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Headlamp Relays; Fuse the Relay Control Circuit?
Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
Fri, 4 Aug 2006 11:21:06 -0700
...But, the relay control circuit would get its current via the headlamp switch, thus making its current path separate from the downstream headlamp fuses...
Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:50:40 -0700
Since I have an analog ammeter in the system, one that responds fairly quickly, I can say that if there is a current spike...
Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Thu, 13 Nov 2003 22:05:48 -0600
...however there's nearly no > >> >current, and it's current, not voltage, which will charge a > >> >battery... or an electrocution! (a 100mA current of...
Re: No High Beams
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Fri, 2 Oct 2009 09:56:35 -0700
...So true but the power dissipation (heat) is proportional to the square of the current. With a ~10A current and a 0.1 ohm...
Re: Battery Isolator and wiring
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Fri, 14 Dec 2001 09:10:46 -0800
...BUT the current is limited by the filament which has essentially no resistance when cold but instantaneously rises when current is applied.. The resistance...
OT what is the current price on the holy golf
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 2 May 2005 12:20:01 -0600
what is the current price on the holy golf Was curious but cant seem to locate it on the ebay sites. �� jimt Planned insanity...
O2 sensor is a thermistor
Historical mailing list
Wed, 29 May 1996 18:02:50 -0700
...A controlled amount of current is supplied to the thermistor and carefully measured on a continual basis. If the amount of current consumed by...
Re: LED Refit
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:41:39 -0800
...Current draw, LED vs stock I did measure the change in current draw when I changed to LED bulbs in the stock light behing...
Re: gas + electric
Historical mailing list
Thu, 29 Jun 95 12:28:06 EDT
...That leaves about 4 volts extra in the circuit tht's usable to pump charging current. The internal resistance of the battery array is...
Re: alternator installation
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:21:15 -0500
...But a alternator rotor retains so little magnetism that it usually takes a small amount of current to start one up. That initial current...
Re: Battery venting, etc.
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:37:39 -0700
...It's based on the maximum charging current that you can expect from the alternator. If your aux battery is drained, you can get...
Re: LED replacement for westy
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Wed, 4 Aug 2004 12:46:08 -0700
At 12:00 PM 8/4/2004, jon wrote: >Jason, > >The Blue LEDs required more current than the red LEDs. I am not familiar...
Re: Tail light stuffing
Historical mailing list - SStones
Wed, 24 Sep 2003 12:21:32 -0400
At 08:35 AM 9/24/03 -0700, you wrote: >When the tail lights are on, current flows through 2 >resistors in series, so...
stock speaker
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:23:07 -0700
...http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g243/budgetzagato/?action=view&current=IMG_9197.jpg http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g243/budgetzagato/?action=view&current=IMG...
Re: Van Dies while in motion
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sat, 21 Dec 2013 21:21:18 -0800
"Thus, when voltage gets low, the current must increase to provide the same amount of power." Correct -- to get the same amount of power...
Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 6 Mar 2011 19:16:44 -0800
...there are two levels of current btw ..in the solenoid circuit.. one is the energize current., the other ...less I believe, is the 'hold...
Re: Solar charger NOT to buy
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Fri, 14 Nov 2003 18:58:06 +1300
...however >>there's nearly no >>current, and it's current, not voltage, which will >>charge a >>battery... or an electrocution! (a 100mA current of...
Re: 2 LEDs
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:09:36 -0400
...Here's a simple current source based on a cheap LM317: http://led.linear1.org/a-cheap-current-regulated-luxeon-star-driver-design/ I...
Re: Alt idiot light on
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 25 Jul 2002 20:44:16 -0400
...If the current from the LED has to go through an >open relay to get to the alt, how would the field ever get...
Re: Q&D High-current ammeter
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:11:47 -0700
...as you know I'm sure , there is a handy small hand-held, inexpensive inductive amp meter just for measuring things like starter current...
Re: Battery Mfg. Warranty Charging Voltage
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Sat, 12 Oct 2002 08:13:03 -0700
...1) A 1.2 amp effective charge current is maintained throughout the main charging stage for maximum charging efficiency and minimum charge time for...
Re: Warning Lights Audible Buzzer
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 25 May 2010 00:01:39 -0400
...If both ignition and lights are on, no current flows because the voltages are equal. If ignition is on but lights are not, no...
Re: Fridge ?
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Thu, 29 Oct 1998 17:29:55 -0500
At 03:08 PM 10/28/98 -0600, Blue Eyes wrote: >Does anyone know of any suitable small super low current draw 12 volt...
Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:22:47 -0500
...given an ordinary resistor we can accurately predict current for any given applied voltage (using ohm's law); if we don't know the...
Re: aftermarket aux. battery combiner
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:37:14 -0700
...less than 12mA open, 175mA closed Input filtering for noise rejection Noise-free circuitry will not interfere with other devices Current limiting allows choosing...
Re: Switched power for vanagon radio
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 27 Jul 2000 09:47:22 -0700
...1980/81 current track 32 1983/4/5 current track 22 1986 current track 11 or 12 1987/8/9,90 current track 11...
Winkler/Oettinger brakes
Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
Wed, 2 Dec 1998 20:30:36 -0500
...Vanagon -- DM 3.950 (currently approx. $2350 US) Vanagon Syncro -- DM 4.500 (currently approx. $2678 US) Oettinger brake booster, 10 inch -- DM 611...
Re: Headlights and Grounds
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 13 Feb 2005 18:03:49 -0700
...Relays would come in if you are using higher current lamps that you don�t want the heavy current going through your switches. VW...
Re: Third brake light possibility found
Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:49:21 -0500
...http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b152/NeptunoMD/El%20Guapo%20Vanagon/?action=view&current=100_0845.jpg http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b152/NeptunoMD/El...
Re: 5- and 6-cylinder VW vans
Historical mailing list
24 Jul 96 10:24:34 PDT
FWIW the current exchange rate is 1 US dollar equals 1.4857 German Deutschmarks this translates to 1 DM = 0.67308 US Dollar For...
currently $1,100...Re: eBay item#1600360780: VW Joker Westfalia highroof
Historical mailing list
Sun, 27 May 2001 11:30:14 EDT
auction is currently $1,100 (US) with only 3 hours left... problem is getting it back from germany.. In a message dated 5/27...
Re: Van Dies while in motion
Historical mailing list - James
Sun, 22 Dec 2013 00:23:34 -0500
...An increase in current is a danger to the motor only if that current exceeds the motor's nameplate current rating. When amps go...
Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger (NO VANAGON CONTENT)
Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:22:35 -0600
...however there's nearly no > >> >current, and it's current, not voltage, which will charge a > >> >battery... or an electrocution! (a 100mA current of...
electrical short in 1985 Westy
Historical mailing list - Don Williams
Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:47:30 -0800
...If I unplug that plug then I am OK (no current flow), but that supplies the current to the panel. I guess I have...
Something is draining my battery...
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:14:33 +0000
...My stereo does take some current to keep its memory alive, can anyone tell me what a reasonable limit to any current drain would...
Re: Batt is 100% - no crank/starter doesn't turn
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:28:10 -0800
...Since the solenoid/relay is a current actuated device it is rated at some pull force vs applied current, no doubt. For N amperes...
Vanagon Scale Models
Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
Mon, 3 May 1999 19:58:29 -0400
...I currently have several Bus and Vanagon models at auction on eBay. http://www.ebay.com Seller search: mjvvw - to see what is currently...
Re: Third brake lights (tack-free)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 19 Apr 2000 18:24:40 -0400
...Orange, lit up nice and bright at 50 milliamps (twice its rated absolute maximum current). Gradually got hot and slightly dimmer. Current steady. Yellow...
Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
Historical mailing list - Jack
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:24:09 -0800
High current diodes are great, in theory, and will keep current flowing in the correct direction. But they have a problem when it comes...
OT Re: "Green" solar battery charger
Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:30:05 -0800
...double the voltage and the current >>>doubles; halve the voltage and the current drops to half; reverse the >>>voltage and the current changes sign...
Re: dielectric grease
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Mon, 6 Nov 1995 15:10:26 -0600 (MDT)
...By definition, dielectric grease is a > non-conducting material (at least for direct current and any "low" frequency > alternating currents). I _know_ this to...
Census
Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
Thu, 7 Jun 2001 09:09:18 -0600
...2 kids - boy (true - 6) girl (phoenix - 7) i'm a graphic designer, currently working in the interactive field (web sites, etc) i've...
Re: Batteries in parallel?
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Mon, 29 Jul 2002 20:54:13 -0400
...Wouldn't current stop flowing once they had both reached the same terminal voltage? When you start drawing current, the one with the lower...
Darrell Bohler's web site address
Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
Tue, 11 May 1999 10:01:47 EDT
...So, either it is not current, or I've got it wrong. If someone has more current information, would appriciate update. Thanks PS, last...
VF vs Upgraded Dometic Current Draw
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:52:15 -0700
The recent VF install reports and subsequent current draw math brings up a crucial point for me. Is it possible a hopped up Dometic...
Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
Historical mailing list - Vanagon
Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:34:04 -0700
...then why > does Vitrifrigo even bother giving the option of three different levels of current > consumption? > --------- > Rocket, > > Somewhere between your question (above) and Dennis...
Re: How to use LED's (a bit long)
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:07:22 -0700
...This is however only the > case if you have proper current regulation. Then you will still have the > correct current when one of the...
Horn upgrade
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 15 May 2011 21:41:03 -0400
...I wonder if I'm losing too much current there? I measured the current draw of the new horns, and it is about 5...
Re: halogen wisdom please
Historical mailing list
Sun, 19 Jan 1997 04:09:48 -0500 (EST)
...If the 100w bulb draws 7.6 amps it is below > the rated current carrying capacity of the wire. Also I ran 140w bulbs...
How do I change my email address for this List?
Historical mailing list - Miguel Tejada-Flores
Wed, 13 Mar 2002 15:41:02 EST
...My current email is: MiguelATF@aol.com. It will expire soon... My new email is: miguelatf@earthlink.net It is currently active Is there...
Re: Isolator vs Seperator (mechanical relay) was Re: Sure Power 1315 battery separator
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:00:04 -0800
...The alternator charging current to the aux battery in no way passes through the primary battery. No matter how discharged, the aux battery will...
Re: Was 2nd battery relay system; now Voltmeter
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:13:01 -0800
...It's not in the charging line, as that would fry the meter movement, but it displays current going into the battery from the...
Re: alternator installation
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:35:51 -0500
...The alternator rotor is no longer receiving excite current from the > regulator and it continues to draw the small amount of current through your...
Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Tue, 4 Jul 1995 13:26:17 -0400
...I currently own a '71 Bus (non camper) that I am currently doing a full restoration on, and some slight modifications (interior and paint...
Re: Current Draw?
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Tue, 29 May 2007 00:14:32 -0500
...Sat, 26 May 2007 17:25:10 -0700 > > What should I expect to see in current draw on the main (starter) > battery with nothing...
Re: recap (still not fixed) Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:04:02 -0500
...The plunger is attached to a yoke that makes the heavy current engage.It is very hard to make regular switches for heavy currents...
Re: Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
Historical mailing list
Sun, 09 Jun 1996 11:32:35 -0700
...They are designed to be on for long times, do not get hot, do not use much current. . . . . . . . . . . . . Why did you hear the Isolator...
Re: Costco Group 47 - cheap aux battery option
Historical mailing list - John C...
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:38:51 +0000
...CCA is a measure of how much > current can be delivered for a short period of time (no pun intended). > A house battery does...
Help me find an '82 Transmission
Historical mailing list - Matt Sim
Wed, 13 Jun 2001 19:52:14 -0400
...an '82 that is? Matt New Cumberland, PA '81 Westy (current) '74 914 (current) '95 Nissan Altima (daily) '72 Fastback '83 Rabbit '81 Rabbit...
ammeter question
Historical mailing list - David Etter
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:56:24 -0600
Can anyone tell me if using an analog ammeter (located in-line from my solar panel) would result in current loss? It would seem...