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• Re: Blog Post: Rear USB Charger Install
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 Jul 2015 12:59:08 -0700
  ...Alistair > On Jul 17, 2015, at 12:15 PM, Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Blog post on a Dual USB charger I added...
• Canadian Tire "Eliminator" Smart charger too noisy for camping use?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:23:27 -0700
  ...I was thinking of building in a modern smart charger into the '82 (instead of just a 12-14V power transformer). I have a...
• Re: EV - Solar powered trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 17:13:37 -0500
  That solar powered 12 volt trickle charger is listed for $15.99 as item # 35695 at www.harborfreight.com The listing says nothing about...
• Re: Little problem with trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:18:26 -0800
  ...That means that the battery was feeding the charger. >>> >>> Is there any significant current loss going backward through the >>> charger? Is it just running...
• VW Solar Battery Charger Part No. 1CO 915 687- Any experience?
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:05:01 -0800
  I have this VW solar charger designed to sit in the windshield and trickle charge the starting battery. I have only used it upon...
• Shore Power Using 12 System ??
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 13:34:00 -0600
  ...It is possible for me to exceed the charger's output and to drain the battery but easy to avoid. My charger is connected...
• Re: Blog Post: Rear USB Charger Install
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:35:44 -0500
  ...Longoria <houstonphotog@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Blog post on a Dual USB charger I added to the rear of the van. This >> install and location...
• 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...
• Subject: Trickle Charger (follow up 182 Amps)
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:49:02 -0700
  ...Trickle Charger (follow up 182 Amps) Ok, so thanks to all the list for the feedback on the RM 182 amps - sounds like no...
• Re: solar charger
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:00:34 -0600
  ...solar charger > > Looking for input on a good brand and model of solar battery charger. I > know there are alot of different styles. I...
• Re: Battery charger
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 16:26:04 EDT
  ...rubatoguy@WORLDNET.ATT.NET (Todd Last) > > I like the idea of wiring a trickle charger into the 120vac westy wiring to > charge the battery...
• solar charger
  Historical mailing list - marc rose
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:32:21 -0800
  Looking for input on a good brand and model of solar battery charger. I know there are alot of different styles. I just have...
• Re: A very basic Inverter/Charger to consider
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 26 Apr 2020 15:41:54 -0700
  On 4/26/20, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > That link takes you to the high end true sine wave inverter/charger. Looks...
• Re: Little problem with trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:39:32 -0800
  ...That means that the battery was feeding the charger. >> >> Is there any significant current loss going backward through the >> charger? Is it just running...
• Re: generators/inverters for camping
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:51:17 -0500
  ...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: Making a 12v battery charger from a peecee power supply
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Sat, 6 Dec 2003 09:04:43 -0600
  And for the conservation minded, switchers are more efficient than a regular charger, especially when under a light load. tom On 5 Dec 2003...
• Re: Solar charger NOT to buy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 13:32:10 -0800
  At 12:56 PM 11/13/2003, Jay wrote: >The small solar charger I have (125 ma max) does not have a diode. Too...
• Re: Shore batteries
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 7 Feb 2013 14:40:17 -0800
  Last August, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >For charging the deep-cycle battery I use a Powerstream >PST-BC1212-15 DC-to-DC charger <http...
• Re: Battery isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 12:19:04 -0700
  I can't point to specific examples, (check thesamba ?) but I'm sure some have installed a charger or similar, in the space under...
• Re: Battery to Inverter
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 6 Feb 2010 23:22:49 -0800
  ...I run my laptop, a small LCD TV, phone charger, shaver, lamp and flashlight battery chargers all with 12v adapters. My 400 watt inverter...
• Re: Surepower 1315 and charging issues
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 5 May 2009 21:07:59 -0700
  ...So I went down to the >> garage to grab my battery charger and volt meter. The charger was >> connected directly to the aux battery...
• Re: Solar Battery Chargers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:13:13 -0600
  I put one of those small dashboard chargers on my camper down at the Gulf before Ivan in september, and things were so messed...
• 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...
• solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - karen davis
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 00:51:11 +0000
  Anyone tried these solar battery chargers...the trickle kind. Do they really work? I don't drive my van a lot and want to...
• Re: Solar Power Charger for Van Camping
  Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:19:37 -0800
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Solar Power Charger for Van Camping RE: Huge Capacity Solar Charger Assuming it works according to spec it would probably make a...
• Re: Sure Power 1315 question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:05:20 -0800
  ...If engine off and > charger is attached to the aux battery, the the reverse takes > place. How do I know? First, the specs but...
• Re: Battery Charger ?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 09:12:02 -0700
  ...Battery Charger ? � Not totally Vanagon but it will be used for my Vanagon's batteries. � Where the he** can I find a "manual" battery...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:03:28 -0700
  I have a little "smart charger" in the van which trickles the house battery when I connect the side inlet to household AC power...
• Re: [f]Niners and Chargers! Whew!!!
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 11:39:40 -0800 (PST)
  I thought that if you lost to the Chargers you got kicked out of the league? Thom -- > Statistics are used like a drunk uses...
• Re: Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
  Thu, 6 May 2010 13:32:36 -0700
  ...Thus, after throwing on the new alternator I could a) leave Vanagon there on the charger for a few hours, or b)drive it...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:38:55 -0400
  ...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-inverter-charger-battery loop
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:40:36 -0400
  ...Tuesday, April 18, 2006 9:34 PM Subject: [VANAGON] battery-inverter-charger-battery loop > I'm working on a setup that would use one...
• Re: Solar Power Charger for Van Camping
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:53:27 -0700
  ...Solar Charger > Are you talking about this item: > http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/travelpower/e193/
• Re: Solar panel battery charger, where to plug in
  Historical mailing list - karl filc
  Sat, 17 Apr 2004 22:34:53 -0000
  ...Solar panel battery charger, where to plug in > I've re-jigged the fuses and wires so that EVERYTHING > runs off the aux battery...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 17 Apr 2005 (#2005-314)
  Historical mailing list - Waldron, Evans
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 13:14:09 -0400
  ...Is this a good deal?? VW Solar Battery Charger. Works on any car. - $25 Date: 2005-04-15, 12:34PM PDT In Jan 04...
• battery charger recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 22:27:59 -0500
  I need to purchase a charger / maintainer for auto batteries - preferably tomorrow from Sears or Northern (they're local). Can anyone tell me what...
• Re: GoWesty Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Fri, 29 Nov 2013 06:08:48 -0700
  ...RV-Marine chargers (better ones) are designed to > > compromise and work well for both functions. The charger-power supply > > needs to be sized for...
• Re: Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:12:41 -0700
  ...Same goes for the solar charger, so I unplug that, too. That way the 30amp charger can do a proper test mode and charge...
• Re: solar charger
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:46:56 -0600
  ...solar charger > > Looking for input on a good brand and model of solar battery charger. > I know there are alot of different styles. I...
• Re: Battery chargers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 15:40:29 -0400
  At 03:30 PM 8/7/2009, pdooley wrote: >Can I talk battery chargers today without getting scolded? Of course you can, silly man...
• Re: Solar charger NOT to buy
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 15:56:58 -0500
  The small solar charger I have (125 ma max) does not have a diode. Too much loss across the diode? All of the bigger...
• Re: EV - Solar powered trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Paul Naton
  Sat, 20 Jun 1998 23:30:43 +0100
  ...Jim wrote: > > > > I checked Radio Shack for the Solar powered trickle charger but they > > said they didn't carry such a thing. What about...
• Re: Dual Battery Installation Instructions on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Yoel and Tina Crane
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 15:02:50 -0700
  ...If you > get a (universal) lap top charger and mobile phone charger that run on 12V > (found both in Dutch auto parts store, EUR...
• 110v battery charger for house battery - suggestions for 88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Susmay
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 18:44:53 -0700
  ...They have a float charger-battery maintainer, which does not charge fast enough (or even fully). I want to be able to roll into...
• The good trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 12:15:04 -0700
  Hi folks, I want a no-brainer charger -- 'cause I'm a no-brain kinda guy -- that I can connect to the Westy's...
• Re: Shore Power Battery Charger - better link
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 1 Sep 2010 17:20:01 -0400
  ...Shore Power Battery Charger For those who have the dual battery set-up in their Vanagon... This seems to be the best battery charger...
• Re: cold start strategies
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 12:58:16 -0500 (EST)
  I used to have a trickle charger (2 amps, I think) mounted in the interior of my van. I opened a small sliding window...
• Re: battery-inverter-charger-battery loop
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:47:19 -0400
  ...battery-inverter-charger-battery loop I'm working on a setup that would use one switch to switch all my AC outlets from Shore...
• 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: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 3 Mar 2016 21:53:31 -0500
  ...Battery charger that I use on my Vanagon. The little > muffin fan died I replaced with a another 12V. ball bearing fan but the...
• Re: Charge battery but can't access it
  Historical mailing list - Vanagaudi
  Sat, 15 Jul 2023 17:31:45 +0200
  If you have a car cigarette lighter equipped and a small 8A charger it's OK to connect the charger to that cigarette lighter...
• Re: Battery Recharging Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 00:13:58 -0500
  Having the charger set for 6 volts will never ever charge a 12 volt battery. If at the 12 volt setting, the amp meter...
• Re: more heating ideas
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 09:43:33 CST6CDT
  an idea- take a battery and a 110v inverter and a 12v battery charger. hook the inverter up to run the charger to charge...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 11:56:56 -0800
  We kicked that subject around a bit some time ago, but I don't recall what charger make/model or whether it was a...
• Re: Buses By the Bridge
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015 07:42:47 -0800
  Be aware that often your 12v aux battery may struggle to keep your laptop charged thru any charger. I have a duplicate NAPA starter...
• Re: 2.5 in AWG
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 23:12:56 -0500
  ...Most RV chargers stop at 14.5 volts. Chargers designed to fully charger a battery will go to 16 volts or even higher. Light...
• NVC Digicams & batteries
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 12:14:03 -0700
  ...If the charger doesn't come with the 12 Volt adapter cord, call their 800 number and they send it free and quick. Charger...
• Van Life by Voltaic Systems
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 16:37:03 +0000
  I recently sprang for the Voltaic Systems solar laptop charger/battery combo.  Now I'm on their email list and recently discovered they have...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 10 Jan 2015 15:25:38 -0800
  ...Heavy Duty Charger/Starter Many years ago I had a setup similar to what Jim Arnott pointed to in his post in this thread...
• VW solar charger - operational?
  Historical mailing list - karen davis
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 01:54:14 +0000
  How does one tell whether this VW solar battery charger is really working? I heard that non vw models have a red light that...