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• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 15:27:23 -0700
  ...I recommend a good digital > voltmeter if you want to hunt down those elusive milli-volts. I constructed > special meter leads for this propose...
• Re: your favorite 12 V accessory
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:00:06 -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: Volt Ohm Meter: Continuity Checking, Ohm Range Settings
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 13:26:14 -0800
  ...the meter probes are clean. I've tried two different meters. My skin is not contacting the probes or any exposed portion of wire...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long) Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 22:55:47 -0700
  ...but really ....get any test device, test light, Volt-ohm meter, and start testing things everywhere. Particularity, the 12 volt test light is useful...
• Re: El-cheapo-voltage_metero-project
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 17:16:13 EDT
  ...can set it up for 1, 1/2 or 1/4 volt increments around the 12 VDC center LED indicator. It is mounted on...
• Re: Stuck in Alturas with electrical mystery
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:21:58 -0700
  ...If it stays the batt voltage then I know I'm not making the power I should be. A cheapo multi-meter will work...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Mon, 5 Aug 2013 17:57:04 -0400
  >> Check with your meter that the closed-throttle switch opens (voltage on the line goes up to ~5 V) when you open the throttle...
• Re: I tuned the 82 and now NO GO, help wanted
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 26 Sep 1999 11:16:54 -0400
  ...All a dwell meter is after all is a voltmeter that can do no harm. By the way, from my breaker point days I...
• Re: Reverse light madness
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 11:10:28 -0400
  ...Say more about your meter? Analog? Digital? How many batteries of what voltage? Autoranging? Were you using an ohms range or "Continuity check?" I...
• Re: Battery/Charging system questions.. A lot of info included..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:22:29 -0400
  ...You are either using the meter wrong or you have a bad ground and are seeing the voltage of the two batteries in series...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:56:40 -0400
  ...What's the TII voltage as it warms up? Should drop down to ? a tenth volt or so ? at running temp. If it's...
• Re: Battery/Charging system questions.. A lot of info included..
  Historical mailing list - jeff ensing
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:49:41 -0400
  ...analog > meter, it is consistent with the digital one. > So how come so many volts? Is this bad? Or is my meter simply screwy...
• Re: horn problems
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 19 May 2003 13:13:21 -0400
  ...Use your meter and find out where the other 6v is being dropped -- you've got a poor connection somewhere. The wiring is very...
• Re: Head lamp mystery (real questions this time)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 16:59:46 -0800
  ...Two- ...........teach yourself how to use your volt meter. Just go to your battery, knowing that it should read somewhere between 11.9 volts...
• Re: Checking the O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 01:55:22 -0400
  ...least 2 volts. the measurements are made with O2 sensor connector still connected, of course (in other words, computer and meter are in parallel...
• Re: O2 sensor coax wire testing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 03:17:48 -0500
  ...between about .2 and .7 volts in response to the ECU's fiddling -- however with an ordinary digital meter all you will see is...
• digijet tool update
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 15:40:05 -0500
  ...Oxygen sensor, afm wiper, battery voltage, and a probe wire to use the LCD as a volt meter. With the 6 LEDs the status...
• Re: Follow-Up: Under-Sink Battery Installation
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:48:15 -0700
  ...I installed an aviation gauge in the stove facia, > an expanded-scale voltmeter and -30/+30 amp meter in one instrument: > > http://mira.sbw...
• Re: 86 digifant running rich
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 08:16:32 -0500
  ...you must use a lcd type meter to check the oxygen sensor voltage. ----- Original Message ----- From: Pabst Michael <Michael.Pabst@VT.SIEMENS.DE> To...
• Re: Electrical Glitch causiing a dead Aux battery...more..
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:14:59 -0500
  ...You may get a reading for DC amps when the meter is set to AC amps, but it won't be accurate. >battery and...
• Re: Need O2 sensor shield help / advise
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 01:21:01 -0500
  ...wrote: >But then of course digital meters usually don't update quickly enough to >follow the O2 voltage. ;-( For practical purposes they're fine...
• hesitations (air flow meter)
  Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 22:31:28 -0500
  ...The ECU sends a reference voltage of 5 volts through the AFM. The resistance of the potentiometer is dependent upon the position of the...
• Re: Battery dead AGAIN!!!!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:07:07 -0700
  ...If you don't do this, you'll blow > the fuse in the meter the next time you try to measure voltage. Ask me...
• Re: 02 mixture questions
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Wed, 15 Oct 1997 10:54:25 -0500
  ...Can I use an analog volt meter to better see the voltage sweeps? I was afraid internal resistance of the volt meter would cause...
• Re: AFM test readings
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Thu, 3 Jul 2014 19:12:08 -0400
  ...you're testing. > > Set your meter range as low as practical that's at least half the input > voltage. As tcl says that will...
• Volt Ohm Meter: Continuity Checking, Ohm Range Settings
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:28:14 -0800
  ...With battery DISconnected, digital meter @ 200 Ohm range, no continuity seen (displays a 1). At 2000 Ohms (diode test setting): ~ 1700 Ohms. As I...
• Re: (LONG) Surging Idle fixed! / Surging O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 08:08:39 -0600
  ...Additionally it is difficult for a digital volt meter to lock onto a o2 voltage. The meter samples the voltage every second or so...
• fridge relay actuator circuit:
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 19:27:22 -0700
  ...Yesterday I put a volt meter on my auxiliary battery: Key off... voltage 13.2 Key on... no effect... voltage 13.2 Ignition... the...
• Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:28:14 -0700
  ...But maybe that's just a really sensitive meter I'm viewing. Like a very minor voltage drop in battery makes meter drop to...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 10:38:37 -0800
  ...Electrical problems that imply either battery or alternator problems > Annie, you (or your mechanic) needs to put a volt meter on the battery and...
• 12v panel meter wanted
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bennett
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:05:45 -0400
  ...I found the circular/round meter at JCWhitney, but I really want the rectangular shaped meter, and not digital. Thanks
• Re: headlight bulb question... One more...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 13:08:32 -0500
  ...amps 6 / fat 10 -- 38 / 54 amps The voltage drop in volts per amp per meter of wire at 20C/68F (it increases by...
• Re: How does one get a battery to charge up to where it is supposed to??
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 12:23:10 -0400
  ...Otherwise, set your meter on a range that reads millivolts, and go hunting for the missing volt. Check from alternator case to negative battery...
• Re: Electric mayhem part 2
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 13:03:38 -0400
  ...BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: > Volts doesn’t measure current (draw). You would want to put an amp meter > in between your positive post...
• Re: A damn OS question again, yea!!! now i need some help, it's my turn....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 May 2002 11:31:18 -0400
  ...OS in unplug. > >Il will double check with another voltmeter. > >Thanks, Ben If your meter allows you to turn off the auto-ranging feature...
• Re: AFM test readings
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 09:49:11 -1000
  I'd say I'm getting my value out of old analogue volt meter of mine. I've kept it as a back-up...
• Re: Strange Blinking Light on my battery light indicator - seems erratic
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:25:20 -0400
  ...hooking up a meter and watching the system voltage when the light goes on. If system voltage drops to battery voltage then it's...
• Re: Drop in gas mileage update 2
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 12:22:55 -0600
  ...I'm sure that someone shortly will devise a meter or find a meter that will allow direct readout of the voltage as an...
• Re: Auxiliary Battery Issue
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 14:34:39 -0400
  ...I also >>directly wired in a voltage meter so I can monitor the amount of >>juice left in my auxiliary battery. All that being...
• guages for sale
  Historical mailing list - Tim & Kim Dayton
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 07:29:52 -0500
  ...new cylinder temp gauge with temperature probe $35 new amp meter guage $35 new VDO rubber 2 guage pod $10 Several audi 4000 volt...
• Re: Electric mayhem part 2
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:55:44 -0400
  ...BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: >> >> Volts doesn’t measure current (draw). You would want to put an amp meter >> in between your positive post...
• Re: Blue wire to aux battery dead
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Mon, 7 May 2007 08:48:08 -0600
  yes I have 0 volts at the blue wire to the isolator. I have a volt meter. Thanks Gregor On 6-May-07, at...
• Re: Dometic Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:04:29 -0400
  ...a positive voltage source for the LED >flame indicator. A clarification here -- the "live" terminal from the thermocouple to the LED/meter actually goes...
• Re: O2 sensor transition time
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 May 2009 18:39:46 -0700
  ...a new Bosch, and using a digital volt meter...... the voltage was going from about .2 to .8 volts very, very fast. Like several...
• Re: Radio Install
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:03:00 -0700
  ...To do >this you will need a volt-ohm meter (multi-meter). Pull that plastic >cover off the underside of the steering column (assuming...
• wires for gauges
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 08:36:52 -0800
  ...oil pressure gauge oil temp gauge volt meter gauge Thanks Bill 90 Westy Syncro
• Re: Aftermarket Electronic Ignition
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 06 May 1995 10:57:55 -0500 (EST)
  ...does generate a voltage, up to 0.7-0.8 Volts I think. > > Think of it as a pH meter for your exhaust. > > BTW...
• Re: NO 120 volts in van
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 29 Jul 2000 00:32:00 -0400
  ...d At 19:55 7/28/2000, Mike Miller wrote: >Oh wise list, > >I hooked up 120 volts to the van but the frig...
• Re: Low-voltage alarm
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:42:35 -0700
  > I want to find a simple low-voltage alarm to add, too. I built mine out > of parts I found in the junk drawer...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:08:00 -0700
  ...We looked first at the supply voltage at it's source, the alternator. A nice 13.99 volts with the meter but the scope...
• Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 13:47:05 -0400
  If the voltage, measured AT THE BATTERY with a digital volt meter, is less than 10.4 volts with the starter turning the engine...
• Re: Electrical Glitch causiing a dead Aux battery...more..
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:21:48 -0500
  Don, if your Radio Shack meter is like mine, the "Amp" setting is right next to "volts." One nanosecond of the wrong setting and...
• Re: Testing Generator and Volt. Reg.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 08:25:56 -0500 (CDT)
  ...This should read anywhere between 40 and 60 volts > depending on the rpm. If this is ok then check the regulator > for loose wires...
• Re: Van turns but won't fire
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 21:53:39 -0700
  ...SPARK. > >No spark means no secondary voltage,therefore no primary voltage (also >don't have a meter). >My deduction is I have the dreaded...
• Re: [Syncro] Headlight relay upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 10:51:47 -0800
  ...What meter do you have that won't measure 1/10 of a volt accurately? Did you get it at Harbor Freight? Steve EJ22...
• 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: Battery/Charging system questions.. A lot of info included..
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:13:41 -0700
  ...analog >> meter, it is consistent with the digital one. >> So how come so many volts? Is this bad? Or is my meter simply screwy...
• Re: oxy sensor check
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:14:51 -0600
  ...Test the single wire to meter and other meter lead to ground. At idle it should bounce around alot between .45 and .7 volts...
• Re: doc wattson or watts up?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:52:19 -0700
  ...Or I can just watch the volt meter, already wired in and mounted, to watch what is happening at the aux battery and start...
• Re: How to fix the digital clock?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:36:32 -0400
  ...I do have a volt meter gauge and >simple signal checking system. ) Ok, I'll put more words around it later tonight. Cheers, d