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• Re: Electrical charging options?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Apr 2023 17:27:52 +0000
  ...Too many lines? Dennis 10A BatteryLink(r) Charger (North America) - Blue Sea Systems<https://www.bluesea.com/products/7605/BatteryLink_Charger> From: Dennis Haynes...
• Re: Blog Post: Rear USB Charger Install
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Sat, 18 Jul 2015 10:26:05 -0400
  ...Thanks, Dake > On Jul 17, 2015, at 3:15 PM, Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Blog post on a Dual USB charger I...
• Re: About them Norcold refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:02:04 -0400
  The capacity of the alternator has little effect on the rate of charge to a battery. The charge rate is determined by voltage. Since...
• Re: vanagon.com aux battery wiring intructions are NOT valid !!!!!(long)
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 12:34:22 -0400
  ...Now the alternator brings the system voltage up higher than > either battery can supply by itself, and both batteries charge > simultaneously. Whichever one is...
• Re: SurePower Battery Isolator
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 10 Jul 2005 20:02:55 -0600
  ...Both models allow the alternator to charge both batteries when > the engine is running and the 1315 lets you have a charging source on...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:31:57 -0400
  ...It may say >100aH, but without the proper charge rates and controlled currents, you >won't see those numbers in real life. These are...
• Re: Help with sealed lead batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:37:40 -0500
  ...Should I disconnect everything and charge one by one or can I charge in series? Anyone have any experience with this? They were hooked...
• Re: subject Solar Power Charger for Van Camping
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:16:55 -0700
  You have a link to whoever's selling this solar charger? On 11/10/10 1:37 PM, "Pat Sloan" <pmsloan@SHAW.CA> wrote...
• Re: dual battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:26:14 -0700
  Doesn't this type of isolator actually feed differing amounts of charge to each battery bank, based on the amount of discharge, and taper...
• Re: Hey California folks
  Historical mailing list - Z
  Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:31:03 -0500 (EST)
  On Thu, 14 Nov 1996 SyncroHead@aol.com wrote: > California doesn't charge a "sales" tax on used car transactions or new > registrations. They...
• Re: Charge battery but can't access it
  Historical mailing list - Vanagaudi
  Sat, 15 Jul 2023 17:41:53 +0200
  ...Of cause, you may charge battery by using those terminals without removing battery out of compartment. Helmut, '80 Vanagaudi On 15.07.2023 17...
• Re: VC: Clinging sound found
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Sat, 13 Dec 1997 13:27:52 EST
  ...Weddle engineering was $800 plus core charge. Best, Joel"
• Re: GoWesty Dissatisfaction - Typical or Exception?
  Historical mailing list - David Hicks
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 19:33:14 EDT
  It's against the law to charge your credit card for an order that the vender cannot currently fill. The can't charge before...
• more ???? Re: Diesel alternator
  Historical mailing list - andrew swingler
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 13:40:36 -0800
  I've always wondered about the charge control for auto batteries. I suspect that there is no curent control on the alternator, only a...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:12:54 -0700
  ...I eyeballed a charger just like that yesterday that was designed to reduce or stop charging when it saw battery as charged and would...
• Re: Auxilary battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Thu, 7 May 1998 23:39:48 -0700
  ...Auxilary battery charger >References: <v03110700b1770f609649@[206.63.32.172]> > > >But the reel problem is : the battery charger do not work on ac voltage. >The...
• Re: Time to hammer the starter/solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:41:44 -0700
  ...I have a full 110 V battery charger (on full power) to the battery (during start efforts) so I assume that the battery is...
• Re: Battery Sages..Not 100% Vanagon specific, but applicable..
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:39:44 -0400
  At 02:18 PM 8/30/2011, Don Hanson wrote... >two months of sitting with a low charge ruined it and I need another...
• Re: Shorten Aux Battery Recharge Time
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 14:09:53 -0500
  ...Anyhoo, I suggest you contact Optima for a charge regime that will meet your specs. I'm pretty sure that a 20-amp charger...
• 'FS: Swivel mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Floyd Truskot
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 12:55:48 -0500
  I have a swivel mechanism for the front driver or passenger seat. $150 plus COD shipping charges. Meaning what ever the charges for shipping...
• 74 Westie-Auxiliary Power Wirng diagram needed
  Historical mailing list - Easton Trevor
  Wed, 29 May 96 09:53:00 DST
  Can someone provide me with an electrical diagram for the second battery, relay, charger and fridge? The owners manual has nothing and the local...
• Where do you charge the A/C?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 22:54:02 -0500
  ...Where would one charge the system? Thanks. Chris
• Re: Solar charger NOT to buy
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 13:39:51 -0800
  I'd be tempted to try adding an in-line protection diode (1N4004?) on general principles, but then the reduction in charge current might...
• Re: Sure Power 1315 question > monitoring battery
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:24:22 -0800
  ...With totally sealed > batteries this is not possible. > > A chart illustrating specific gravity and no-load voltage vs charge is at > > http://www.semarine...
• Re: automatic aux battery charger + inverter setup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 22:05:32 -0400
  There are inverter-charger combinations that include the changeover relay to go from shore to inverter power. Typically these are for larger RV's...
• Re: A very basic Inverter/Charger to consider
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 26 Apr 2020 12:44:57 -0700
  ...https://www.cosuper.com/inverter-charger/2000w---3000w-pure-sine-wave-inverter-chargers-cpt2k3k.asp On 4/26/20, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com...
• Re: Sure Power 1315 question > monitoring battery
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:23:26 -0600
  ...On Feb 13, 2008 10:17 AM, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > The state of charge of a battery can indeed be...
• Re: Exciting things happening at Van-Again!
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 16 Sep 2005 09:44:41 -0400
  ...If you are going to charge book charge book, if you are > going to charge time charge time.>>> > > Now here's a twist to...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 07:35:21 -0700
  Cary, The battery isolator is a set of two diodes that steers the charging system output into the least charged of the two batteries...
• Re: Battery Sages
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:21:52 -0500
  ...The Schumacher SpeedCharge maintains both 6- and 12-volt batteries, keeping them at full-charge using float-mode monitoring. Perfect for charging small and...
• [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:51:19 -0700
  ...I want to be able to switch between charging the battery from the alternator (lots of amp for quick bulk charge but not high...
• Canadians beware! UPS are a bunch of crooks
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 09:17:43 -0400
  ...UPS charged me $37.45 Canadian / $24.32 US in brokerage fees... this is over and above any customs charges and duty. So the...
• Re: Solar
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 May 2008 23:28:33 -0400
  What Interstate batteries? Yes the 386 CL is a basic combiner and will work well with a solar or other charger connected to the...
• Re: The good trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:37:31 -0600
  ...Should I have a trickle charger >that I plug into my house current while the Westy is parked in the >driveway in the winter...
• Re: Shore power > battery charge question
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 18 Aug 2018 22:53:42 -0400
  ...https://www.dropbox.com/sh/b0tdmc86hy9uzep/AACkWgd2JiaBx48ccgAvqR3Ka?dl=0 Our charger is this one: http://www.xantrex.com/documents/Battery-Chargers/TRUECharge/Truecharge10TB(445...
• Battery Recharging Question
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 23:39:57 -0500
  ...Now my question is how long does it need to charge to be fully charged? It has a amp gauge on the front of...
• Portable Battery Charger
  Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:36:41 -0600
  Do any of you ever use portable battery chargers to jump start your vans? I'm thinking about buying one and wonder if anyone...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 22:13:21 -0800
  ...If you connect #30 to an aux battery, so that the aux battery is charged by the alternator but isolated when the engine is...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 12:11:02 -0800
  ...My > auxiliary system has already cost me a bundle (solar panel charge > controller, battery, cable, Sure Power 1315 seperator, fuse panel, > trickle charger, battery...
• Battery chargers
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 15:30:07 -0400
  Can I talk battery chargers today without getting scolded? They are indeed used to charge Vanagon batteries... I have a Century 55/10/2A...
• charge rate at main & aux batt
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 23:09:17 -0700
  ...Does the voltage regulator sense when the main battery is fully charged and slow down the rate or something, and if so, what happens...
• new series 48 Odyssey battery
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:29:51 -0800
  "I've yet to pull the 4 UB12220 bank and charge it, then test each battery separately, but am getting symptoms that they as...
• Charger recommendations for camper?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 18:50:46 -0800
  ...This would require wiring in some kind of charger from the electrical box(es) inside the low cabinet to take off 120VAC from the...
• Re: Waterboxer engine and trans. core values?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 07:34:56 EDT
  Weddle charges $300 core charge for their 80 to 92 Vanagon tranny, IF you do not send them one. R&P is important, but...
• Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 12:17:36 -0700
  ...My new Noco Genius 7200 (7.2 Amp) charger doesn't seem sufficient to run a Truckfridge 49 DC while maintaining a group 27...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:27:15 -0700
  > my optima rarely charges to above about 70% ish (12.4v) > even after a full day of driving. Voltage when driving measured is > about...
• Solar panel battery charger, where to plug in
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 12:23:39 -0400
  I am about to buy a simple solar panel charger that plugs into a cigarette lighter type socket. I will primarily use it in...
• Re: Solar Power Charger for Van Camping
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:43:13 -0800
  ...Solar Power Charger for Van Camping I know this has been discussed several times on the list, but I came across this solar charger...
• Re: Vitrifrigo: two corrections to my earlier post
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 3 Oct 2011 06:08:39 -0700
  One source: "What size charger should I buy? "A properly sized charger takes into account battery capacity and the time interval between charges. In...
• Re: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:14:34 -0500
  On Mon, 26 Mar 2007, Martin Jagersand wrote: > Trying to find a reason I measured the output of the charger at two > times: 1pm...
• Re: New fridge replacement option for the Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:14:13 -0700
  ...run an inverter off the alternator and use it to power a 120VAC smart charger, i.e., alternator --> inverter --> 120VAC/12VAC charger --> house battery...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:24:28 -0700
  ...All the spiffy temp/voltage > AGM battery chargers I see are 120V AC input.. > > Is there an onboard �charger widget� for upping the charge...
• EV - Solar powered trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Jim
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 09:40:49 -0700
  I checked Radio Shack for the Solar powered trickle charger but they said they didn't carry such a thing. What about JC Whitney...
• Re: do all ACRs work like this?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:21:09 -0700
  ...If using a smart charger a > typical curve will be to charge up to some voltage and then go to float or > standby. This...
• NVC Digicams & batteries
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 12:14:03 -0700
  Depends on the type of batteries your camera uses, but some months ago Rayovac came out with new 15 minute re-chargeable NiMh batteries...
• Re: Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:21:51 -0700
  ...Solar charge controller (and solar panel) and an onboard 30 amp > 'smart' charger. > Question: What kind of problems, if any, would I encounter if...
• Re: Charge battery but can't access it
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 15 Jul 2023 08:33:28 -0700
  hi Dennis, Alternatively could we use the Red cable at the alternator to charge the battery (with or without removing)? Because this is the...
• Re: Inverter converter/charge system for $500-1000 ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 5 Jan 2006 09:00:56 -0800
  So I was looking around on the ebay & came accross http://cgi.ebay.com/2200-Watt-Power-Inverter-with-Charger-20A-Output-NEW_W0Q...
• Re: Shore power > battery charge question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sat, 18 Aug 2018 21:28:02 -0400
  Hi Jim, I placed a unit similar to this in the cabinet under the sink, when plugged into shore power, it charges both my...
• Re: Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:09:22 -0700
  ...Solar charge controller (and solar panel) and an onboard 30 amp 'smart' charger. Question: What kind of problems, if any, would I encounter if...