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• voltaget at D+ on alt
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:56:35 -0700
  folks, what is the voltage supposed to be at the D+ terminal on the alternator? i think i have a new bumbed alternator. thanks...
• Re: Battery isolator vs combiner??
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 19:40:55 -0700
  ...Here are the voltage measurements I get on my '90 westy with the 90 amp alternator. Engine compartment: voltage at alternator: 14.84 voltage...
• Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 May 2008 23:25:28 -0400
  ...The voltage is due to the leakage at the ECU input. Measure the voltage at the sensor lead with it disconnected to see if...
• Re: Dometic Improvements Adding Fans
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 16:06:11 -0400
  ...I'd suggest testing your fans with a varying voltage and see for yourself what voltage they need to run. If you don't...
• 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: Fuel injector operating voltage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 10:35:10 -0800
  ...Fuel injector operating voltage > Is there a source online or one among us who knows the operating voltage > of the fuel injectors & cold start...
• Start-Solenoid-fix
  Historical mailing list - Noel Cookson
  Thu, 1 May 2003 09:28:23 -0500
  Hi, I am about to add a low voltage relay kit to my starter and have a question. First, the kit I am going...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:00:24 -0700
  ...What do you think the voltage drop profile will look like in your circuit? Maybe a bit of a dimming then off? Leds don...
• O2 sensor clarications
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 13:38:21 -0700
  ...The issue of O2 voltages is somewhat misleading and I'm trying to clear up misconceptions about how the ECM actually functions when setting...
• Re: Troubling warning lights
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 18 Aug 2018 11:46:44 -0700
  you may try to remove this voltage regulator at the back of the alternator and check it ... if it's worn then you may...
• What voltage do injectors need to fire?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 19:55:10 -0400
  With the Digifant system, does anyone know what voltage the ECU sends to the injectors to get them to open? I'd need an...
• Re: Low-voltage alarm
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:34:15 -0300
  ...David (dsl82westy) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Would this sort of low voltage cut-off gizmo do the trick ?? > >Tom > >http://canadiantire.ca/browse/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C...
• Re: LED electrical questions (Building a Sylvania "Dot-Its" unit)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:42:47 -0400
  How do these lights work when the AA batts are getting run down? The lesser voltage would be the same...... Mike B. > Assuming they...
• Re: Odometer fixed..and "how dumb am I? (gas guage)
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:57:55 -0800
  The fuel and temp gauges use the output of the 10 volt regulator, also called the dash voltage stabilizer. That is what powers them...
• Alternator issues - long!
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Thu, 13 May 2004 13:54:16 -0700
  ...I noticed that the voltage displayed by my GPS was low when I started, about 11.9 volts. Began driving - 11.8, 11.7...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 15:38:00 -0800
  ...there are even adjustable voltage regulators that can be bought. Then you set the charging voltage yourself. do check your alternator belt tension ...just...
• Re: Re- Continuing Engine Troub
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 13 May 1996 14:51:41 CST6CDT
  ...i don't have the specs for the forward voltage in resistance mode, however. since the O2 sensor itself generates a voltage i figured...
• Re: Battery Mfg. Warranty Charging Voltage
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 08:13:03 -0700
  ...volt and 6 volt batteries 2) The charging voltage is precisely monitored and when the voltage has risen to 14.3 volts it is...
• Re: no start
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 00:01:19 -0500
  ...The voltage climbed and when the voltage measured at the alternator reached 10.75 volts, the engine started and ran smoothly immediately. Since my...
• engine management theory
  Historical mailing list - Lance LeBaron
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 19:54:11 PST
  ...I wonder if The O2 sensor fake out box would work if it added or subtracted a voltage from the O2 voltage instead of...
• Re: testing capacity of house battery
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Wed, 3 Aug 2016 18:52:56 -0700
  ...If the alternator checks out healthy, reconnect the house battery & compare the charging voltage at the car battery to the voltages into & out of...
• Re: LEDs in 12V systems
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 13 Aug 2003 09:01:08 -0500
  ...The current would not be infinite as the equations imply, because the LEDs have some internal resistance and the forward voltage drops vary somewhat...
• 84- Voltage Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - karen davis
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 02:57:33 +0000
  ...Replaced with new voltage stabilizer and they worked fine. Then didn't use van for awhile and battery dead. Jumped and started van but...
• VOLTAGE STABILIZER
  Historical mailing list - Erick Sowder
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 15:04:00 -0400
  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: alternator connections
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 16:25:09 EST
  The other connection may be for a voltage suppressor that you may be missing or not equiped with. The suppressor is to handle voltage...
• Re: Time to replace headlight?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 4 Dec 2012 02:36:04 -0500
  ...But you need to measure the voltage across the lamp terminals when they're lit, and if it's not within a say half...
• failed coolant gauge, temp gage
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 7 Jul 2004 15:37:03 -0400
  ...so that lead me to suspect the coolant gage and the voltage stablizer. i checked the voltage stabilizer and it check out fine. a...
• 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: O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:20:05 -0500
  (See my reply to your earlier post as well, William.) The voltage meter I installed shows my (new) O2 sensor to produce correct voltage...
• Re: Charging system...
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 15:29:10 -0500
  ...Where is alternator output voltage measured? Where is the > voltage regulator? I always thought it was part of the alternator. Does > this > sound like...
• Oxygen sensor questions...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 11:21:55 -0800
  ...This was pretty consistent; lotsa time at low/zero volts, short spike to higher voltage, quick return to lower voltage. Average voltage indicated by...
• Re: Temp II (for ECU) Sensor: Voltage Range?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 28 Sep 2013 09:56:14 -0700
  ...As the sensor warms up the resistance goes down, current increases and voltage drops. > > Even the gauges operate at some voltage below battery. This...
• Re: High voltage havoc from coil?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 15:13:22 -0500
  ...But the alternator will put out 120 volts if you let it...I'd seriously suggest to measure the system voltage with the motor...
• Re: What about this for checking the battery level
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 27 Feb 2019 14:19:15 -0500
  ...indoor temp, outdoor temp, voltage, clock, etc. I always kept it on Voltage and outdoor temp. The voltage input wire I ran through a...
• Re: new O2 installed - engine dies
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 16:52:39 -0700
  ...On Sat, 27 Jun 1998, Darrell Boehler wrote: > [snip] > After 1 minute the voltage climbs to to 0.9 volts and stays there. > The...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:28:10 -0400
  ...The way you size a current-limiting resistor for a diode circuit is to subtract the diode forward voltage from the supply voltage, and...
• Re: Alternator output
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:01:00 -0400
  Keep in mind the forward voltage drop of the diode will also increase the alternator output. You would be much better off to repair...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 00:12:18 -0500
  ...And since resistance is constant, as voltage drops, so does current. In fact, since P=Vsquared/R, power will drop faster than voltage does...
• Re: O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:21:20 -0400
  the oxygen sensor generates its own voltage but it is NOT 12 volts. you will only measure 12 volts if you are measuring a...
• Fuel injector operating voltage
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 09:39:59 -0800
  Is there a source online or one among us who knows the operating voltage of the fuel injectors & cold start valve on my stock...
• Re: Voltage Stabilizer in Instrument Cluster
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 14:40:20 -0500
  ...My local shop also confirmed he only wanted the voltage >stabilizer, not necessarily the entire cluster. Take a look in Bentley for the diode...
• Re: Problem with Stancor 120-901 relay??
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:06:46 -0700
  ...Driving in the darkness I noticed that the battery voltage meter I have plugged into the cigarette lighter was reading darn low: like 11...
• Re: Running HOT!, help, '80
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 07:28:34 -0700 (PDT)
  ...After warm-up, test the voltage output at 3,000 RPM; you should see voltage fluctuation at this point. If not, O2 sensor is...
• Re: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 3 Mar 2016 16:38:28 -0800
  ...Charging voltage should be 13.8 to 14.4 depending on amount of discharge, and charge intermittently when maintaining. Try disconnecting the battery from...
• Re: O2 Sensor Voltage
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 09:53:43 -0600
  ...The O2 sensor generates a voltage directly related to the *difference* in O2 content between the ambient(outside) air and the exhaust stream. Lean...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Wed, 27 Nov 2013 06:33:47 -0800
  A member pmailed results of some testing last night: "...just checked a spare ISV using DC, operation is proportional to applied voltage. Starts opening...
• Re: Cause of weak spark?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:21:03 -0700
  ...Just in case you are getting the situation of bad connection causing voltage and current drop during operation, even though the static voltage measurement...
• Re: more ???? Re: Diesel alternator
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:58:26 -0700
  ...The VW alternator regulator voltage senses at the alternator terminal. The correct place to voltage sense is at the battery, and many cars do...
• Re: Replacing Voltage Regulator.
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:36:32 -0700
  ...Replacing the voltage regulator BTDT. As for the brushes, just be careful. But be aware, you may need a little right angle Phillips screw...
• Re: Left Headlight dimmer than right
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:06:06 -0400
  Jack, I would check some voltages. First at the fuses because there is always a possible bad connection with this style. Then you could...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:49:49 -0700
  ...Monitoring this voltage while driving will show whether the battery is getting sufficiently high voltage to put a charge into it. Dennis Hayes wrote...
• Re: Making an alternator a smarter charger? [LVC]
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 17:55:25 -0400
  ...An alternator tries to deliver a fixed voltage, not a specific amount of current. This voltage is needed to feed all the other loads...
• Re: alternator--voltage vs amps
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:51:12 -0700
  ...I didn't see how the regulator controlling the voltage could change the amp output of the alternator, but now I see that the...
• Re: Battery looses voltage
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 16:29:03 -0500
  ...Battery looses voltage > I've got an electrical problem somewhere and hoping someone can help me > diagnosis. Basically, only sometimes, the battery looses voltage...
• Re: Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 07:32:32 -0800
  ...First, I'm interested in electrical systems, so I was curious to be able to measure the voltages during operation. I can probe the...
• Re: Dual Battery Isolators
  Historical mailing list - Ted Zateslo
  Tue, 19 Apr 94 17:25:43 -0400
  ...Because of this, not only is the forward voltage drop of the diodes in an isolator a problem, but voltage drop across relay contacts...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 10:56:05 -0700
  ...hi David, I will measure the voltage at the wide/white instrument cluster connector on pin #6 and ground.... what voltage should I expect...
• Injector Question
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 10:59:47 -0400
  Hey all, Does anyone know what the voltage is that is applied to the fuel injectors of a 2.1 ltr wbx? I have...
• RE: ammeters
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Feb 95 13:27:00 MST
  ...The voltmeter directly indicates the charging voltage, or at rest voltage, both of which tell a lot about the battery and charging system, and...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:41:58 -0700
  ...For those > people no single voltage is satisfactory -- the float voltage won't charge > the battery fully, and the charging voltage must be removed...