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• Re: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 3 Mar 2016 21:53:31 -0500
  ...supply when you measured its voltage? The open circuit voltage of a power supply is usually considerably higher than when it is under load...
• Re: Temp. gauge reads too high ...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:29:34 -0500
  ...If the voltage is too high to the circuit, it would give high readings. Larry A. On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 9:50...
• Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 12:18:04 -0700
  ...Does the voltage stabilizer work in conjunction with the engine coolant temp gauge? i.e. if one took the engine temp gauge out of...
• Re: Fuel and Temp read too high.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 20:55:12 -0700
  ...there was something that looked like a transistor called a 'voltage regulator' or 'voltage vibrator' When this would go out, it would make the...
• Re: A nagging question
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 08:49:31 -0800
  ...was for filaments (low voltage high current), B for plate circuits >(high voltage) and C for grid circuits (medium high, low current) > >david > >-- >David...
• Re: Sometimes it does not ...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:34:57 -0400
  ...If light still blinks, check voltage between skinny ground pin and higher voltage of the two other pins on the temp gauge. If that...
• Re: More rant on grounds and vanagon syndrome Friday
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 10:04:26 -0700
  ...Also, "Load dump" (which is brief > high voltage spikes caused when electrical loads are suddenly removed) > causes very short duration but high current spikes...
• Re: Non- VW Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
  Wed, 11 Dec 1996 13:28:30 -0500
  ...The bulb needs a very high starting voltage, and then settles back into a lower voltage state. Note also that there is a significant...
• Re: Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 07:45:07 -0800
  ...The voltage was initially set higher than stock as deep cycle batteries benefit from a hotter float charge than the stock regulator puts out...
• Re: need david's input on plugs and coils,bosch plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 16:55:15 -0500
  ...But high voltage is constantly pushing and prodding at the insulation, trying to find a way out, and so if some condition resulted in...
• Re: rectangular E-Code headlights
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 13:07:47 -0800
  ...There is quite a bit of voltage drop with the high beams on, but not much with the low beams. And the low beams...
• Re: Stuck in Alturas with electrical mystery
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:21:58 -0700
  ...I've always checked the alternator by seeing how high the voltage was with the engine running. If it stays the batt voltage then...
• Re: Part number for alternator brushes for 90 Amp alternators?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 2 Oct 2018 13:11:08 -0400
  ...I like the ones with a slightly higher voltage set > point than the original. > > TheBusDepot sells one. > > http://www.busdepot.com/3523710 > > You can...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 19:41:03 -0500
  ...To deal with the presupposed high voltage(to > a microcontroller, anything over 5v is high voltage) from the Hall sensor , > I put a 10k...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 23:28:56 -0700
  ...The vehicle wiring voltage varies depending on alternator > output, what loads are turned on, etc. The "voltage stabilizer" provides the > temp gauge and fuel...
• Re: Replace Headlights?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 10:57:51 -0500 (EST)
  ...buy high power replacement bulbs. But this is all moot if your problem is low voltage. It is easy to check the voltage at...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 3 Aug 2013 18:11:49 -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: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 11:11:14 -0800
  ...The wider the gap, the higher the secondary voltage must rise and it takes a longer time to reach this voltage. It's easily...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 11:28:53 -0800
  ...The wider the gap, the higher the secondary voltage must rise and it takes a longer time to reach this voltage. It's easily...
• Re: How to check if the Alternator is damaged or broken
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 22:18:35 -0500
  ...there are inexpensive led voltage monitors that plug into the cigarette lighter - handy to keep an eye on the voltage while driving without intalling...
• Re: A/C panel melted
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:38:03 -0400
  ...Stuff often melts because of a loose connection, loose connection means higher resistance, higher resistance means voltage dropped at the loose connection, voltage drop...
• Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 16 May 2008 19:43:02 -0500
  ...It is also important to use a meter with a high impedance so that it doesn't affect the voltage that you are trying...
• OT Re: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:30:05 -0800
  ...Maximum continuous >>voltage rating was 250KV. Sounds like a pretty stable resistance >>at a pretty high voltage... >> >>Some materials, like air are easily ionized...
• Re: Voltage Stabilizer Blows
  Historical mailing list - Dave Fain
  Mon, 9 Mar 1998 08:12:53 -0700
  ...Voltage Stabilizer Blows > > My 84 Camper blows the voltage stabilizer (Really a 10 volt regulator which > provides a constant 10 volts to the water...
• Re: no start -(
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 11:37:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...is with the engine running and >high beam headlights and high blower heater fan on, check the voltage at the >battery. It should be...
• Surging Idle fixed! / High O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 00:12:55 EST
  ...What are some of the likely scenarios that would cause these high O2 sensor voltage readings? I expected the AFM substitution to improve or...
• Re: WAS: OBD Reader.... NOW: High and Low Voltage Wires. Problem Solved??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:49:59 -0700
  ...coil high tension lead > (Pic: *http://tinyurl.com/3xse3mj ) *allowing interference from high > voltage leads to leak into these wires. Repositioned wires, wrapped new...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:02:13 -0400
  ...The T-145 is a high acid (1.325 vs. 1.285 sg. It runs and charges at slightly higher voltage. Most important is...
• Re: Battery light staying on till you rev engine
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 00:26:44 -0500 (EST)
  ...It has to do with the regulator on the alternator not being able to pump out over 12 volts until the voltage spike tickles...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 16:43:33 -0800
  ...not on the voltage.� A given wire can carry high voltage, and low ampre, but not high ampres, at low voltage.� ref: http://www...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 08:29:19 -0600
  ...The other disadvantage of high voltage drop is that the drop is lost as heat, which isn't really desirable when dealing with the...
• Re: Voltage Regulator
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 08:43:00 +0000
  ...I KNOW that the alternator on the Vanagons is less than $30. $56 for a voltage regulator seems real high. Greg Gregory V. Robinson...
• Re: Finger Sparks
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 15:31:11 EST
  ...There are medium and high voltage applications for both of these greases, but using one for the other would be disastrous. "Medium voltage" in...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:49:49 -0700
  ...Monitoring this voltage while driving will show whether the battery is getting sufficiently high voltage to put a charge into it. Dennis Hayes wrote...
• Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:03:12 -0400
  ...It's the same as a resistor, and >if the capacitor is being charged through another resistor until it >reaches the shutoff trigger voltage...
• ignition woes
  Historical mailing list - kazzpar007
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:25:34 -0500
  ...I checked the hall sender but dint get any flucuations in voltage as per Bentely. Did the high voltage toast my sender? Should i...
• Re: 6/8 Temp Reading
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:48:46 -0400
  ...gauge > read high, the other failure the received 0 voltage and didn't read at all. > I suggest checking the voltage as the gauges...
• Re: More rant on grounds and vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:12:55 -0600
  ...Also, "Load dump" (which > is brief > high voltage spikes caused when electrical loads are suddenly removed) > causes very short duration but high current spikes...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:41:58 -0700
  ...connections > or lossy ones, high current drain or low -- the alternator is going to put > the designated charging voltage into the battery. In that...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 3 Aug 2013 10:47:51 -0700
  ...voltage as the "push", depending on the battery(s) aH rating, appliance draws, wire gauge etc., a charger capable of a higher voltage output...
• Re: Surging Idle fixed! / High O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 04:06:10 -0600
  ...are some of the likely scenarios that would cause these high O2 sensor > voltage readings? I expected the AFM substitution to improve or correct...
• Re: electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:37:52 -0800
  ...At that time, a higher system voltage is available to it than just battery voltage. An extra volt makes a significant difference but the...
• Re: A twist on dual-battery configurations
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 08:53:50 -0500
  ...It could be adjusted to charge at a higher voltage if you are using a deep-cycle. Jay
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:08:35 -0700
  ...The T-145 is a high acid (1.325 vs. 1.285 sg. It runs and charges at slightly higher voltage. Most important is...
• Re: Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:49:34 -0700
  ...I would think that battery life is shorter with higher charging voltages. yes, one could wonder what the charging amperage is, even when charging...
• Re: If it's not one thing, it's another...
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 11:07:53 -0800
  ...So, the physics is high currrent and low voltage in tranformed to low current and high voltage out (power in == power out!) For this...
• Re: Auxiliary Battery Issue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 13:59:48 -0400
  ...However, now it only reads marginally higher. For example, the voltage meter might go from 12.8 to 13.0. It used to read...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:51:58 -0700
  ...To induce a high voltage across the secondary winding you cut off the current as fast as you can. The high voltage produced across...
• Re: Battery Mfg. Warranty Charging Voltage
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 08:13:03 -0700
  More on the charger ...The brand is ACCUMATE. >> The advance "IUoU-I" (marine quality) interactive 3 stagecharging program ensures a highly effective and complete...
• Re: Location of fuel pump relay, 1.9
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 19 Jul 2014 10:07:31 -1000
  yes you should as easily as yiu know where the ign coil is.'that box is right above the coil.'''' the High /voltage warning...
• Re: your favorite 12 V accessory
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:00:55 -0700
  ...12/24 Volt LCD Voltage Meter - Camping > World_ > (http://www.campingworld.com/browse/skus/index.cfm/Outdoor-and-RV-Accessories/19983/skunum=19983:src...
• Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 01:08:28 -0500
  ...exactly, and ohm's law fails for all devices at sufficiently high voltages. dlk On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:01:32 -0600, tom...
• Re: voltage over battery: 12.5-13.1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 00:13:10 -0500
  ...Proper charging voltage is 13.8 volts. Does it go higher when the engine is revved? Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• 6/8 Temp Reading
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:41:41 -0600
  ...gauge read high, the other failure the received 0 voltage and didn't read at all. I suggest checking the voltage as the gauges...
• Re: Making an alternator a smarter charger? [LVC]
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 15:25:42 -0700
  ...They are designed to put out the same voltage, > all the time. They have a high current capacity, when running at higher > rpms, so...
• Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 22:24:58 -0400
  ...current and slightly higher battery voltage. This sort of thing is why Newton invented The Calculus of Infinitesimals... The voltage across the cable asymptotically...
• Oxygen sensor questions...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 11:21:55 -0800
  ...This was pretty consistent; lotsa time at low/zero volts, short spike to higher voltage, quick return to lower voltage. Average voltage indicated by...
• Re: Missing a high-beam... suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 18:28:56 -0700
  ...6 are for the high-beams. With the key on and the headlights on and fully connected, measure the voltage at the top and...
• Re: O2 sensor coax wire testing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 03:17:48 -0500
  ...this voltage and >looks for a nice consistent flip-flop between .45 and .55 volts - >correct? The ECU supplies a very high-impedance (easily...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:24:28 -0700
  ...voltage to the > 14.4 the AGB batts need? > > I wasn�t aware that a modern alternator could be tweaked for higher output > voltages...