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• Re: stranded... '84 won't start (after exhuast work??)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:54:53 -0700
  ...Run engine at 3000 rpm with no electrical load until measured voltage is stable. Voltage at the alternator should be between 13.5 and...
• Re: Toggle off switch
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:15:13 -0800
  ...All these new low-voltage electronic things are a lot more sensitive to wild swings in voltage, I guess. I know a lot of...
• Re: Low Alternator Voltage
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 21:37:28 -0700
  ...This is said to cure the > >low-voltage output of the BOSCH alternator. > > > >I've noticed a few posts on the low voltage of...
• Foldable Solar Panels
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 9 Oct 2013 15:12:46 -0600
  ...8.88 A Open Circuit Voltage (VOC): 22.1 V Short Circuit Current (ISC): 9.64A Maximum System Voltage: 1000V Diode Protection Fitted Mechanical...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:04:00 -0700
  Just the Scan gauge voltage is what I am reading for the most part and I am guessing it is the voltage at the...
• RE: Coil Draining Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 10:35:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...The "running" voltage should be 13-14 volts, while the "off" voltage should be a volt or two lower than the "running" voltage, whatever...
• Re: voltage
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 19 Nov 2017 11:13:13 -0500
  ...Next check voltage as close to alternator as you > can get. Also check for voltage loss across engine ground. Readers plugged > into outlets can...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:45:18 -0700
  ...I too think the resistor is for voltage drop. Parts list specifies "an LED" so..... My sense is that voltage stored in the cap...
• Re: Refrigerator and Alarm
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 95 13:00:40 -0400
  ...I'm concerned about using an alarm that is triggered by voltage fluctuations. Normally a voltage drop occurs when a door opens and the...
• Hall Unit
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 18:48:12 -0700
  ...I tested for voltage at the Hall unit connector as directed. 10.5 volts, fine. I tested for fluctuating voltage between the center connector...
• AFM Voltage Ratios
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 18:22:51 -0800
  Does anyone have data on AFM voltage (out of the resistive divider) versus manifold pressure? I would think they would directly correlate in some...
• Can I Set 13.6 volts at the Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:33:20 -0400
  ...If 13.6 volts is too high, what is a better choice for setting the voltage higher? Setting the higher charge voltage at the...
• 84 voltage stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Valued Cutomer
  Tue, 18 May 1999 21:16:10 -0700
  ...I measured battery voltage across the two pins which was almost 12 V. Does this mean it is toast and not dropping the voltage...
• Battery question
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 07:04:33 -0500
  ...he is recommending some sort of voltage reducer from radio shack or the high price spread custom voltage regulators ... his real advice was not...
• Where to attach VDO voltage guage?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Kriss
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 08:09:32 -0400
  Am installing a permanent VDO voltage guage in my '90 Carat. In my Bug, I was able to fix an electrical problem before it...
• Re: More rant on grounds and vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Madsen, Ken
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:09:23 -0600
  ...A voltage output of 1.0 volt would indicate an > EXTREMELY rich condition, and a voltage of 0.25 volts would be > extremely lean...
• O2 mixture questions
  Historical mailing list - db25
  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 13:38:00 EDT
  ...Does it matter? Can I leave the sensor connected to the computer to read the voltage? 2. Can I use an analog volt meter...
• Re: About them Norcold refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:16:54 -0700
  There are adjustable voltage regs available for our Bosch alternators for not much money if you want to set it to the high end...
• alternator
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 14:06:29 -0500
  ...Does it sound like I need a new alternator? Or could it be that I need a new voltage regulator? Will a new voltage...
• Re: Battery or Charging System Help Please
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:28:24 -0800
  ...Too much voltage drop with various things turned on. Adding a new #10 or #8 from the alternator to the starter motor post is...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 19:05:07 -0400
  ...The voltage from the capacitor will begin to drop the instant a load is applied, since it's only the pressure of so many...
• Re: O2 Sensor Voltage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 07:05:10 -0600
  Hi Larry, << Rich = Power : ) : ) : ) >> This is how I remember how the 02 Sensor Voltage output works. Also while reading the Bosch FI book, going...
• Electrical stuff
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:41:47 -0800
  Mike mentioned: >>When you have poor, corroded wiring/ connections or bad grounding, voltage drops. When voltage drops, current rises automatically in proportion. This is...
• Re: AFM Voltage Ratios
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 11:41:02 -0800
  ...How would you construct a test and what would you adjust? While I have compared the voltage readings of several 2.1 AFMs on...
• Re: stuck o2 sensor and bad gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:01:32 -0400
  Jay, I would appreciate if you could tell me more as where to check the voltage for the OS. Didn't find any simple...
• WAS: Purpose... "Voltage Stabilizer" NOW: quick REPORT
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:23:21 -0700
  ...Thanks Mark and Mike for explaining the purpose of the voltage stabilizer. Lesson learned: If you use a gauge from another vehicle (in my...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 12:49:05 -0800
  ...So the regulator sense voltage will be the > alternator voltage minus 0.7 (or whatever the forward voltage drop across > the diode is). > > SurePower...
• Re: Low readings from gas gauge and temp gauge..84 tintop
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 20:00:53 -0700
  ...Inside the cluster, in part, > this ground connects to voltage stabilizer, hi beam indicator light > and, the coolant gauge. Most likely to the blinking...
• Re: Battery/Charging system questions.. A lot of info included..
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:48:09 -0700
  ...High voltage readings Don, please don't be insulted by this question but are you sure you are not reading the voltage at some...
• Re: oxygen sensor test
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jan 1997 17:05:45 -0800
  ...Nothing I could perceive really - no voltage change across the O2 sensor, nor a dip or surge in the sound... I just found my...
• Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 08:53:09 -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...
• Further adventures to my vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 18:08:59 -0700
  I just got back from taking voltage readings from all over, and this is what I found. I had 12v at the battery, the...
• Re: proper voltages
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:12:29 -0700
  The mechanic is right that the voltage should be higher than 13.0 at the battery with the engine running. The real question first...
• Re: Prelim ecu plug test... interestin
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:42:59 -0700
  ...13 and 14 , battery voltage ... good > 14 and 19, no voltage. > > I understand that 19 is ground path to stud on block > > Tested continuity...
• Re: Low-voltage alarm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:00:48 -0400
  Keep in mind these voltage guidelines assume the battery is at rest. Under load the voltage will be lower and being charged obviously higher...
• Re: Fuel injector operating voltage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 13:59:51 -0500
  At 12:39 PM 12/7/2010, zzyzx wrote: >Is there a source online or one among us who knows the operating voltage >of...
• Re: Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
  Historical mailing list
  12 Jun 96 18:14:00 -0500
  SyncroHead@aol.com wrote in reference to the solid state coach battery blocks: > "They have an inherent voltage drop across their internal diodes that...
• Re: stranded... '84 won't start (after exhuast work??)
  Historical mailing list - Agent99
  Sun, 12 Jun 2005 23:51:13 -0400
  ...I found with my '86 Vanagon that the fuel injection would not work if the voltage, measured at the battery while the starter was...
• Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Fri, 4 Mar 2016 18:06:51 +0000
  ...The section that puts out voltage to the 12 V. Muffin fan stop-ed working so I found a small step down adapter that...
• Re: Yet another EE talks batteries
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 18:35:42 -0400
  Bill, if you follow the Bentley wiring, then the relay is only closed when the voltage output from the alternator exceeds the voltage output...
• Low voltage
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 09:34:29 -0700
  ...I would have thought that the voltage regulator would compensate for this, but apparently not. Has anyone experienced this ? Has anyone experimented with upgraded...
• Re: Odometer fixed..and "how dumb am I? (gas guage)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:45:26 -0500
  Kim Brennan wrote: > if you have low voltage > from your alternator (or are running on battery), the gauge will read > lower. Conversely with a...
• Re: voltage over battery: 12.5-13.1
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 15:50:39 -0800
  Hi, Just something to think about, my voltage is 14.4 Volts at the battery with engine speed at 2000 RPM. Phil __________________________________ Do you...
• Fuel and coolant Gauges not working?
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:41:02 -0700
  "Well, both the fuel gauge and the temperature gauge get their operating voltage from the voltage regulator in the dash pod. I'd look...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:31:32 -0700
  ...the > voltage regulator/alternator system doesn't seem to be adequate to keep the > batteries charged. > > Under load (fridge, AC, headlights, etc. on) my...
• Re: aux. battery wiring and ACR issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Jan 2013 00:00:42 -0500
  ...As it gets colder voltage tends to go up. Orin reality voltage goes down as temperature increases. If using the van for long trips...
• Re: Multimeters
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Nov 2015 22:33:06 -0500
  ...I realize that the voltage I >measure is not the voltage the appliance sees due to load and loss >variables, but it must be...
• Voltage Stabilizer Blows
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 13:00:47 -0500
  My 84 Camper blows the voltage stabilizer (Really a 10 volt regulator which provides a constant 10 volts to the water temp. low water...
• Re: Battery light staying on till I hit the gas?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 26 Jan 1997 18:43:17 -0800
  Perry, I've traced the circuit diagram for the battery light and it appears that the voltage generated by your alternator/voltage regulator is...
• Electrical Problem on '85 westfalia
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 24 Apr 2004 13:46:53 -0500
  ...Terminal 1 & 7, the voltage was about 2V less than the battery voltage measured at the back of the alternator. Terminal 4 & 7, 60...
• Re: electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:37:52 -0800
  ...What counts is the voltage seen across the element. If the voltage across the element is very much lower than the battery voltage, you...
• Re: Lowest voltage to stop using fridge
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:28:32 -0600
  ...What's the > recommended lowest voltage I should allow on a deep cycle before turning > off > the fridge? > > > > Thanks, > Bryan >
• Re: Fuel injection trouble
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:40:16 -0700
  ...The injectors are pulsed, so even if they get full > voltage when pulsed on, the meter will average the voltage down. You > would need...
• Re: Problem with Stancor 120-901 relay??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:21:54 -0700
  ...As for the voltages involved, keep in mind that it is the relay coil voltage that they are talking about and depending on how...
• RE: VOLTAGE STABILIZER
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 06 Jun 1996 11:21:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >DOES ANYONE KNOW if the voltage stabilizer is supposed to be insulated >from the back of the instrument cluster. Everytime I try to fix...
• Re: persistent stalling-- Squamish BC
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 08:14:54 -0400
  ...What kind of voltages do you get at idle; at 2k rpm; with all electrical consumers on? Check these voltages at the battery and...
• O2 sensor output voltage test
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hammerstrom
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 15:05:03 -0700
  What is the correct voltage range for this thing. I've read it should vary and also that it should have steady output. Mine...
• F.Y.I. - regulating chargin
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  24 May 1996 09:57:25 -0700
  ...If I recall, the charging rate of a battery is determined by (the difference in voltage between the battery under charge and the applied...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:01:38 +0000
  Well I took the starter out last night and it's definitely not responding to voltage at all. I think I'm going to...
• Re: Alternator Charging Woes
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 07:23:27 -0700
  A listee named Steve had this mod that compensates for the Vanagon's voltage drop accross the charging wire: "Also, while you are at...