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• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:25:00 -0600
  ...what's the duty >> cycle? how high are the voltage spikes? are there any negative voltage >> spikes? Microcontrollers do not like going above 5...
• Re: [WetWesties] Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:09:53 -0700
  ...Not sure if a standard cig socket would handle higher input amps. Maybe other type of socket? (though cig socket would be handy as...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 15:14:24 -0500
  ...That's the way mine are. (Several Vanagons) As to swapping the voltage regulator ... that may be where your problem is. The rebuilt alternator...
• FW: Heater
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 00:13:42 -0600
  ...up if used in position 3 or High. Might have some melted/broken wires. Test for voltage in the switch. If all is Ok...
• Re: alternator alternate
  Historical mailing list - Amy and Andrew
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 22:33:21 -0500
  ...Air Cooled Stan, Just turning on the fridge will drop the voltage to 12.5v on my Westy, I had the alternator bench tested...
• Re: 12V power inverter ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:48:13 -0600
  ...W 0 W > Power reported is the highest value measured for monochrome printing using > all standard voltages. > The default time from Ready mode to...
• Re: Overheated wire junction on 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:30:10 -0400
  ...The wire is normally highly loaded and heating up is normal operation. The connections are crimped, and the exposed copper is open to the...
• Re: refrigerator failure, '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:04:17 -0800
  ...It is important to remove the high voltage wire that goes to the electrode from the igniter when you are checking the igniter for...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 15:35:39 -0500
  ...The > voltage at the battery is reading just barely above 12V which tells > me the alternator is not doing its job. The light does...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 20:17:50 +0000
  Could it be brushes in alternator are worn out?  Might partially explain squealing and not making enough voltage. Rich San Diego From: Stuart MacMillan...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 14:19:25 -0800
  ...Voltage may be higher. >> The replacement 109 relay is a different design; > VW relays with PCBs have a pair of molded-in rails inside...
• The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:42:12 -0700
  ...voltage tester and > everything appears to be working OK - the low beam filament gets power > at the headlight bulb plug and then the high...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Woes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:14:27 -0800
  ...Tach drops to zero. >>> Clock turns off. >>> High beam LED glows dimly. (if i turn on high beams, the LED goes >>> OUT, ironically) >>> Cluster...
• Re: Strange electrical problem: Headlights don't work (among other things)
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 16:04:47 -0700
  ...It does operate when voltage is backfed when the brights are on. To test this theory, I held the brights on (they still don...
• Re: Tach drops fast when it cuts out
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:38:20 -0400
  ...The ignition drivers are high-current high-voltage high-stress components, and if they're in a Digifant-type ECU they definitely are soldered...
• Winches, response blocked again!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Nov 2021 15:08:32 +0000
  ...Under load winches will draw significant current some as high as 400 amps. Even the small ones at 100 A/H or so need...
• Re: 60,000 volt coil?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Perry
  Tue, 20 Aug 1996 18:03:54 -0700
  ...I'm not sure what current practice is, but we used to put solid core wires in our "hot rods" with the high voltage...
• Re: Headlight switch failure (possible solution)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 07:58:40 -0800
  ...Over time enough resistance builds up >to cause not only a significant voltage drop but also generate enough >heat to deform the plastic switch...
• Re: 50 cents to fix the AFM
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 16:39:55 -0500
  ...A voltage rating of 10 or 15 V is plenty, higher is OK too. Connect the positive side of the capacitor(s) to pin...
• Re: Headlight conversion for '85 Westy....
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 15:54:40 -0800
  You fergot the oxygen plasma lights using the high voltage hydrogen cell generation system. Just don't get the cheep nitrogen plasma generator. That...
• Sanity Check - Wire gauge for wiring SA headlights
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 17:22:24 -0700
  ...By the way, at 8.5 amps current draw, the voltage drop from 12.5 volts through six feet of wire are as follows...
• Re: battery-inverter-charger-battery loop
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:56:47 -0400
  Good points, I just figured you are draining the battery at a considerably high rate going from 12v to 110v through the inverter for...
• Re: No start/no spark II
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:31:59 -0700
  ...Failures in the�secondary side - high voltage /after the coil - will leave the tach moving "normally" - it should show some motion , even at starter...
• Re: AFM ADJUSTING
  Historical mailing list - Adam H. Behle
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 19:41:51 -0500
  ...This will accomplish two things, it will clean the soot >>>off, two see if it will now generate voltage. The voltage should be >>>between...
• 1987 High Idle - $3.13 Fix
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 1996 20:45:25 -0400
  ...The first one, a voltage stabilizer transistor was definitely fried. I found (from my 88 Vanagon module) a company logo: SGS in tall narrow...
• Re: Having an annoying problem with my 85 GL.
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 14:55:05 -0700
  ...This led to the inability of the cylinders to vent properly after the combustion cycle and the on-board computer sensed a pressure high...
• Re: What to do for a dim dashboard light?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 14:26:18 -0800
  ...What to do for a dim dashboard light? > Listers: > I have a very dim "High beam" indicator light. I can't see if my...
• O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:41:29 -0600
  ...Checked the voltage output from the O2 sensor (disconnected) and just wildly varies from about .05V to about .15V, nowhere near the .45V ish...
• Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:38:14 -0700
  ...I've got a voltmeter hooked up to the O2 sensor and the voltage was measuring consistently lean, despite the obvious signs of the...
• Re: Curious Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:13:21 -0800
  ...Sometimes, at sustained highway speeds, with a well tuned engine, the temp at the probe is not enough to keep the readings (voltage output...
• Re: When the O2 sensor cools down...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:25:29 -0400
  Engine braking is strictly a function of the closed throttle causing high manifold vacuum as the engine is being driven by the wheels. Yes...
• Re: Combined Optima Batteries (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:30:34 -0700
  ...There are millions of boats, RVs, trucks, etc running around on our highways and waterways with multiple batteries in parallel. The worst danger must...
• Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Lloyd
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:24:16 -0400
  ...Must be replaced at an Authorized Dealer." OK, there may be some high voltage and disposal risk here. Oil change, and perhaps Air Filter...
• Re: Fwd: Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:39:08 -0400
  ...Likewise the voltmeter lets you see what the ECU is basing decisions on, which is the voltage at the various sensor inputs. These inputs...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:45:38 -0700
  ...The AC > charger's bulk cutoff voltage will be higher than the alternator > regulator setting, so it will continue charging until you unplug it...
• Re: Radiator Fan Motor Low-Speed Inop
  Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 13:52:07 -0400
  ...If the single positive post is correct, > > > does this mean I need a new fan motor? Or should the low-speed voltage > > > be higher...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:21:53 -0500
  ...been looked at lately ? >>>> if they're dry, and there is high voltage ignition >>>> coming out of the coil, >>>> and there's fuel pressure...
• Re: It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!!
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 06:36:28 -0400
  ...Then, I need you to measure the voltage differential between St1 & St2, and also to connect a low-power test light (around 5W) across...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Oct 2011 - Unfinished
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:58:56 +0000
  ...Bentley, 24.32, All voltage and ohms tested OK except terminal 87 (on FP relay). No voltage at start up. My understanding is that...
• Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 19:39:52 -0600
  ...the battery and turned on my high beams, radio and interior light for about 10 minutes. The voltage never dropped below 12 volts this...
• Re: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 26 May 2007 16:57:09 -0400
  ...I removed the relay that controls the radiator fan's high speed. To which I removed the metal can top and soldered a wire...
• Re: Charging deep cycle batteries with the alternator
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 16:43:08 -0700
  ...It also > has low input voltage protection, high input voltage protection, over > temperature protection, output short circuit protection, and battery > polarity protection. It does...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:59:33 -0700
  ...you will just see a voltage output from the 02. when you tap into the working circuit........you see the Duty Cycle of swinging...
• Re: Jerks/surges when going from coasting to acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:05:12 -0400
  ...I used a high impedance DMM, so not sure what voltage would be with an analog meter. Bentley says voltage should be 5V. So...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Tue, 6 Mar 2018 13:57:54 -0800
  ...Along with my comment above, the ECU controls the fuel pump relay >> so you'd see battery voltage at fuel pump relay 87 once...
• Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:25:57 -0500
  ...that's the best place to be measuring voltage. I >> would like it to come direct from (+) on the battery too, but I wanted...
• Re: Temp gauge / false reading
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 20:14:41 -0400
  On the 84 the low coolant system flashes the light and causes the gauge to read high. Pull the low coolant controller out of...
• Re: Dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Thu, 6 Mar 2014 00:14:00 -0800
  ...A little while ago I was looking for such a product to improve my Land Rover starter cable connections and voltage for the cold...
• +24v electrical system Re: headlite problem
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 07:31:02 -0500
  ...In the near future we are going to see vehicles running higher voltages, IIRC it is something like 28 volts. This is for similar...
• Re: Gathering consensus 2.1 won't run when hot: tests
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:11:58 EDT
  ...Test for spark by pulling the high tension coil wire from the distributor and connecting it to a grounded spark plug. Then you will...
• Re: European ebay find, would this really work?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 01:53:31 -0600
  ...Original ECU program is in process, but the signal of MAGNUM oxygen >sensor powerchip is cheating it in each microsecond delivering higher >horsepower, torque...
• Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:45:03 -0500
  ...FYI the VDO oil pressure gauge(not sure of the model number) when sensor wire is not connected or is connected to higher than...
• Re: nominal digitool readings (digifant)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 16:22:43 -0000
  ...After it warms up, it hardly ever goes to negative, but gets as high as .6 or .7. It bounces constantly. I think you...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:44:06 +0000
  ...This is a good idea since highway driving is about 95% of > my driving this should give me an indication of whether my poor...
• Re: Poor man battery testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:56:37 -0500
  ...Poor man battery testing how about just power the high beam headlights with the battery ... using that for a load ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis...
• Re: Stuck in Needles, need advice
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:28:50 -0800
  ...It should have voltage at all times! Does it? Above the coil area is a black box with 2 relays in it. Open the...
• Re: I was wrong -- how the AFM *really* responds...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 21:49:13 -0500
  ...I did a couple that went higher, but they were too long to fit on the display for photographing. At some point I'll...
• Re: Battery chargers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:14:40 -0500
  ...different voltages. You need to make sure the charger does not dry the batteries out. This charger is a bit too high for AGM...
• Re: Optima Blue D31M
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 13:50:36 -0700
  ...They are neither! They are rather > high-priced though. As many have previously posted, one can buy 4-6 > Wally World (or equivalent) Group...
• Re: Intermittent hot start problem - check all connections!
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 12:41:56 -1000
  ...a starter motor or a radiator fan motor, that's too high... overheating looms. > > Great point about star washers! > > James > Ottawa, ON > >> Date: Mon...