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• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 3 Aug 2013 12:39:06 -0700
  ...If I look at voltage as the >"push" ... a charger capable of a higher voltage output to push Amps >into the battery, would be...
• Re: new O2 installed - engine dies
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 17:58:33 -0500
  ...The voltage measured at the oxygen sensor with it connected is 0.5 volt not 0.0 volts at initial start up. This is...
• Re: 6 volts
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:00:07 -0400
  ...O O (+12VDC)____/ \____/ \____(GROUND) Since the two LEDs have the same resistance, each will see half of the 12VDC supply voltage. Tim At 11...
• Re: Woody's digitool / digijet running rich
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 07:50:26 -0600
  ...Check the o2 sensor voltage to be around 0.4 volts when first started. It will rise to about 0.6 volts as the...
• Re: Voltage stabilizer installation?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:58:53 -0400
  ...Thought I'd >try replacing the voltage stabilizer (part number Have you checked the gauge voltage and panel ground? Swapping out the regulator is...
• Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 07:49:04 -0700
  ...When the fridge was turned to 12 volts operation the voltage at the aux battery dropped to about 12.5 volts. When we checked...
• Drop in gas mileage update
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 05:45:10 -0700
  ...Get .54 volts. When I reconnect the sensor, I still get .54 volts. In just measuring the O2 sensor output when disconnected, it starts...
• Acceleration Problem at gren light... Solved
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sat, 9 May 1998 00:27:24 -0700
  ...the 35 volts 22 microfarad tantalum capacitor installed in the airflow meter harness ( the original capacitor is a 10 volts but on my van...
• Re: 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:33:59 -0700
  The temp gauge circuit uses the output of the 10 volt dash regulator as it's power source. (fuel gauge does too) This is...
• Re: More rant on grounds and vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:12:55 -0600
  ...A voltage output of 1.0 volt would indicate an > EXTREMELY rich condition, and a voltage of 0.25 volts would be > extremely lean...
• Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:20:25 -0400
  ...When cable is not shorted, voltage goes up a bit to about 0.25. >When both halves on connector are joined, voltage is about...
• Re: alternator voltage output
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:46:32 -0800
  >Measuring voltage at the battery terminals, >The reading is 14.1v at start up. >Within a few minutes that voltage drops to the 13...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:36:33 -0700
  ...The voltage you should measure under load is the voltage at the alternator. If the alternator has sufficient output voltage but that voltage is...
• Re: O2 sensor coax wire testing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 03:17:48 -0500
  ...The ECU picks up this voltage and >looks for a nice consistent flip-flop between .45 and .55 volts - >correct? The ECU supplies a...
• Re: Temp II (for ECU) Sensor: Voltage Range?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Sep 2013 09:15:45 -0400
  ...As the sensor warms up the resistance goes down, current increases and voltage drops. Even the gauges operate at some voltage below battery. This...
• Re: Normal Voltage readings for 2nd battery?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:34:34 -0700
  ...Remember that the voltage of the battery is temp dependent--the colder it is, the lower the voltage will be. So you have to...
• Re: Alternator issues - long!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 14 May 2004 10:00:08 -0400
  ...Stopped at a rest area to check the battery voltage with a > voltmeter. Voltmeter read 12.5 volts with engine off. Went to start...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 23:28:56 -0700
  ...It > takes the varying 11-14 volts of the vehicle wiring and drops it down to a > steady 10 volts. The vehicle wiring voltage...
• Re: Inverter/Aux Battery question
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 09:16:37 -0700
  When the inverter is connected and no load, the voltage drops immediately down to 8volts - no sagging. Disconnect the inverter and the voltage at...
• 240 Volts Damage
  Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
  Sat, 17 Jan 2015 12:18:08 -0500
  Most anything connected to something twice its rating, as in, 120 Volt connected to 240 Volt is toast .... Sounds like you need some new...
• Re: Fuel gauge system test
  Historical mailing list - walkingboss
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:11:56 -0500
  ...Test the voltage at the fuel sending unit. Between the sender wire and the ground wire. It should be 10.5 volts with the...
• A damn OS question again, yea!!! now i need some help, it's my turn....
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 7 May 2002 02:19:58 -0400
  ...Many people are saying that an OS produce voltage when hot and unplug!!!! Between 0.1 to 1 volt. (rich mixture or poor mixture...
• Update, My vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 19:07:22 -0700
  ...I have taken various voltage readings and find the voltage is less than 5 volts more like 2 volts or less. I was wondering...
• Re: O2 sensor output voltage test
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 15:25:11 -0700
  ...O2 sensor output voltage test > What is the correct voltage range for this thing. I've read it should vary > and also that it...
• Re: gauge info for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 12 Feb 1995 10:57:51 -0800 (PST)
  I would check the little voltage regulator chip (the proper name for this little black chip escapes me now), that is screwed onto the...
• Voltage Stabilizer (was Re: Stat)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Mon, 3 May 1999 08:32:44 -0500
  ...Is it possible that the voltage source for the gauge should be connected to the voltage stabilizer? I'm pretty sure it's now...
• Fwd: Can I Set 13.6 volts at the Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:01:13 -0400
  ...Can I Set 13.6 volts at the Alternator? To: Derek Drew <derekdrew@derekmail.com> Cc: vanagonlist a <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> Then I...
• Re: electrical systems
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Thu, 19 May 1994 15:20:59 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Living on 12 Volts with Ample Power Lots of schematics, sources of 12 volt tweaking supplies, lists, etc. etc. The 12 Volt Bible For...
• Re: new O2 installed - engine dies
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 17:20:50 -0500
  ...0.5 volts reading indicates a perfect mixture. The bouncing of the oxygen sensor voltage above and below 0.5 volts is the way...
• More Digifant testing, "Das Boot"
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 17:09:23 -0600
  ...Battery voltage was 12.5 volts at the battery. ECU connected, ignition on, engine off: Coil terminal #1 minus side 3.5 volts Coil...
• Re: ignition switch and seat
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  8 Nov 1995 09:06:35 -0800
  ...Watts are volts times amps. Therfore, for a fixed wattage, the 12 volt system will draw half the amps of a 6 volt system...
• engine management theory
  Historical mailing list - Lance LeBaron
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 19:54:11 PST
  ...Is there any difference swinging around 0.7 volts compared to 0.5 volts or 0.9 volts? The voltage swings in either case...
• Re: Re- basic electronics q
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 02:10:43 -0400
  ...Memory >says that an LED is a reverse biased diode, and when you apply a voltage in >excess of the breakdown voltage, it begins...
• Re: Original Battery Wire Gauge
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:41:05 -0800
  ...but even with 4/0 AWG the voltage the results are: 1. voltage drop 1.159 2. voltage at load end of circuit is...
• Re: Overnight Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 11:22:02 -0600
  The Clock draws Voltage. The memory in your New Radio draws voltage. Batteries will naturally read higher when they are warm ............... right after your...
• Re: How many Volts at the injectors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 May 2012 18:54:26 -0400
  ...How many Volts at the injectors I energize my injectors with 12 volts when I am operating them manual with electricity. I don't...
• Low voltage
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 09:34:29 -0700
  ...The lights, the heat, and the A/C cause my voltmeter to drop from a typical 13+ volts down to less than 12. I...
• Re: 89 syncro westy backup 12 volt
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 09:50:21 -0400
  ...Might be why refer doesn't work on 12 volt, eh? >> 12 volt supply is only used to maintian cooling in the box when...
• Re: charge rate at main & aux batt
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:58:46 -0700
  > now i have a 2 question i would like confirmed > Is an over charge condition to a battery only when the voltage supplied by...
• Voltage from alternator
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:51:03 -0400
  ...First, what kind of voltage output should an alternator be putting out? I read 13.5 on mine, which seems low to me. Second...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 00:36:29 -0800
  ...Thus, a 10% reduction from nameplate voltage > (100% to 90%, 230 = > volts to 207 volts) would reduce the starting torque, > pull-up torque, and...
• Re: Sanity Check - Wire gauge for wiring SA headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 23:13:14 -0400
  At 08:22 PM 10/4/2002, Brent Christensen wrote: >8.5 amps current draw, the voltage drop from 12.5 volts through six...
• Volkswagen America says it's changing its name to 'Voltswagen' - CNN
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:06:56 -0400
  Volkswagen America says it's changing its name to 'Voltswagen' - CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/30/business/volkswagen-voltswagen-update/index.html
• Re: alternator output question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 11:17:21 -0800
  check voltage at alternator and compare readings. You may have bad connections or bad wire from alt to battery. Usual drill, clean connections etc...
• RE: Rebuilt alternator for my 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 08:17:13 -0700
  "is 13.75 volts a bad reading for an alternator?" Tim, That depends ... I don't remember the curve, but the recommended charging voltage...
• Re: O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed lead voltages!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:26:32 -0400
  The O2 sensor is a bit unique in that it actually produces voltage-current. Most other sensors change resistance, capacitance, or inductance based on...
• Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 22:24:58 -0400
  ...The voltage across the cable asymptotically approaches zero as the battery voltage approaches the alt voltage and the charging current approaches zero. Note that...
• Temp II (for ECU) Sensor: Voltage Range?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:49:26 -0700
  ...With a "Luxemburg" Motronic 2.9 and Vanagon WBX Digifant coolant temp (for ECU) sensor in hand, I noticed each had a different voltage...
• Re: More rant on grounds and vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Madsen, Ken
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:09:23 -0600
  ...A voltage output of 1.0 volt would indicate an > EXTREMELY rich condition, and a voltage of 0.25 volts would be > extremely lean...
• Re: Lowest voltage to stop using fridge
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:33:05 -0400
  I think mine cuts off automatically below 11.0, and takes a voltage above 11.5 to restart. B Feddish wrote: > The Vitrifrigo instructions...
• Low Alternator Voltage
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 19:25:24 -0700
  I found this web page that outlines replacing the BOSCH internal voltage regulator with an external Ford until. This is said to cure the...
• Alternator repair: replacing voltage regulator and brushes assembly
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 08:56:52 -0700
  Steve just came by with his voltage regulator and my alternator now charges at 14.03 volts rather than the 13 volts that causes...
• Re: alternator--voltage vs. amps
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:35:44 -0500
  ...We have resistance but we also have a back voltage. So if the battery has 12 volts and the alternator is producing 14 volts...
• Re: lights dim since 6 volt conversion
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 2 Apr 2000 03:41:41 -0700
  ...lights dim since 6 volt conversion >After completing most of the conversion to change my 83.5 Westfalia from 12 >volt to 6 volt...
• lights dim since 6 volt conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 13:48:57 EST
  After completing most of the conversion to change my 83.5 Westfalia from 12 volt to 6 volt I have run into several problems...
• rear wiper won't work
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 11:14:41 -0400
  ...When I test it I'm supposed to get 12 volts for a wipe, then 0 volts for a few seconds, then 12 volts...
• Re: Update, My vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 21:48:32 -0500
  Hi Alan, With the key on you should read 12 volts at the coil plus. Midwesty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan S Gondry" <alangondry@JUNO...
• Re: stupid electrical question
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:42:15 -0800
  Mark, Between what 2 points are you measuring the voltage? It's hard to guess without knowing that first. //Jack Date sent: Wed, 10...
• Re: A damn OS question again, yea!!! now i need some help, it's my turn....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 May 2002 02:47:11 -0400
  ...Reading should be near .5 volt steady. Warm up engine and plug heater in -- voltage should start to oscillate above and below .5 volt...
• Re: Low voltage
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 10:44:34 -0400
  ...normal for voltage to go down somewhat under heavy electrical load. see if you can check voltage across battery terminals before starting, and then...