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• Re: Battery Recharging Question
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 21:05:26 -0800
  ...it shoud max out at 5,10,15 amps depending on the charger during the charge phase then trail off down to a trickle...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:38:50 -0600
  ...On the Schumacher charger I had, it would not charge unless you made a selection of amperage. Is there a smart charger smart enough...
• Re: Solar Power Charger for Van Camping
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:52:20 -0800
  ...Huge Capacity Solar Charger Assuming it works according to spec it would probably make a good backup or supplemental power source (assuming you can...
• Digital chargers... a problem?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 22:06:58 -0500
  ...An electrician camped next door loaned me his analog charger and said that when those digital chargers don't sense any current coming from...
• Solar Panel: Charge Controller & Vents
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 6 May 2008 12:29:10 -0800
  ...I then have to remove my front seat to allow me to get the chargers leads in there, and then run the charger on...
• RE: Charge Card Chargeback Woes
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 22 May 1996 09:50:00 -0700 (PDT)
  A while after a visit to Yorba Linda in SoCal, American Express called me to ask if some charges to two different auto parts...
• Lithium battery
  Historical mailing list - Chris Cary
  Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:46:19 +0000
  ...Can I use my regular 12 V charger to charge this battery? Or is there any special charger needed? Thank you. Sent from Yahoo...
• Re: Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 6 May 2010 12:37:27 -0700
  ...Fully-charged battery for alternator install? >> >> >> I read something recently in the archives referencing a fully- >> charged = >> battery when installing a new alternator. I...
• Re: solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Bob Paul
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 09:35:30 EDT
  In a message dated 6/9/2003 6:56:25 PM Mountain Daylight Time, yosemite333@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << Anyone tried these solar battery chargers...
• Re: Trickle chargers was: Group 41 As house battery,
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Wed, 5 Feb 2020 11:22:00 -0500
  Most chargers do not have the smarts to stop charging when the battery is full. When a lead acid battery is charging, some of...
• On-board Charging.
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Mon, 4 Nov 1996 15:05:40 -0500 (EST)
  ...so i unhooked the charger :( > It is probably the reverse current in the power transistor inside your charger (same difference :-). 3mA is not bad...
• Re: Can I Set 13.6 volts at the Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:13:56 -0400
  ...13.6V at the battery is what > you'd use to "float" most batteries -- keep them charged but not charge > them. To fully charge...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:12:18 -0500
  My NAPA on board charger goes on automatically when I hook up to shore power. No on off switch.hopes this helps Dennis Jowell...
• Re: Trickle Chargers
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:35:23 -0700
  ...Trickle chargers or Battery Maintainers The small (5 amp or less) battery maintainers or trickle chargers are meant to keep a battery topped off...
• USB Van devices?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 2 Nov 2021 13:47:32 -0400
  I’ve recently found several great USB powered or charged devices. What are your favorites? Here are some of mine. A battery clip fan...
• Battery Charger ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 08:47:19 -0700
  ...when a battery is dead or actually needs a charge... (I am being sarcastic there) the chargers won't do it. You clip em...
• Re: batteries
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 28 May 2008 19:39:15 -0500
  Am I missing something here? I don't see anything about the EEESTOR super capacitors or 250 miles on a charge. What I do...
• Re: Did I hurt my Aux Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 07:42:50 -0700
  On 9/3/2008 9:35 PM neil N wrote: "[DVD player's]AC charger says 1.3 amps on it. Maybe I could...
• Re: Sure Power 1314 vs Sure Power 1315
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 12:07:43 -0700
  ...When plugged in to shore power, the battery > charger first charges the auxillary bank and then once they are fully > charged, the starting battery...
• Re: How long does your Vanagon's battery stay charged when sitting?
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 10 May 2016 09:47:35 +0200
  ...How long does your Vanagon's battery stay charged when sitting? Thank you for all the responses. I thought two weeks was a short...
• Re: Tests with eliminator/shumacher 2/8/12A charger.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:35:46 -0800
  Dear Charger I gave an old (80's) Sony Video Camera Charger to a pal o mine he put some sort of regulator shut...
• Subject: Re: Making a 12v battery charger from a peecee power supply
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Sat, 6 Dec 2003 12:45:09 -0700
  ...Making a 12v battery charger from a peecee power supply Seems like a good idea, but it won't work. You cannot charge a...
• Re: Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:24:14 -0400
  Is you smart charger designed to permanently installed? If so, there should be no problem having the solar charger and the other battery charger...
• Re: charge rate at main & aux batt
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:49:29 -0500
  ...The batteries current draw is based on its charge acceptance which will be a function of state of charge, (SOC), and temperature. The other...
• Re: Digital chargers... a problem?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 12:02:09 -0500
  I won't throw it away because there are too many uses around the house for a charger of any kind, but it has...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:17:50 -0800
  ...Or maybe a DC-DC charger? Assuming I don't create a black hole or something, seems like the charger could deliver higher than...
• battery charger for smaller AA, D, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:15:05 -0800
  ...I'm looking for a battery charger with a car adapter that will charge smaller AAA, AA, C and D batteries. Here's a...
• Re: Solar charger NOT to buy
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 18:58:06 +1300
  > I have to say that the three vw chargers I got >off ebay have all been good(about 20 dollars with >shipping). The first...
• Re: Surepower 1315, auxiliary fuse block, Progressive Dynamics charger, and Vitrifrigo installation questions
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 6 May 2009 21:21:56 -0700
  ...Therefore the 1314, set up to charge > the aux > battery when the engine is running but not charge the starting > battery when > the aux...
• Re: GoWesty Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Nov 2013 00:02:05 -0500
  ...The battery charger can be connected to the house > battery and also charge the chassis battery when connected to "shore" > power. The really good...
• DC to DC Charger for Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:47:50 -0400
  Has anyone installed a DC to DC battery charger for the AUX battery? This allows you to charge off the starter battery/alternator to...
• Re: Battery Recharging Question
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 00:02:06 -0500
  ...I took it out, and have it charging right now, I was not sure how long to let it charge, if you think overnight...
• Re: Little problem with trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:05:54 -0600
  ...That means that the battery was feeding the charger. >> >> Is there any significant current loss going backward through the >> charger? Is it just running...
• On-board Charging.
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Mon, 4 Nov 96 13:01:22 -0600
  Ron had asked if anyone has added a charger to their battery system. aa-yup. sorta. for a while. but my primary purpose was...
• Re: Did I hurt my Aux Battery?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 09:14:01 -0700
  ...I charged it a second time. It >> still charged back up quickly. (1/2 hour - 45 minutes). >> >> Is the fast charging a bad sign...
• generators/inverters for camping
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:37:53 -0800
  ...Trailer invertor/battery charger shows our trailer batteries getting a good charge through the built-in invertor charger when it (the trailer) is plugged...
• Re: generators/inverters for camping
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:57:47 -0800
  If I went and got another battery charger, how could I be able to determine if that one would "like" the power that my...
• Fw: Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
  Wed, 5 May 2010 09:10:49 -0700
  ...Fully-charged battery for alternator install? I read something recently in the archives referencing a fully-charged battery when installing a new alternator. I...
• Temperature compensated battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:15:29 +0000
  Temp compensated chargers are readily available in the green energy field and don't cost $400 either: Link chosen at random: http://www.affordable...
• Re: Surepower 1315, auxiliary fuse block,
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 7 May 2009 09:09:58 -0700
  Dennis, I have the same setup (PD charger and 1315) with the addition of having solar panels attached to the aux battery. Obviously, I...
• Re: Follow-Up: Under-Sink Battery Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:31:30 -0700
  ...It came charged, of course, from Lee Auto Supply in Alameda. I don't know HOW charged, or how long the distributor had it...
• Re: Aux Battery Charging
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:46:04 -0600
  ...So just charge ahead.... A fully charge battery will be 12.6-12.8 V. When you first stop charging, it will be up...
• Re: The good trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:57:05 -0400
  ...Should I have a trickle charger that I plug into my house current while the Westy is parked in the driveway in the winter...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Barry Cotter
  Sat, 10 Jan 2015 13:05:13 -0800
  ...When my 2/10 amp trickle charger died ~20 years ago, I bit the bullet and bought a real battery charger. Expensive? Yes. Worth...
• Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
  Tue, 4 May 2010 09:32:41 -0700
  I read something recently in the archives referencing a fully-charged battery when installing a new alternator. I have a new battery but it...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:14:22 -0700
  ...Bypass diode >> between NC and common, in case unhooking the powered charger >> generates a spike (many chargers specify to connect the battery >> before plugging...
• Re: Battery Sages..Not 100% Vanagon specific, but applicable..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:59:07 -0700
  ...one, a 2 amp charger is not enough. Need a 10 amp charger. The one I use does 2, 10, and 50 amps. I...
• Re: Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 13:04:33 -0700
  ...A low maint battery assumes a 12.65 full charge Certain open top lead acid assume 12.85 full charge Some gas mat and...
• Re: Storing Van outside over winter???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 01:27:34 EST
  In a message dated 11/15/05 2:01:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, guskersthecat@YAHOO.COM writes: > Your batteries lose charge just sitting...
• Re: Trickle Charger Hookup
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 01:08:26 +0000
  ...Trickle Charger Hookup >Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 15:03:06 -0700 > >This weekend I picked up a little trickle charger that I'd...
• Alternator charging ability
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:33:15 +0100
  ...Assuming that (3) batteries, each rated 65 amper-hours, connected in parallel, and at 80% state of charge, what alternator output amperage is expected...
• Re: EV - Solar powered trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 09:47:04 -0700
  Howdy trickle charger wannabees, Yesterday I was in Harbor Freight store here in Salt lake and they had a solar trickle charger for $19...
• Re: solar charger
  Historical mailing list - David Hardy
  Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:47:55 -0700
  I've had a 45 watt panel in my '86's luggage carrier for years, wired to a charge controller and then to the...
• Re: The good trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 9 Sep 2004 06:13:53 -0700
  ...1.5 Amp Fully Automatic Onboard Maintainer/Charger" I'm going to cc: the vanagon list with this message so your response becomes part...
• Re: Aux battery - venting precautions
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 02 Nov 1996 19:31:57 -0800
  ...do NOT over-charge these gel cells. A typical battery charger is designed to over-charge (16 volts I think). Some top-end (expensive...
• Core charge for Vanagon Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sat, 8 Mar 1997 09:04:23 -0600 (CST)
  ...Core charge for Vanagon Transmission? > >Hi all: > >I bought a transmission at a wreaking yard yesterday, but since I'm >not going to pull...
• Shore Power Using 12 System ??
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 13:34:00 -0600
  I have never had any trouble running my 12v devices from my battery that is simultaneously being charged. It is possible for me to...
• Re: vanagon.com aux battery wiring intructions are NOT valid !!!!! (long)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 01:46:11 -0400
  ...it takes several hours to fully charge a discharged battery. In fact the last 15% of charge will take about 2 1/2 hours...
• Re: solar charger
  Historical mailing list - Trevor Reid
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:09:11 -0800
  The one we have is a pulsar technologies one which trickle charges as well as sends zaps to reduce sulphate build up. Sent from...
• Re: Battery Sages
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:43:29 -0700
  ...and as I said earlier ...2 amp charger won't really cut it .. I would regard that more as a charged-battery-maintainer almost...