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• Re: Solar
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 May 2008 23:28:33 -0400
  ...amp charge controller, 12 volt, with IPN full featured http://store.solar-electric.com/sobomp25ampc.html also has the auxiliary battery charge feature Anyone...
• Re: Aux Battery: Life span of charged battery
  Historical mailing list - Brenda Zendzian
  Sun, 3 May 1998 20:56:56 -1000
  Ok, some battery basics. I am not an expert, but these are some of the things that I have learned while converting my van...
• Re: Battery response try again.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 15 Jul 2021 20:06:40 -0400
  ...This works out well for the campers as this 200 A/H battery pushes 120 pounds, gets some weight on that right rear wheel...
• Eorovan mentioned in NY Times
  Historical mailing list - Ed Stevens
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 10:00:18 -0500
  ...A Weekender Package ($3,500) > adds a pop-up roof, extra battery, swiveling captain's chairs and 12-volt > refrigerator. A full camper version...
• Re: Comments wanted on this portable fridge
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 07:13:49 -0700
  ...Divide by 12 volts and you get over 3Ah. There is also a magazine review/test showing a Group 24 80Ah battery running it...
• Re: fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:50:20 EST
  ...I still don't understand why anyone would want to waste unmeasurable propane when driving, instead of using battery power that is not used...
• Re: Dometic Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:05:55 -0700
  ...Dometic Cooler On Craigslist here there is a Dometic chest type cooler that runs on AC, 12 volt and propane.� Is that likely to...
• Re: Solar
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 6 May 2008 21:50:57 -0700
  ...amp charge controller, 12 volt, > with IPN full featured > http://store.solar-electric.com/sobomp25ampc.html also has the auxiliary > battery charge feature > > Anyone...
• Re: Fire Talk - Campers
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 15:48:36 -0700
  ...Flipping the rocker switch to 12 volt or 110 volt DOES NOT turn the gas flame off. You must turn the gas supply off...
• Re: The key question and dual voltage lights.
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 11:44:14 -0500
  ...bulbs in addition to 12 volt light bulbs=2E The lights would=20= work whether you were on the battery or plugged into 110...
• Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 07:20:08 EDT
  ...12 volt cooler and will last even if the power goes out for a few hours at night. There will be a battery saver...
• Re: Lead Acid Battery Bank and Solar Charging
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Mon, 29 Oct 2018 21:04:34 -0500
  ...I've been running off of a 200 watt 12 volt panel for 8 years on 200AH of AGM UPS batteries. The batteries are...
• 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: Camp stove input requested
  Historical mailing list - Blake Bilstad
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:16:19 -0800
  ...3-seater rear bench folding to > >Removable 110/12 Volt Ice Box > >Second 12 volt battery > >Folding side table, integrated > >Cupholders for passengers in...
• Re: Elec. Questions. YES it's about Aux Batt. NO, please don't shoot me.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:53:03 -0700
  ...an official > >> camper diagram for those years that included an aux battery. > >> > >> > >> IIRC, the white wire is for the fridge 12 volt relay, which...
• Re: relay cost question
  Historical mailing list - H R
  Thu, 28 Nov 2002 17:00:59 -0800
  ...The relay you're looking for should be rated at about 30 amp 12 volt. Quality relays are rated for how many cycles they...
• Re: Fire Talk - Campers
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 16:10:19 -0700
  ...Fire Talk - Campers Yes, once it is lit the fridge flame stays on until the gas on/off knob is turned to 'gas off...
• Re: Running fridge with an aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 20:16:16 -0700
  ...Check the voltage right at each battery with the engine running and the fridge off. Then turn the fridge to 12 volts and see...
• Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 21:13:38 -0400
  ...Plug the unit into a 12 volt car battery. We wait a couple weeks. A second can (or rebar) should be placed nearby for...
• Re: BAQ6 heater with a wall mount themostat possible ??
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:52:55 -0800
  ...This furnace is running from a 12 Volt battery. Power is Current multiplied by voltage (In other words P=IE). So, for something to...
• Re: What Size Inverter Do I Need?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 13:41:27 -0800
  ...12 volt because there is some loss of power in the inverter. 2. You cannot use all the amp hours that a battery is...
• Re: replacement fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 16:43:15 -0400
  1 amp at 110 volt requires almost 10 amps at 12 volts. Watts + Volts X Amps. Keep in mind the inverter will not be...
• Re: VW Solar Panel
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 20:55:33 -0700
  ...I use it to charge my secondary battery on my Winnebago Eurovan. Rennie Peyton Cramer VW p.s. As of yet, the P/N...
• Re: FRIDGE MOD. 12V electrical idea + question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:11:34 -0400
  ...the battery without the alternator charging. Except for extended driving, I do not even see any reason to use the 12 volt function at...
• Re: Fire Talk - Campers
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 22:34:37 -0400
  ...Fire Talk - Campers > > >Yes, once it is lit the fridge flame stays on until the gas on/off knob >is turned to 'gas off...
• Re: "Westphalian"
  Historical mailing list - B
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:52:19 -0700
  ...We have four choices of bedding warmth, and it's generously sized for the pop-top bed) Harbor Freight 12-volt LED light These...
• Re: Heat inside the camper.. No Carbon Monoxide detectors another option.
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Mon, 5 Jan 2015 08:16:14 -0600
  ...Yes this detector is for LP and Carbon Monoxide but I still installed a standalone battery operated Kiddie Carbon Monoxide detector from Home Depot...
• Dual Battery Relay - Part 2 (long)
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 12:41:51 -0800
  ...The auxiliary battery compartment in the westfalia camper is not vented. One should use a sealed battery to prevent the build up of fumes...
• Re: Recommendations for Aux battery hardware
  Historical mailing list - William D. Pool
  Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:59:00 -0700
  ...Where with the battery lid, I would have to remove the seat to be able to access the battery being a Westy. 2.) Metal...
• Re: LEDs, AAAs, etc...
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:51:21 -0700
  ...The lighting system will be totally independent of the main 12 volt battery. NiMH batteries are preferred because they are more durable. You can...
• Haynes manual (Re: Noobie Owner of 84 Westy Seeks Advice)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:44:10 -0400
  ...does it get refilled and how >> and by whom? There is a battery under the passenger seat. Is that the >> main battery for the...
• Another find!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert J. Schreiner
  Fri, 7 Jul 1995 09:36:29 -0400 (EDT)
  ...what about these backup lights??? popped the engine lid, hmm, 12 volt battery... I go around the front, She's a splitty- 67!!!, pop...
• Re: 12-volt LCD monitors for DVD?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 3 Mar 2007 08:35:16 -0800
  ...TV in the camper Mike, I've used three solutions over the years. For several years I had (still have) a Sanyo very compact...
• Re: What voltage do injectors need to fire?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 21:54:03 -0700
  ...On Mon, 6 Sep 2004 23:35:04 -0400, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote: >The 12 volts from the battery is connected almost...
• Re: FRIDGE MOD. 12V electrical idea + question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:33:08 -0700
  ...the battery without the alternator charging. Except > for extended driving, I do not even see any reason to use the 12 volt > function at...
• Re: Under carriage lighting
  Historical mailing list - Timothy J. Hannink
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 10:39:15 -0500
  I have some 12 volt landscaping lights around my pool with blue lens covers and have thought about installing them under the van to...
• Re: Camp stove input requested
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:28:21 -0800
  ...3-seater rear bench folding to > > >Removable 110/12 Volt Ice Box > > >Second 12 volt battery > > >Folding side table, integrated > > >Cupholders for passengers in...
• Re: Elec. Questions. YES it's about Aux Batt. NO, please don't shoot me.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:26:35 -0700
  ...an official camper diagram for those years that included an aux battery. IIRC, the white wire is for the fridge 12 volt relay, which...
• Solenoid relay
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 21:22:20 -0700
  ...relay and some heavy wire straight from the battery. I bought a Bosch 12 volt 30 Amp relay for a couple bucks at the...
• Re: Recommendations for Aux battery hardware
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:27:21 -0400
  ...Recommendations for Aux battery hardware I have an 82’ diesel Westy, so I have two AUX up front. But the battery bank in the...
• Re: Dometic failure on propane, one time
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:19:47 -0400
  ...12 volt operation is not controlled) lighting will be difficult as you can only get the pilot flame. Switching the fridge from battery to...
• Re: Electric: Where should +12V to camping fusebox and relay originate?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 9 Mar 2014 16:24:08 -0700
  ...connect a small light bulb directly to an 12 volt starting battery that can put out 600 cold cranking amps. The light bub will...
• Re: Westy Power Cord
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 20:27:06 -0400
  ...add >the amps of what ever else you want to run (the stock radio connection is >off the starter battery unless you change it...
• Re: Comments wanted on this portable fridge
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 08:29:09 -0700
  ...Divide by 12 > volts and you get over 3Ah. > > There is also a magazine review/test showing a Group 24 80Ah battery > running it...
• Re: Dual Battery Relay - Part 2 (long)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 18:35:24 -0800
  ...battery, and not for starting the motor. >VW installed a relay trigger circuit in the camper. >(Trigger circuit means, it switches relays on and...
• Re: Recommendations for Aux battery hardware
  Historical mailing list - William D. Pool
  Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:34:33 -0700
  ...Recommendations for Aux battery hardware > > I have an 82’ diesel Westy, so I have two AUX up front. But the battery bank in the...
• Make your own RE: shower for a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 11:58:06 -0700
  ...Sean Garrett 1981 Westy (his) 1995 Eurovan Camper (hers) sean.garrett@asu.edu > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Rowsell [mailto:nfld_exile@WARP.NFLD.NET...
• Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:58:51 -0700
  ...12 volt cooler and will last even if the power goes out for > a few hours at night. There will be a battery saver...
• Refrig. Operation Manual Part1
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Nov 1994 10:33:11 -0500
  ...camper could be catastrophic.) The ultimate setup to allow 12 volt operation with the engine off would involve the installation of a second battery...
• Re: Solar Package Link Needed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Jun 2015 18:14:31 -0700
  ...149 buck kit http://www.windynation.com/Monocrystalline-Solar-Kits/WindyNation-Inc/100-Watt-Monocrystalline-Solar-Panel-and-Charge-Controller-12-Volt-Battery-Charger...
• Back from Germany - No more Westfalia Campers
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 13:21:08 EDT
  ...We kept it running all the time and the battery power never dropped below 12 volts, even when parked all night without shore power...
• RE: Auxillary Heater (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Clark M. Carr
  18 Apr 97 01:31:33 EDT
  ...He has done a bunch of goofy things to his Westy but he had a very nice custom second battery installation that I saw...
• Re: Dometic failure on propane, one time
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:02:28 -0500
  ...12 volt operation is not controlled) lighting will be difficult as you can only get the pilot flame. Switching the fridge from battery to...
• Re: Solar Package Link Needed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 2 Jun 2015 20:50:00 -0500
  ...149 buck kit http://www.windynation.com/Monocrystalline-Solar-Kits/WindyNation-Inc/100-Watt-Monocrystalline-Solar-Panel-and-Charge-Controller-12-Volt-Battery-Charger...
• Re: Recommendations for Aux battery hardware
  Historical mailing list - William D. Pool
  Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:33:21 -0700
  ...Recommendations for Aux battery hardware > > I have an 82’ diesel Westy, so I have two AUX up front. But the battery bank in the...
• Re: [Syncro] Can a 90A or 120A alternator be used for welding?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 19:43:18 -0600
  Guy at the RV shop up the street has one of these in his offroad vehicle/camper. http://www.goweld.com/batteryselection.html jimt...
• Re: Voltage Stabilizer Blows
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 14:31:06 -0600
  ...This unit will supply up to about an amp of current, 1.5 to 37 volts, when using your vans battery plus voltage the...
• Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Fri, 9 Jun 2017 00:12:30 -0400
  ...Battery, to know it is good it needs to be load tested. A good auto > > parts store may have one. Having 12 volts at...
• Re: Dometic Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:29:51 -0500
  ...Then while driving I plug it into 12 VDC RV battery. Once at a camp site, I set it up with a larger propane...
• Re: Fire Talk - Campers
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 17:01:12 -0700
  ...An older model camper (non VW) was >filling up at the pump and either (2 differing reports) the camper >owner unscrewed a "filter" I...