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• Re: gas + electric
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Jun 95 12:28:06 EDT
  ...The power is the product of the voltage and the current being delivered. If you can keep the voltage high without frying your motor...
• Re: Weird idle problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 13:07:13 -0700
  ...Any high resistance in this path > leaves a high voltage making the ECU and idle control unit think it is like > 40 below. Yes...
• Re: blower fan and wipers not working after aux. battery installation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:07:14 -0500
  ...1.6 ohms is an outrageously high value for the battery ground -- it should read 0 on a regular ohmmeter. The practical way to...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome??? Curve is volts, not ohms.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 13:16:55 -0400
  Pat, What I found when testing mine was that the wiper track is very high resistance, with its intermediate voltages (not resistances) set by...
• Re: Need Help with Headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 10:17:25 -0500
  ...High, low, both? I think your problem is probably easier than Robert's, but you'll still have to trace out the voltages to...
• Re: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 15:14:08 -0400
  ...on? Possible fixes? Bad connection somewhere, mike...you're losing voltage across a high resistance. Problem is worst when the pump is trying to...
• Re: Low voltage
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 13:00:14 -0700
  Where are you measuring the low voltage at? The voltage regulator only trys to maintain full voltage at the alternator, where it connects. It...
• Checking if coolant replacement needed
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 00:33:05 -0400
  ...Use a high impedance digital multimeter to measure voltage between battery negative terminal and coolant. That is stick one lead into the coolant reservoir...
• Mystery part - what is this thing?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 18:43:30 -0700
  ...If you are willing to modify your alternator for a higher charging voltage, then you should you the battery isolator, which is superior in...
• Re: '87 goofy idle
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  12 Dec 1995 09:54:04 -0800
  ...working voltage of 18-25 volts should do nicely, higher would be better if you have the space. the fact that they are leaking...
• Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:22:50 -0700
  ...It's the same as a resistor, and >> if the capacitor is being charged through another resistor until it >> reaches the shutoff trigger voltage...
• Re: Big Battery = Destroy Starter
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 05 Apr 95 08:14:00 MST
  ...At the high starting currents, voltage is dropped across the cables, and more importantly, the internal resistance of the battery. Thus, parallel batteries reduce...
• Re: Overloading the alternator
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Sep 1995 11:22:23 -0400
  ...a battery could fight the voltage drop that normally occurrs and burn out the starter by supplying higher voltage--like 11 volts or something...
• Re: basic electronics question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 14:06:35 -0700 (PDT)
  Let's see hmmmm? If you have two resistors in series(one is the LED)and you know the voltage drop across one which...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome??
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 19:46:34 -0500
  ...to its voltage rating to achieve the specified capacitance - but the exact capacitance isn't critical here, and the higher voltage rating means a...
• Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 16:49:57 -0400
  On Mon, 21 Jul 2003, Tim Demarest wrote: > As long as the charging voltage is greater than the battery voltage (the > battery is *always...
• Re: Tantalum capacitors
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 10 May 1998 10:14:25 -0600
  ...the MAX dc voltage that it can withstand before failure. As a rule of thumb, you should always use a higher rating when designing...
• Re: i dont know!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Sep 1996 11:36:27 +0200
  ...Hall voltage is produced, the control unit cuts off primary circuit current, the coil's field collapses, and induction produces high voltage in the...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Aug 2017 19:51:00 -0400
  ...I would expect higher-powered LEDs to have a more rapid current increase per voltage change, but I haven't tested any as all...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:03:41 -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: Higher Output Voltage Regulator ?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:04:11 -0700
  ...you want it even higher you can buy an adjustable regulator to > replace the stock part. I have watched voltage measured at the battery...
• Re: Both low beams burnt out at same time?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:23:31 -0700
  ...voltage tester and > everything appears to be working OK - the low beam filament gets power > at the headlight bulb plug and then the high...
• AC high current problem fixed and improved AC performance
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 20:46:42 -0500
  ...I highly recommend adding load reduction relays to provide adequate voltage to the air conditioning fan.
• Re: Battery Under Back Seat
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 20:26:15 -0400
  ...Note that once you remove the charging current, if you leave the batteries connected together the one with higher voltage will feed the other...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:11:37 -0700
  ...Points open or ECU opens, magnetic filed collapses > and high winding side of coil generates the high voltage to create a spark. > Back in...
• Re: Headlight oddity
  Historical mailing list
  05 Mar 96 16:35:00 EST
  ...An alternate (!) explanation could have something to do with high base load (likes LOTS of accessories) dragging the voltage down during idle, or pulleys...
• Re: Charging the batteries..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:15:24 -0400
  ...You do want to consider how that "household" (whatever that means) is designed and operates. "Lid" (highest voltage reached-maintained during cycle), voltage and...
• Re: Deep Cycle batteries
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 08:21:50 -0800
  ...For either battery to be fully charged the voltage applied is the same. Only the amount of time at this voltage differs. The starting...
• Re: 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:33:59 -0700
  ...voltage is only 9.6 at start up the gauge is not getting > proper voltage throughout the range and thusly is indicating > abnormally high...
• Re: Oil pressure warning light suddenly not working
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:08:24 -0700
  ...with engine off and very high with engine running; if not, faulty sensor or engine ground. Check for voltage at the sending wire you...
• Re: 84 Wasserboxer Coolant Level Light (U)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 07:07:29 +0000
  ...Check battery voltage - should be 13.5-14v with engine running (I think-check Bentley). If it's higher the reg is probably gone...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 18 Nov 2013 11:55:33 -0800
  ...High beams not working-lighting upgrades! >> >> The relays are not installed to make it possible to add high watt >> bulbs, that's just a...
• Re: 86 digifant running rich
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 03:52:33 -0700
  ...As the ECU gets the higher voltage signal it trims the mixture, until the sensor responds to the lack of O2 and the voltage...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 17:39:47 -0500
  ...Less resistance causes more > current to flow, making more heat, bending the metal more, making the > gauge read higher. > > If you bypass the regulator...
• Re: O2 sensor voltage?
  Historical mailing list - Larry LALOFS Joan Alofs
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 20:48:21 -0600
  On Wed, 13 Feb 2002, jhlauterbach wrote: > Last weekend, I got the old Heathkit VTVM (high impedance analog voltmeter) > out and put one probe...
• Re: led replacement for overhead westy light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 03:51:56 -0400
  ...the voltage loss. The wires probably drop that much but they're spread out and can dissipate the heat -- but a high-resistance crimp...
• Re: stalling at start up after exhaust leak was repaired (long)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 6 Oct 2006 16:44:55 -0400
  ...the high voltage/current has damaged some component, like the idle stabilizer, or the fumes produced have contaminated the O2 sensor. Try driving without...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 15:04:02 +0000
  ...High voltages especially over long drive times will tend to oxidize the plates and overtime will drive the tin out of grids and into...
• Re: Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:05:20 -0400
  ...But shouldn't the voltage be higher? The GoWesty tech seemed satisfied with 12.8V, but everything I've learned about lead acid batteries...
• Re: Voltage between engine and body
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:56:51 -0800
  ...With the headlight highbeams on and engine running, a DC voltage measurement taken from the engine block to the body of the vehicle shows...
• Re: Erratic Tachometer and Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 7 May 2003 22:42:07 -0400
  ...noticed (in my '85) that when the system voltage is *low* , the tach will swing *high*... maybe your alternator brushes are on the way...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sun, 10 Jul 2016 04:28:28 +0000
  ...voltage too low @ starter), the only >> way for the starter to work is to draw more current to compensate for >> lower voltage. High current...
• Re: Fuel/Temp Gauge Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:32:34 -0400
  ...Check at operating temperature that the voltage at the sender terminal is the same as the voltage at the gauge terminal -- if not, you...
• Re: How to modify Bosch regulator for remote sensing.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:05:23 -0700
  ...voltage very high > without knowing it I wonder if something bad might happen. In the > stock configuration the regulator sees the charging voltage at...
• Electrical Experts. Motronic Hall Reference Voltage?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:05:57 -0800
  ...hall, or would it cause the hall to send too high a voltage square wave to the ECU? If so, is this damaging the...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 10:47:13 -0800
  ...What is >> recommended? >> > > The voltage regulator/brush pack that is on your alternator looks like > this: > < > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page...
• Re: VDO Gauge Guru - temp vs voltage???
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 22:40:19 -0700
  ...My 84 Westfalia would be +- 0.1V 14.4V while driving down the highway and the voltage would not change more than 0.2V...
• Re: Original Battery Wire Gauge
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:09:01 -0800
  ...but even with 4/0 AWG the voltage the results are: > 1. voltage drop 1.159 > 2. voltage at load end of circuit is...
• Re: 2.1L engine failure?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 24 May 2010 15:05:59 -0700
  ...Engine died on the highway If you are SURE that there were no red lights, either alternator or temperature, before the engine died and...
• Rich running incident puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:19:57 -0500
  Hello folks, Last Monday, after driving on the highway for a 1/2 hr in cold weather, I had a sudden loss of power...
• Re: Alternator output
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:45:18 -0400
  ...And a lesser load, like a fully charged battery will result in a higher voltage. The voltage regulator acts like a high limit or...
• Re: Point Lube & Grease
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 15:11:43 CST6CDT
  ...it is non-conducting so as to not conduct high spark plug voltage. it keeps plug boots soft, supple, and younger looking. also aids...
• Re: LEDs in 12V systems
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 13 Aug 2003 09:01:08 -0500
  ...little questionable since the voltage supply could be around 14 V in a car. This may produce very high currents if no limiting resistor...
• Re: Low Alternator Voltage
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 19:40:00 -0700
  ...adjustable voltage regulators - they are about $50 CAD They really caution me on installing this regulator and adjusting the voltage too high - they used...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 21:43:10 -0700
  ...need the relay for the highest speed setting, since that >> is the >> only one that uses full voltage through the switch, or so I...
• Re: proper voltages
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:02:45 -0700
  ...what voltage readings I should be getting from my battery: 1) with engine off 2) with engine idling 3) with engine at high RPM...
• Re: Sanity Check - Wire gauge for wiring SA headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 10:59:19 -0400
  Incidentally, this helps illustrate why the trend is always toward higher system voltages: the power losses in the wiring are equal to I^2...
• Re: More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:40:20 -0700
  Yes, that is a normal voltage for a Vanagon alternator and yes other brand vehicles often are higher. The real question is what voltage...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:43:56 -0700
  ...Points open or ECU opens, magnetic filed > >collapses > > > and high winding side of coil generates the high voltage to create a > >spark. > > > Back in...
• Voltage between engine and body
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 08:51:06 -0800
  Someone asked about voltage between engine and body with engine running, so here are the results using a digital VM: '88 Westy with stock...