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Annual Dometic Adventures
Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
Fri, 13 May 2005 14:11:36 -0600
...Coincidentally, I bought a new gas BBQ grille which has a multiple discharge piezo starter which uses an AA battery. Has anyone on the...
Re: Fw: Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Wed, 5 May 2010 09:36:15 -0700
...Are new alternators more fragile than old ones and need protecting from deeply-discharged batteries? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow...
Re: R12 or R134?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 29 Jul 2003 12:04:44 -0700
So my theory is that there is a slow leak (6 months or so to fully discharge). ----------------------- Clip ---------------------- Time to take a poll ................. How...
Re: For Canucks Only -what kind of battery?
Historical mailing list - TC
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:03:43 -0800
...would not hold a charge at all or it would charge then it would discharge at way faster rates than when it was new
Re: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 11:06:47 -0400
mordo <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM> writes: > I sent my wife to AA to have a suspect battery tested and likely > replaced. The gentleman helping...
Re: 1 Solar Panel: Alternate Charging Between 2 Aux. Batteries?
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:47:13 -0700
...It's less efficient to deeply discharge and recharge smaller batteries than to more lightly discharge and recharge a larger battery. I /knew/ that...
Re: batteries on sale
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 17:51:09 -0700
...discharge slowly on the shelf. > If they're on the shelf a long time it is possible for them to be deeply > discharged. > This...
Re: Isolator vs Seperator (mechanical relay) was Re: Sure Power 1315 battery separator
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:43:25 -0800
...recharge requirement >then you should consider an isolator solution. >if your discharge cycle >1) does not tend to drain the aux right down >OR...
Re: ebay plasma blue headlights
Historical mailing list - Michael Moery
Tue, 6 Nov 2001 21:59:32 -0900
...thanks gary These are NOT gas-discharge ("plasma") lights; they are ordinary 12V QH bulbs mwith a bluish coating to give a fake gas...
Re: CO2 versus Halon: FIRE!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 06:59:37 -0600
...The system was designed to positively displace all oxygen when discharge occurred. The fire drill program was, in part, designed agound the fact that...
Re: Lead Acid Battery Bank and Solar Charging
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Mon, 15 Oct 2018 20:53:29 -0600
...Divide by 2 (50% discharge) = 200 AH available. 100w panel will put out (approx) 7 amps @ 13 VDC. (charging voltage will vary depending on...
Deep Cycle Battery
Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:52:28 -0600
The Propane alarm in the '95 EVC runs off the house battery and will discharge it if the vehicle is not being used regularly...
Re: Auxilliary batteries
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:38:38 -0400
...Better cycle life, better lifetime cost, better usable energy per pound, better discharge rate per pound, better charging rate per pound. All these are...
Re: Shocking seats!!
Historical mailing list
Sat, 25 Mar 2006 19:18:14 EST
...The larger the discharge surface the less the > effect. It's like when you scuffed your feet and touched your little > brother's ear...
Re: a/c fittings
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 8 Jul 2010 13:32:47 -0700
...One line says SUC (I'm assuming for suction) and one says DIS (I'm assuming for discharge) Does this mean that someone has...
Re: Speaking of batteries...
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 20 Apr 1995 11:23:57 -0700 (PDT)
...Its when the sulphate formation upon discharge is not completely reversed upon charging, and some sulfate remains, you have problems. I'm guessing that...
Battery Myths-including deep cycles
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:32:14 +0000
...Connecting an Auxiliary battery to the main battery for charging-If the house battery is discharged, current will not suddenly rush from the main...
Re: hella 2nd battery kit
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 15 Jun 2000 09:12:48 -0400
...30 amp fuses after > starting their van while haveing a deeply discharged auxiliary battery. > > If you don't get complaints with the 15 amp...
Re: Deep Cycle batteries
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Sat, 17 Nov 2001 08:21:50 -0800
...A major problem can occur if you connect a fully charged, high current battery to one that is almost fully discharged. The charged battery...
Re: fuel line shield?
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 09:22:10 -0700
...8-in-I-D-x-10-ft-PVC-Washing-Machine-Dishwasher-Discharge-Hose-714436/207170820?MERCH=REC-_-SearchPLPHorizontal1_rr-_-NA-_-207170820-_-N and here...
Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:31:51 -0400
...Automobile batteries are operated in what's called "float" service, where they are never more than slightly discharged except in emergency. 13.8 volts...
Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:08:08 -0500
...avoid data such as "DISCHARGE and CHARGE RATES, DEPTH OF DISCHARGE". They know that if we believed batteries required far more care than their...
Re: Friday Sarcasm: Burn, baby burn!
Historical mailing list - JordanVw
Fri, 5 Dec 1997 23:56:31 EST
...ever left their car idling, used aerosol hairspray, burned a tire, discharged an air conditioner, or invested in styrofoam. Hooray for global warming! Hooray...
Re: 2nd battery...an alternative??
Historical mailing list - George Chapman
Mon, 5 Apr 1999 15:52:00 -0700
...The "deeper" a deep-cycle battery is discharged (below 50% discharge, in general) in each cycle, the shorter the overall battery life. In determining...
Re: Battery Woes/Choice
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 9 Jun 2008 07:38:27 EDT
...The less a battery is drained/discharged the longer it will last. Strictly speaking, flooded batteries are not designed for repeated deep discharges, so...
Re: Inverters
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:59:23 -0400
...Four weeks ago I left the 12/120 inverter ON without any > load. > > Four days later my two batteries were almost totally discharged! I...
Re: A/C Basic Path of Flow?
Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
Mon, 23 May 2005 11:12:38 -0500
...reading this correctly then this should be the order: >>1 - Compressor Discharge side >>2 - Condensor >>3 - Drier >>4 - Expansion Valve >>5 - Evaporator >>6 - Compressor...
2nd Battery Wiring Question
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Fri, 23 Jun 2000 22:11:30 -0700
...ignition activates the starting process, the auxiliary battery has been deeply discharged and is connected with #4 wire.) 1. Aux Batt ----- Relay ---- Start Batt...
Re: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:38:54 -0400
That certainly wouldn't cause a "Short". I once had a battery clamp that was still a tad loose after tightening it to the...
Re: vanagon.com aux battery wiring intructions are NOT valid !!!!! (long)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 13 Aug 1999 01:46:11 -0400
...Whichever one is more discharged takes the most charge, which is exactly what you want. > The starting battery >can only recharge the aux battery...
Re: Isolator vs Seperator (mechanical relay) was Re: Sure Power 1315 battery separator
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:17:29 -0500
...is directly related to is > discharge level > > Longer device life & Longer battery life if the aux is discharged > regularlysince > 1) Isolator is solid state...
Re: a/c fittings
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 8 Jul 2010 19:37:21 -0400
...for discharge) Does this mean that someone has installed the wrong fitting on one of the lines? Which side (suction or discharge) should the...
Re: Auxillary battery alternative
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Wed, 14 Jul 1999 18:50:54 -0700
...Thus, both batteries are charged and discharged together. I have never had a problem with running out of power for starting or at the...
Re: hella 2nd battery kit
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Wed, 14 Jun 2000 11:41:46 -0700
The 15 amp fuse will blow the first time you deeply discharge your auxiliary battery (I actually did experiment with a deeply discharged Optima...
Re: was Odyssey batteries, now Costco group 41
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:51:59 -0400
...It is > critical to make > sure that this battery doesn't stay dead if discharged, that > is the hardest > thing on a battery. The...
Re: more heating ideas
Historical mailing list
Sat, 30 Sep 1995 21:31:20 -0500 (CDT)
...If you started with a good deep >discharge cycle marine battery, maybe 5 minutes before you sucked the battery >inside out? A 75 Ah...
Harrowing Vanagon Honeymoon Adventure
Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:54:26 EDT
...Shaver discharge indeed. CD
UNIVERSAL UB12220 vendor alert
Historical mailing list - Troy
Mon, 3 Aug 2009 12:08:53 -0800
...The longer a battery stays in a discharged state the more likely it is to fail, so for a company that sells batteries, it...
Re: Wheelchair Batteries vs GW Aux Battery
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 4 Jul 2017 15:21:57 -0700
...I don't let the aux battery become deeply discharged ( have solar panels). And assuming the alternator can put out 90 A, when hot...
re:unsuspecting victims ;-P
Historical mailing list
19 Oct 95 17:46:00 -0500
...What you have is an electrical discharge crossing a gap, in this case from the discharging unit, to the ECM in the following vehicle...
Re[2]: Stupid questions
Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
Sun, 11 May 97 21:28:00 PDT
Why doesn't your battery discharge when you leave your refrigerator on for months? That's one hell of a deep cycle battery you...
Re: more ???? Re: Diesel alternator
Historical mailing list - andrew swingler
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:47:51 -0800
...Possibly for a starting battery that is not discharged completely. Try maintaining 13.8V while charging a completely discharged deep cycle battery, you'll...
A/C Success
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Sun, 25 May 2003 21:57:58 -0400
...Still, the discharge air from A/C quickly fell into the 50s. After about fifteen miles, I came back home, pulled the grill, and...
Re: capacitance cells, sorry meant to add was Re: Maybe now is the time to fill the tank of your extra car or
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sat, 3 Sep 2005 09:38:59 -0600
...However a capacitor can provide max power (depending on its capacity) immediately to a full discharge. These systems have been used for years to...
RE: Tiger581 CDI for VW
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Fri, 1 Mar 1996 08:19:11 -0700
...Inductive Discharge Ignition (IDI) is limited by the coil inductance. CDI by the discharge capacitor. Increasing either has the side effect of decreasing the...
New battery is dead
Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
Mon, 1 Sep 2008 17:36:00 -0400
...It is annoying considering I know the battery is going to die from being 100% discharged too many times.
Re: hella 2nd battery kit
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Wed, 14 Jun 2000 16:18:00 -0700
...30 amp fuses after starting their van while haveing a deeply discharged auxiliary battery. And I actually MEASURED surges to about 70 amps, a...
Re: coolant fairies...(long)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:38:47 EDT
The cooling system is designed to draw more coolant from the overflow reservoir when it needs more, and discharge it back into the overflow...
Re: Stupid questions
Historical mailing list - tbill
Sun, 11 May 1997 23:51:27 -0500
Gregory M Daughtry wrote: > > Why doesn't your battery discharge when you leave your refrigerator on > for months? > > That's one hell of a...
Sears battery for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - =David-M=
Sun, 16 Jul 2000 12:18:39 -0400
...Two deep discharges within a coupole of months destroyed it (1. theft alarm failed to cut out, 2. parking lights left on). Interestingly, my...
Re: Fire Suppression Solutions 2
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Tue, 3 Aug 2004 10:48:23 -0700
...Additionally, there was plumbing on the ceiling with > discharge > points into the room. This plumbing was connected to a bank of Halon > cylinders, each...
Re: 2nd batt. charging and relays. The whole truth
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 15 Jun 2000 19:24:01 -0400
...is deeply discharged, and you're running 2ga. wire and a > 75amp relay, the batt. will most likely draw 75 amps(or whatever > your...
Anyone have any old Capacitive Discharge Ignition boxes?
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Sat, 23 Apr 2005 23:05:51 -0400
I have a couple of friends with older vans that are still running old fashioned points ignition. Does anyone have any CDI boxes lying...
Re: Adding the second battery to the early vanagon ('80)
Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
Wed, 7 Oct 1998 22:16:22 -0700
...Adding the second battery to the early vanagon ('80) The problem with just connecting the second battery in parallel is that they both discharge...
Re: A/C question...
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Thu, 20 Jun 2002 08:53:26 EDT
...Follow the hose coming from the non-fitting (discharge) side of the compressor, you will see it goes over to the left and up...
Re: Propex heaters on sale, new model coming!
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 5 Sep 2005 16:08:17 -0600
Richard said: "I have a Carver; Bob Stevens has a Plat Cat--right, Bob?" snip "so no water vapor is discharged > into the passenger...
Re: HID light upgrades - anyone try them?
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:12:31 -0700
>Andrew said: >Those are not genuine HID (ie xenon gas-discharge) lights as are >supplied OEM in certain models; real HIDs run at something...
Re: Battery testing solution
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:59:38 -0400
...They are usually considered 100% at 10.5 volts and for longer life you only want to discharge them down to a 20% stat...
Need Someone to test a Battery Saver
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:31:12 -0500
...A while ago we had a battery charge / discharge discussion. I decided then to design a battery saver that would automatically shut off loads...
Fire Systems/performance parts
Historical mailing list - Scott Chen
Tue, 17 Mar 1998 15:09:07 -0600
...First is a fire extinguishing system which is cable pull activated and uses discharge tubing and nozzles to distribute your choice of either Halon...