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• Re: Headlight Failure
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:21:42 -0700
  ...Headlight Failure The current along with the voltage drop of a poor connection is what makes the heat. If the connection has "0" resistance...
• Re: Battery recharge and stereo
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:50:02 -0500
  ...designed for >only signal-type currents; i.e., to tell the main power line to stop >supplying current the illuminated faceplate, etc. Ah so...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 14 Dec 1999 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 18:51:13 -0600
  ...Capacity New Fluidounce (nFluidounce) = 50 milliliters (about twice as big as a current sae fluidounce) New Pint (nPint) = 10 nFluidounces = 0.5 liter (a...
• Re: Headlight Failure
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:15:48 EDT
  ...The worse the connection is (i.e., the higher the contact resistance), the LESS the current conducted through the circuit. Since the lamps are...
• Re: Testing fuel gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 03:46:13 -0500
  ...What am I missing here? Should I be testing the sender from >somewhere else? I want to determine the range of resistance or current...
• Re: Upgrading Projectzwo Bulbs to 100w and/or Yellow
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:21:01 -0600
  If it is not increased current flow, then what is causing the increase in heat?? Perhaps it is not an increase in heat as...
• Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:56:26 -0700
  Yeah, maybe I have a dud refrigerator? The current when running, even with the rear jumper thing set to "low current" position, is definitely...
• setting up multimeter to check current draw
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 16:00:26 -0700
  ...How do I set my multimeter up to check for a current draw. Do I use the volts setting and go across the fuse...
• Re: Military Issue Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 09:34:24 -0700
  ...The current stock of military surplus Vanagons is currently low due to the <war, conflict, police action, unplesantness> in Southern Europe. It is interesting...
• Re: Tired 1.9L WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 9 Aug 2003 11:39:31 -0700
  ...I doubt that the rings are seated on your current motor. Compression will probably come up by the time you get to NY. Jim...
• Re: O2 sensor is a thermistor
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 23:35:17 -0400
  ...A controlled amount of current is >supplied to the thermistor and carefully measured on a continual basis. >If the amount of current consumed by...
• Two vans - a HUGE sacrifice
  Historical mailing list - Silvia Carranza
  Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:13:20 -0400
  Due to events beyond my control and the current economy, I have to get rid of my two vans: 1) 1986 Vanagon - needs current...
• oil for a 2 litre air cooled F.I. engine
  Historical mailing list - CLARKE
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 17:56:38 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Should I use the current blend, or should I use something like 15-40 or its equivalent? Even if you don't currently own...
• Rear view mirror install???
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 08:32:14 -0700
  ...Anybody done this before??? Thanks in advance SeanG 80 Westy (my project) 95 EV Camper (wifes daily, current family camper) 88 F-150 (old...
• Syncro.org Help needed
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 09:51:26 -0700
  ...Syncro.nu forwards to the current site, which i get free. So, it looks like I have to find a host for the domain...
• Re: Dometic Frig Will not stay cold with DC current
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 22:07:27 -0700
  re : > The Dometic frig in my 85 Vanagon runs great with gas or AC current but will > not cool much with battery current. Why...
• Re: amps in/amps out ??
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:57:35 -0400
  ...If what you observed wasn't a meter artifact then as others have said the current is sneaking to ground by another route. Current...
• Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:08:01 -0700
  ...but the way I would measure that current draw is to disable the alternator, even just remove the belt, and measure total current draw...
• Re: Fog Light wire fire, help!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 09:19:55 -0800
  ...Fuse S6 is a 15 amp so the current through the switch should be low enough that a properly rated switch would be ok...
• Re: Something is draining my battery...
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:03:56 -0700
  ...In the process I measured the current draw (removed ground strap and connected a multimeter between the battery and ground to measure the current...
• HOT Jumpy Trans
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sim
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 10:45:53 -0400
  ...Any ideas that may be different than the ones mentioned for the "cold" jumpy trans? Matt New Cumberland, PA '81 Westy (current) '74 914...
• FS 1991? syncro in MA .. auction, current bid $1400
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:00:01 -0600
  ...windows/mirrors. appears to have 90-91 rear seat shoulder belts. current bid is $1375. a little over 1 day left in the auction...
• Re: shower
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:05:17 -0700
  ...But it needs 10 amps if 12 V current. Redo the math with a 1200 watt heater.... :-( Richard A Jones Boulder, Colorado
• Re: AC high current problem fixed and improved AC performance
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 20:46:38 -0600
  ...AC high current problem fixed and improved AC performance > I also have had problems with high current draw from my '86 Westy air > conditioning...
• Re: LVC adding LED interior lighting
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Lundstrom
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:45:27 -0700
  Hi Todd, The device he's using should (will) already have resistors for current limiting; one per LED or some other number/value for...
• Re: Testing coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:50:52 -0500
  ...For any type of likely solution based on water, this current is enough to tell the circuitry in the dash what's going on...
• Re: looking for list member Budd Premack.
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:28:21 -0600
  ...didn't think to exchange current email addys at that time though. Good luck finding him. DM&FS At 09:23 AM 1/22...
• Re: Switch to LED lighting
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 09:00:57 -0700
  A resistor in parallell with any other resistance or LED actually reduces the current over the LED depending on the size of the resistor...
• Re: Heat in an air-cooled Syncro (long, boring, self-involved)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 May 2000 18:50:03 -0400
  ...The nichrome heating element >wouldn't care if it was fed 220v or 408v, either AC or DC, and the current >carried by the...
• Re: overheated AC fan switch/86 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 10:53:41 -0400
  ...But it sounds like you have way tyoo much current going through that switch somehow. I'd get out the wiring diagram and start...
• For sale:Vgon Weekender int.(fold down rear sofabeds)
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 17 Dec 1997 13:29:34 EST
  ...colors i currently have now, are grey, and blue. ps - a rear fold down bed seat bed WILL ship UPS.... also have miscellaneous other...
• Re: Flywheel and orientation...
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sim
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 19:01:26 -0400
  ...Matt New Cumberland, PA '81 Westy (current) '74 914 (current) '72 Type III Fastback '83 Rabbit '79 Rabbit >Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14...
• (NVC) electric powered concept for new Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 13:36:56 EDT
  ...This one is currently for sale in San Mateo, California for $2,000. It is in need of batteries per current (pun intended) the...
• Paging current full time travelers
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 21 Dec 2003 13:00:32 -0700
  Volks, If you are currently "Traveling or Living" Full Time ...24/7 in a VW Bus, Please contact me at roadguy@roadhaus.com Advice...
• Re: Roadhaus PayPal Account
  Historical mailing list - Greg Irick
  Wed, 5 May 2004 17:28:23 -0700
  ...Greg Irick Silverdale, WA gregi@vwtype3.org '65 Notchback with a Britax sliding rag top '73 Pro-Street Bug (currently for sale to fund...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:16:16 -0700
  ...Nothing you just described increases circuit current! It all increases series resistance, which reduces current. (If someone wants to chime in here with a...
• Re: Headlamp Relays; Fuse the Relay Control Circuit?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 06:35:32 EDT
  ...But, the relay control circuit would get its current via the headlamp switch, thus making its current path separate from the downstream headlamp fuses...
• Re: NVC - Safety Inspections - WAS: Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:16:09 -0500
  ...You can't register (or reregister) a vehicle unless it has a current safety check and you can't get a safety check unless...
• 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...
• 87 westy Reeferigerator madness
  Historical mailing list - Wade Ebert
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 16:08:12 -0500
  ...I plugged it into city current, checked the outlets, power there, but no fan noise from the reefer. Checked the fuses behind the driver...
• Re: Multimeter help for the idiot
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:05:30 -0500
  ...The current draw may be too low to show up on the 200 ma scale. If the reading is very low, you can change...
• Re: Backup light puzzle anyone?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:43:51 -0400
  ...Where does this 5V exist, and what do you have to disconnect to stop it? How much current is passing through the bulbs? Does...
• Re: currently workable model years for the 2.2 engine/conversion
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 18:16:30 +1200
  ...Re: [subaruvanagon] currently workable model years for the 2.2 >engine/conversion >Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 20:16:30 +1200 >MIME-Version: 1...
• Re: Cautions, was: Re: Solar panels are GONE!!!
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 08:49:54 -0500
  ...poor diode, only allowing current to flow in the direction that the solar panel itself tries to flow the current. It is a very...
• Re: WAS Re: Electrical problem? NOW: Electrical 101
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:28:31 -0500
  Make your meter read low currents to build up the accurate...........make a "times ten" to lie to your meter! Take a spray can...
• Re: Dual battery relay blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:47:39 -0500
  ...I would want to know how much current is going through the fuse. Two scenarios come to mind. Either the current is normal and...
• Re: Is the clock fused?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 05:35:24 EST
  ...Thanks! Unplug the headlight switch....trust me..seems the current goes THROUGH the switch...don't ask how I found THAT out...<sigh>
• Re: Tri Star DOKA on eBay currently $13,800 US
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 06:56:08 -0400
  ...Re: � � � Tri Star DOKA on eBay currently $13,800 US >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >In a message dated 8/31/02 8:01...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 3 Aug 2013 18:11:49 -0700
  ...A small > charger may not be able to provide enough current to bring a > deeply-discharged battery up to the optimum voltage. > > A discharged...
• Fuel pump relay problem solved!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 11:42:03 -0400
  ...The fuel pump was only getting current when the starter was energized, as soon as the key is released from the start position, no...
• More battery stuff.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 06 Feb 1995 19:04:59 +0500
  ...I think that we were talking aroung 5 amps, right? When any sorta current is drawn from them, the output voltage drops real fast...
• Re: Current ETKA?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 09:30:46 -0700
  ...ANyone have a copy of a current one they can send me? Yeah, yeah, I'll cover your costs, etc... Thanks in advance, Ry...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 13:28:30 -0700
  ...At least that is the way the stereos worked when the Vanagon >>>> was current. If you want to reduce the current through the ignition...
• Re: starter solenoid heads south
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 May 2002 14:11:55 -0400
  ...it draws >a lot (technical term "butt-load") of current . >I think the power rating for the diesel starter is 2.3kW or is...
• Re: currently $1,100...Re: eBay item#1600360780: VW Joker Westfaliahighroof
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Sun, 27 May 2001 11:08:42 -0500
  ...http://www.o-kruecke.de/fzg008-1.jpg http://www.o-kruecke.de/fzg008-2.jpg AB JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > auction is currently...
• Satellite radio antenna mounting for 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Fri, 21 May 2004 01:40:30 -0400
  Any suggestions on mounting a sirius satellite radio antenna? currently thinking of doing it in the external fiberglass well above the driver's head...
• Re: Multimeter help for the idiot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:14:26 -0700
  ...are you looking for a significant key-off current drain ? if so, I like a plain ole 12V test light. It's very possible...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Wed, 20 Nov 2013 23:43:00 -0700
  ...Also, as so much wiring is not over > current protected the smaller sizes also help to limit or control fault > currents. Yes those wires...
• Re: Costco Group 47 - cheap aux battery option
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:42:26 -0800
  ...CCA is a measure of how much > current can be delivered for a short period of time (no pun intended). > A house battery does...
• Re: more mysterious circuitry
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 15:12:33 -0700
  ...The parallel resistors at 60 ohms are what provides the excitation current for the alternator to begin charging. This current path goes AROUND the...