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• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:06:48 -0700
  ...The > aux battery sees about 14.5 volts while I am driving. My battery did not > experience any loss of water but it did...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:17:29 -0700
  I should have mentioned that this is mostly for tracking down a voltage drop during the conditions where the voltage drop is present. If...
• Re: adjustable volt reg. was Re: List for Volvo owners? NOW ON TOPIC!
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 17:19:35 -0700
  ...I wonder > if the swap has ever been done. > > This link also shows an "adjustable voltage > regulator for Vanagon" for sale > "allowing 14.5...
• Re: 130Amp alternator upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 23:47:01 -0700
  The "12 Volt Doctor's Practical Handbook for the boat's electrical system" has a good discussion on external adjustable regulators. Westies often become...
• Re: Digitool readings ...
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 16:17:05 -0800
  My understanding of the digitool is that it is measuring Voltage. I do the same thing with a standard voltmeter. At idle, O2 sensor...
• Re: How many volts can ECU handle?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:49:55 -0800
  ...So there's obviously something in the ECU circuitry that regulates and/or protects the voltage sensitive components from damage (within reason). Something similar...
• Re: O2 readings
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:42:50 -0700
  ...The O2 sensor should put out a voltage of right around .5 volts at the correct air/fuel mixture (the graph of voltage vs...
• Re: Low voltage
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 09:48:38 -0700
  ...The lights, the heat, and the A/C cause my voltmeter to drop from a typical 13+ volts down to less than 12. I...
• Re: New Starter Stopped Working requires the RI wizard
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 12:05:04 -0500
  ...My understanding > > is the voltage > > should > > be at least 8 volts. So the 8.5 to 9 volts should be > > okay. > > > > Next I pulled...
• Re: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 13:56:45 -0700
  ...simply starting the engine and measuring the voltage at idle won't do it. Geo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobby Brown" <bobbybrown1@GMAIL.COM> To...
• Re: Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 04:44:48 -0500
  ...a good test is to check voltage across the >battery terminals themselves before cranking, and then while cranking. >voltage should drop somehat, maybe from...
• Re: Alternator issues - long!
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Thu, 13 May 2004 14:20:40 -0700
  ...Stopped at a rest area to check the battery voltage with a > voltmeter. Voltmeter read 12.5 volts with engine off. Went to start...
• Re: voltage stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 3 May 2001 06:46:28 -0500
  Hi All, www.Digi-key.com or 1 800 digikey has the 10 volt regulators. $1.80 each lm2937et-10-nd It is a...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:58:02 -0400
  The only way to get an accurate voltage reading is to use non load bearing wires directly to the battery posts. Yrs, d On...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 17:46:23 -0400
  ...I recommend a good digital voltmeter if you want to hunt down those elusive milli-volts. I constructed special meter leads for this propose...
• tested Oxygen Sensor, and...
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 16 May 2008 17:53:21 -0400
  ...I got readings of around .52 volts, which maybe seems okay (?), but the voltage was steady, not oscillating (it stayed between .51 and .53...
• Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:29:18 -0400
  ...You can use the voltmeter to confirm this as the O2 sensor voltage should go up. You want to see ~.8 to 1.0...
• Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 16 May 2008 19:43:02 -0500
  ...I got readings of around .52 > volts, > > which maybe seems okay (?), but the voltage was steady, not oscillating > (it > > stayed between .51 and .53...
• Re: Can I replace a Solex 28 PICT with 30 PICT 2?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph J Helwig
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 09:54:42 -0600
  At 07:34 9/6/96 -0500, Glen Swanson wrote: >My 1961 40 hp SAE bus was converted to 12 volts by the P...
• Re: hesitations (air flow meter)
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 07:58:42 -0600
  ...Checking the afm (air flow meter) wiper voltage reading is a better test than checking resistance per bentley. One of the analog voltages monitored...
• Re: Hesitation on 87 Vanagon O2 sensor? reply
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 00:37:21 EDT
  ...In idle the volt meter bounces back and forth between 0 and 0.6 volt. During acceleration under load (A/C compressor on) the...
• Re: Temp II voltages
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 19:40:25 -0400
  ...14 to .18 volts. my fan comes on at .12 > volts. when I first start my vehicle in the morning I read 1.25...
• alternators, voltages, rebuild, idiocracy
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:48:29 -0800
  ...Start to raise the voltage - the light will come on faintly and slowly get brighter. As it reaches around 14 volts, the light should...
• Re: LED light product
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 17:14:52 -0700
  You have to find out what the MOTOR voltage is. If it is 12 volts, then yes batteries are connected "in series". Just get...
• Re: Door Chime madness
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:22:58 -0700
  ...The total volatage drop in the circuit will be equal to the voltage availale. We want the majority of the total voltage drop to...
• Temp I sensor
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Tue, 8 May 2001 20:09:44 -0600
  ...When measuring the Temp I sensor during the rough running, the voltage is only about 0.5 to 0.8 Volts. Once I get...
• Re: Acceleration Problem at gren light... Solved
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 9 May 1998 09:39:32 -0700
  ...the 35 volts 22 microfarad tantalum >capacitor installed in the airflow meter harness ( the original >capacitor is a 10 volts but on my van...
• Re: Solar panel wrap-up
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 14:26:42 -0600
  The 0.1 volt reading is meaningful as a voltage measurement. When you set your DVM to an ohms range the meter uses its...
• Re: alternator output question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 11:44:34 -0800
  what is the voltage at the alternator main post ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday...
• 12 Volt Halogens (was RE: generators vs. camping (long and tiresome))
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 03 Nov 1994 13:18:23 PDT
  ...Lighting of all types (inclding Halogen, flourescent, etc) is >available for 12 volts and is very efficient. Where does one find 12 volt Halogens...
• Re: Fuel gauge system test
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:09:58 -0400
  On 6/19/2012 4:11 PM, walkingboss wrote: > Test the voltage at the fuel sending unit. Between the sender wire and the > ground...
• Electrical Experts. Motronic Hall Reference Voltage?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:05:57 -0800
  ...Most model years receive ECU supplied + (5 Volts?), others receive battery voltage. My Jetta Bentley specifies a minimum 4 Volts at distributor hall connector...
• Re: O2 Sensor Voltage
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 11:16:38 EST
  ...These are custom, single purpose voltmeters so I could make them read any voltage instead i.e. charging voltage, standby battery reserve etc.. Drive...
• 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: [WetWesties] alternator output voltage?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 14:01:14 -0700
  I just measured my voltage at the alternator- I get 14.36 volts. it remains constant when i rev it. I'll put in...
• Re: Fuel injection trouble
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:40:16 -0700
  ...I had some help and found the injectors were >> getting voltage but it's incredibly low. It peaks at 4 volts and >> within two...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:24:01 -0700
  ...Low end was 0.05 volts, high end 0.8 volts, jumping quickly between and not always reaching those peaks. Mark Mike "Rocket J...
• 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: Alternator output
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:57:44 -0400
  13.8 is the VW design voltage. 13.8 is the ideal voltage for most battery operation as it just below or near the...
• Re: gas + electric
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 10:25:10 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The no load voltage of the panels will go up to 20 volts in strong sunlight - I got the 16.2 volts by multiplying...
• RE: alt. & OXS lights freaky
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 14:34:25 -0700
  ...3) Note the battery voltage. It should be about 13.5 volts minimum, nearly 15 volts if it's very cold out. Mike
• 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...
• 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: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 15:28:04 -0800
  ...Thus, a 10% reduction from nameplate voltage >> > (100% to 90%, 230 = >> > volts to 207 volts) would reduce the starting torque, >> > pull-up torque, and...
• Re: VANAGON FOR SALE? HELP!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Apr 1997 17:24:14 -0700
  ...Also take your voltmeter (buy one at Radio Shack if you don't have one!) and look at the voltage available when you crank...
• Normal voltage of a battery at rest?
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:32:11 -0700
  ...I bought a voltmeter that plugs into the cig lighter and charged my system right up. It topped out charging at 14.18 volts...
• Re: Low-voltage alarm
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:34:15 -0300
  Yes, but it cuts out at 11.7 volts.... too high to be of any use for RV's. David (dsl82westy) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Would this sort...
• Re: Overnight Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 13:40:33 -0600
  ...what would be a normal overnight voltage drop? > > The first night I lost over 5 volts overnight. > > Yesterday I isolated all the stereo components...
• Re: electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:54:31 -0500
  ...At that time, a higher system voltage is available to it than just battery voltage. An extra volt makes a significant difference but the...
• Battery question
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 07:04:33 -0500
  A techy at Boats US told me that if an Optima battery is charged at over 13.8 volts for 90 days it is...
• 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: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:05:41 -0700
  Stock Westy wiring only permits the 3 way fridge to run on 12 volts while the engine is running! The fridge does not require...
• Re: voltaget at D+ on alt
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:30:52 -0700
  ...Once the engine is started this D+ terminal gets the 14 volt from the alternator internally. This 14 volt is DC because it is...
• Re: Adjust Battery LED Pot
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Nov 1994 13:23:21 -0500
  ...I turned lights on and off until the volt meter read > 12.5 volts and then I adjusted the pot so the green light...
• Re: On the topic of Battery explosion/voltage reg Batt & Charging Discussion by SDF
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:05:58 -0700
  The FIRST THING ............for anyone that wants to have 'any' smarts about what is going on with alternator/voltage regulator....... you just, and MUST...
• Re: Hesitation on 87 Vanagon O2 sensor? reply
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 04:26:29 EDT
  ...With a hot motor, dissconnect the O2 sensor and get a voltage reading, watch it carefully, analog voltmeter would be best, so you can...
• Re: O2-sensor results with digital voltmenter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:24:44 -0500
  At 04:48 PM 12/22/2011, John Lauterbach wrote: >Here are the results from voltage test. > >Voltmeter +-lead connected to lead from O2...
• Re: O2 Sensor Voltage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 03:40:21 -0500
  ...True -- but he's talking about *disconnecting* the lambda sensor from the ECU and measuring its output voltage directly with a high-impedance voltmeter...
• Re: Charging system questions.
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:18:07 -0700
  > So is 14.02 at the alternator good? Is that voltage drop between there > and the starter battery near acceptable? Am I on the...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:56:36 -0400
  > > - the voltage drops as electrical loads applied. in winter, headlights on, > heater fan on, re fogger on, wipers on, the voltage can drop ( as...