these things run on about 20 milliamps of current; enough current to make a noticeable effect on the...
• Re: 2nd battery; two questions
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:46:24 -0800
  ...I had thought the batt vented during discharge as well? and thought while sleeping / living in the van one may be exposed more so...
• Re: Battery question, nvc, but could be
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Mon, 15 Aug 2016 13:39:30 -1000
  ...12:09 PM Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Can complete discharge of brand new batteries kill em? Did I just blow >>> $160 >>> bucks...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 23:42:04 -0600
  ...Consequently - individual injection discharge is not needed on the WBX? Do I have that right?? Is that basically the big picture?? Or is the...
• Re: Vitrifrigo: two corrections to my earlier post
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 3 Oct 2011 13:11:32 -0800
  ...High current batteries need more active surface to deliver the high rate of reaction that produces the energy, deep discharge/low rated current batteries...
• Re: [WetWesties] auxiliary battery wiring, et al
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:38:24 -0700
  ...The charger self-limits current in the event that the house battery is super discharged. It also will draw a lot of current when...
• Re: Isolator, where to put it?
  Historical mailing list - Mitch A.Miller
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 12:01:13 -0800
  ...It does not matter if they are being charged or discharged. > One battery could be totally dead and the other strong, it would not...
• Re: Heater booster thoughts?
  Historical mailing list - Various
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 23:41:39 -0300
  ...It is also VERY battery hungry, so a deep discharge is advisable (requires some rewiring) and van startup / recharge battery at least once a...
• Re: Battery Life
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:22:13 -0800
  ...thin plates for relatively > fewer, thicker plates that better withstand deep discharges. To make > up for their lack of electrical punch, such batteries are...
• AC RETROFIT R12 to R134a
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 7 May 1996 11:39:37 (EST)
  ...g (33.5 oz) All part numbers for reference only PROCEDURE: -- Discharge and capture refrigerant R12 using appropreate equipment. -- Evacuater system to remove any...
• A twist on dual-battery configurations
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 15:26:49 -0500
  ...pack, so a flat auxiliary battery will not be able to discharge the main battery. 3. The full output of the alternator will be...
• Re: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:53:55 -0600
  ...Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > >> During charging or in use discharge there is no problem have two different > >> size batteries connected together, especially...
• Re: NVC Batteries and recycling, was Re: [retitled thread] Odyessy batteries from GoWesty, other deep cy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:19:14 -0400
  ...Eastern Standard Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > I notice that few deep discharge batteries have a very long warranty - > don't remember seeing...
• Re: Just hibernating & a battery mystery
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:23:24 -0800
  ...This should mean that the battery >> is so deeply discharged that it is damaged beyond recovery. >> >> I popped over to Sears and picked up...
• Re: Maybe now is the time to fill the tank of your extra car or "parts vanagon"
  Historical mailing list - turbodieseltrooper
  Fri, 2 Sep 2005 18:07:27 -0700
  ...Capacitance cells would be trouble when discharged but should > charge and jump the same as a lead acid. ...I'm guessing since they > don...
• Re: DC Refrigerator Alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:08:58 -0700
  ...fit under the driver's seat -- how >>quickly would it become discharged at 2Ahr? >> >>And this Danfoss BD35F-based Waeco Coolmatic Cooling Kit . . . the...
• Re: clean heater core
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 14:58:57 -0800
  ...They were using the pump on the machine to draw up the solution from a bucket and they were draining the discharge back into...
• Re: AC Service Prior to Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 12 May 2005 15:21:15 -0400
  ...1 ounce into the r- dryer.2 ounces into the discharge hose from the compressor.16 total ounces.Possiably get 1 can of refrigerant...
• Re: dead house battery / fully charged house battery?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Novak
  Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:17:02 -0700
  ...It is very sensitive so you will need to let your battery slowly > discharge and then check voltage and adjust the lights to match...
• Re: Xenon Lights? South African grills & H4s
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 22:57:56 +1300
  ...HID or gas-discharge xenon lights are extremely expensive, require a different alternator (I'll bet) and draw a huge voltage. They are not...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 16:30:06 -0500
  ...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: 2nd battery ??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 18:42:18 -0800
  ...http://www.alliedelec.com/catalog/pf.asp?FN=773.pdf That commonly repeated BS about a discharged aux battery instantly draining the main battery...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:04:58 -0700
  ...Basically, a high-energy arc discharge is used to vaporize the metal at the point of the electrode. Kind of like arc welding in...
• Re: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:24:35 -0700
  ...These > are "smart" chargers which will charge the battery and then keep it on > a small enough charge to make up for any discharge...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 12:32:55 -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: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:01:58 -0800
  ...The higher quality SLA's with > their heavy thick plates will provide better low temperature discharge > capacities than a wet-cell but the costs...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:02:13 -0400
  ...A battery is really cycled anytime it is discharged under ~ 50% and when it is fully charged. Full charging means bringing it to the...
• Re: do all ACRs work like this?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:21:09 -0700
  ...This is a safety feature and > it ca prevent a bad day if a battery is discharged, then freezes and then > you try to...
• Re: More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:31:12 -0700
  ...Usually I have them running tandem so that both are charged/discharged equally, except when I am camping, then I choose one battery (either...
• Re: Parasitic drain
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:44:10 -0400
  ...Also, when any lead acid >> type battery comes off charge the surface charge-peak voltage will always >> drop due to internal discharge and the...
• Re: Battery question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:35:02 -0400
  ...over 6 years. >>> They just don't like to be fully discharged. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: Charging deep cycle batteries with the alternator
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 16:43:08 -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: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure
  Historical mailing list - mike .
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:31:03 -0700
  ...These >> are "smart" chargers which will charge the battery and then keep it on >> a small enough charge to make up for any discharge...
• Re: Seized Engine?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 21 May 2006 10:45:54 -0400
  ...engine. >> I thought since it had been sitting the battery was >> discharged, so i rolled it back into its parking >> spot,where it sat...
• Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 17:01:29 -0700
  ...Batteries don’t tolerate neglect and letting them discharge and go dead especially in winter will destroy them. If new battery doesn’t do...
• Re: Little problem with trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:18:26 -0800
  ...I'd best >> make sure that my customers' batteries are not discharged if there is a >> power outage at his or her house." >> >> But...
• Why New Mexico?
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Wed, 2 Mar 2005 09:43:12 -0500
  ...So much so that when I returned to the states, was discharged, and married, I convinced my bride that our honeymoon should be a...
• Auxiliary Battery Installation I: Hawker Odyssey battery, Hella relay, Chargetek AC charger (v. long)
  Historical mailing list - vw_traveler
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 22:10:54 -0400
  ...Add AC charger for both batteries to maintain charge when van is in the garage, but with enough amp output to recharge a discharged...
• Re: idea?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Oct 2013 21:34:22 -0400
  ...that is how you plan to charge 200 A/H of discharged battery. So unless you plan to drive a lot each day at...
• Re: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 10 Aug 2017 13:31:43 -0700
  ...Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > >> During charging or in use discharge there is no problem have two > different > >> size batteries connected together, especially...
• Thoughts on batteries
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:20:45 -0700
  ...The 6v can be discharged to zero and still come back (I've even had them run dry on me and still come back...
• Overheated wire junction on 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:04:23 -0400
  ...The previous house battery (which I killed by letting it discharge) was a 130 amp-hour deep cycle. To charge it I used a...
• Re: Vitrifrigo: two corrections to my earlier post
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 3 Oct 2011 11:50:26 -0700
  ...High current batteries need more active surface to deliver the high rate of reaction that produces the energy, deep discharge/low rated current batteries...