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• Re: Current Draw?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 27 May 2007 08:56:02 -0700
  ...However, most digital meters do not measure current higher than 1 amp. It will take an accessory for large current measurement. My Triplett meter...
• Brake Adjuster Push Rods '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 3 Jun 2017 14:46:09 -0400
  ...Mechanic says current Brake Adjuster Push Rods are frozen and rear brakes cannot be adjusted. Apparently, these parts are difficult to come by and...
• Re: A nagging question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 00:11:50 -0500
  ...Dunno if there are/were such -- maybe not because in old tube circuits an A battery was for filaments (low voltage high current), B...
• Re: NVC: What Motorcycles/Cars Do Vanagon Owners Have?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 12 May 2004 20:20:56 +1200
  ...8 diesel 5-speed (current) �� 1986 Toyota LH66 Hiace 2.4 diesel 5-door LWB 4WD 5-speed (current) �� 1986 Toyota LH6x Hiace 2...
• Re: NVC - Safety Inspections - WAS: Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 16:57:00 +0000
  ...You can't register (or reregister) a vehicle unless it has a current safety check and you can't get a safety check unless...
• Re: Fridge Fan Questions
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 12:23:38 -0400
  ...I am currently using a 100mm and 80mm fans side by side with the 80mm blowing through the coils and the 100mm blowing 1...
• the new "microbus" sucks.. Re: Uh oh, new Bus a go!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 15:46:41 EDT
  ...and its even smaller than the current eurovan.. i certainly hope they are not going to replace the current EV with the new "microbus...
• Re: High Beam Indicator-Ya Gotta Be Kidding Me!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 18 May 2003 22:10:05 -0400
  ...The current through the LED is necessary to supply the initial current to the alternator field windings and get the whole process going. -- David...
• Re: The problem with the 2009 Volkswagen Routan isn't so much what it is as what it's not
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 08:17:17 -0500
  Thanks Pete - another great article on the current state of VW. According to the correspondance I received from VW after I wrote that letter...
• 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: Horn upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 16 May 2011 08:33:08 -0400
  ...I > wonder if I'm losing too much current there? I measured the current > draw of the new horns, and it is about 5...
• Re: "yawn" Another (trivial) Jetta conversion Fuel Pump relay question.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:28:01 -0400
  Neil, Relays activate when a low current electromagnetic coil is energized. The coil then closes the contacts of a switch. The switch has heavy...
• Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:01:32 -0600
  ...as suggested, one could always use ohm's > law to compute an effective resistance at these particular values of > current and voltage. that same...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 16:02:00 -0600
  Actually some of the newer aftermarket stereos have internal switch controls that minimize power draw, but can sometimes allow excessive currents. The CSS stereo...
• Re: Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jul 1995 15:36:53 -0400
  ...I >currently own a '71 Bus (non camper) that I am currently doing a full >restoration on, and some slight modifications (interior and paint...
• Uprated headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - JP Nicholls
  Mon, 18 Aug 1997 12:20:41 +0100
  ...Do I *need* to fit a relay or will the switch(es) take the extra current? The current through the switch is presently 10A...
• Re: Battery venting, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 18:57:51 -0400
  ...Larry > <snip>>The wire size depends upon the continuous current that will be drawn (the > >bigger the safer). Add up all of your 12v...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 02:32:25 -0400
  ...given two paths, more current wil flow in the path of less resistance, but current will flow across both paths. that's what the...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Aug 2017 19:51:00 -0400
  I perhaps should add that LEDs by their nature require a current-limited supply, either by the internal resistance of the battery/power supply...
• Foldable Solar Panels
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 9 Oct 2013 15:12:46 -0600
  ...18 V Current at Pmax (IMP) : 8.88 A Open Circuit Voltage (VOC): 22.1 V Short Circuit Current (ISC): 9.64A Maximum System...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 10:33:30 -0700
  ...At least that is the way the stereos worked when the Vanagon > >> was current. If you want to reduce the current through the ignition...
• Re: Coil Fires, 7.5KOhms
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:33:52 -0400
  ...Run current through the primary until the core is >"saturated" then abruptly stop the current flow in the primary. <snip> I posted a lengthier...
• Re: Trailer light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:56:25 -0400
  ...The other is "Powered" which only uses the current in the existing wires for switching and gets current directly from the battery or the...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 17:57:31 -0400
  ...I >measured the current draw of my stereo head unit. It was something >like 130mA turned off, but face plate on. And only 30...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 13:15:52 -0600
  ...At least that is the way the stereos worked when the Vanagon >>>> was current. If you want to reduce the current through the ignition...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 09:57:20 -0700
  ...At least that is the way the stereos worked when the Vanagon >>> was current. If you want to reduce the current through the ignition...
• Re: Dometic Frig Will not stay cold with DC current
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 13:27:49 -0400
  At 12:42 PM 6/1/2012, Jon Durham wrote: >The Dometic frig in my 85 Vanagon runs great with gas or AC current...
• Re: Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 16:44:21 -0600
  There are a few I've worked with that were clueless about amp reading between AC/DC current and equipment necessary to read it...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 08:16:28 -0700
  ...At least that is the way the stereos worked when the Vanagon > was current. If you want to reduce the current through the ignition...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Jun 2018 12:25:30 -0400
  ...The failure > typically relates to high current (electrons) moving metal atoms resulting > in > voids (missing metal atoms or a hole in the metal line...
• Re: currently $1,100...Re: eBay item#1600360780: VW JokerWestfaliahighroof
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Sun, 27 May 2001 11:47:53 -0500
  ...de/fzg008-2.jpg > > AB > > JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > >> auction is currently $1,100 (US) with only 3 hours left... problem >> is >> getting it...
• Re: Duct tape, goose tape, gun tape and mirror fixes.
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 07:14:44 -0700
  ...pensioner (currenty\9000000000-o===============================================- ahem! currently cat enabled. Cat is on floor now. Mewling about equal access to the information highway
• Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:16:18 -0400
  At 10:25 AM 9/20/2011, Rocket J Squirrel wrote... >I, and others, have measured the actual current consumption for this >unit and...
• Re: How to Select the Right Battery
  Historical mailing list - JP Nicholls
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 09:24:11 +0100
  ...AFAIK there's no current limiting system in the alternator/rectifier, and the alternator hasn't fried, so the internal resistance of the battery...
• Re: How to Select the Right Battery
  Historical mailing list - JP Nicholls
  Wed, 20 Aug 1997 09:01:09 +0100
  ...AFAIK there's no current limiting system in the alternator/rectifier, and the alternator hasn't fried, so the internal resistance of the battery...
• Re: Switch to LED lighting??
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 12:03:02 +0200
  ...With the brakes not applied, one side should read 12-14 volts, the other 0 volts (using a small current). This way the CC...
• Re: LVC adding LED interior lighting
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:37:17 +0000
  I thought that current was the important factor in LEDs. Does the LM7805 have a current range? I would guess that the battery device...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:48:28 -0800
  ...I'm sure that pointer will help other > >people! > > > >And the current track is ground? > > The current tracks are vertical. Ground is horizontal, at...
• Re: Power doorlock availability
  Historical mailing list - Steve Ward
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 23:08:01 -0700
  ...VMOT402.947 12V > > Is this part currently available from a dealer or a list vendor? I just called on these for our '87 westy...
• List Census
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 08:02:40 -0400
  ...BE in Naval Architecture from SUNY Maritime, MS in Environmental Management and Policy from RPI Current Job: Environmental Manager at an 850 Mw electric...
• Re: tires..again
  Historical mailing list - Tom Shiels
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 09:11:02 -0500
  ...Tom 84Westy 1.9L "Michelin currently makes a 20575R14 Load Range "D" that is currently available. I was just in to a tire dealer...
• Re: front headlights not working.... (long winded again)
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:24:01 EST
  ...The headlight relays use a small amount of current from the headlight/ignition switch to "signal" them to close, and they supply the needed...
• busdepot discount code
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Sat, 14 Feb 2015 16:21:30 -0600
  Does anyone know if bus depot has a current discount code
• VW Syncro in Overland Journal
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sat, 10 Sep 2011 21:49:17 -0700
  http://www.overlandjournal.com/journal/current_issue/ Cheers, Jeff
• Re: LVC adding LED interior lighting
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:22:50 -0700
  If the lamps that Ed wants to use are designed for 4.5 to 6V operation, they already have current-limiting built in. Heck...
• Re: engine dieing while AC on high--solved
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:19:16 -0400
  ...Not the largest draw on the SYSTEM, the largest current draw by the FAN. At lower speeds, the fan puts some of the current...
• Re: '78 Westy Refrigerator
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 11:24:32 -0500
  ...Runs off spare battery(no good and haven't replaced yet) or house current -- when it works -- it hasn't since I've owned...
• Re: Solar Panel "Battery Saver"
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Sat, 26 May 2001 12:08:56 -0400
  There is usually a diode in the circuit that will only allow current to flow one way through the panel. If not, I believe...
• Re: New ThinkGeek fridge
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 16:44:45 -0500
  ...120 VAC or 12VDC or both? And how much current or watts? Larry A. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:42:05...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 11:54:52 -0700
  ...At least that is the way the stereos worked when the Vanagon >>>> was current. If you want to reduce the current through the ignition...
• Re: 758227.jpg
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:09:07 -0700
  ...Current is measured in amperes (amps). "Amperage" is basically just another way of saying "current". <<Is the stock wiring harness sized for 20-amps...
• Re: Headlights and Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:18:54 -0800
  ...Relays would come in if you are using higher current lamps that you don�t want the heavy current going through your switches. VW...
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:26:46 -0700
  ...David ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >High current diodes are great, in theory, and will keep current flowing in the >correct direction. But they have a problem when it...
• Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:45:13 -0400
  ...then why >> does Vitrifrigo even bother giving the option of three different levels of current >> consumption? >> --------- >> Rocket, >> >> Somewhere between your question (above) and Dennis...
• Battery current limiting device??
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 20 May 1996 14:15:39 CST6CDT
  ...The discharged battery can draw a very heavy current load until battery voltage comes up. Something in the order of 30, 60, or even...
• Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:05:59 -0700
  ...Rather than set up a terminal strip to provide three different levels of current usage to compensate for wildly-varying thermostats, why wouldn't...
• Re: 12v programmable timer
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 24 Nov 2013 15:38:19 -0800
  The amperage (current) spec is likely independent of the voltage. It generally has to do with the current carrying capacity of the SCR or...
• Re: Third brake light possibility found
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 12:26:25 -0400
  ...20Vanagon/?action=view&current=100_0845.jpg > > > http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b152/NeptunoMD/El%20Guapo%20Vanagon/?action=view&current=100_0846.jpg > > > http...
• Re: 2 LEDs
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:32:23 -0700
  ...You are dealing with 20 ma LEDs with a large (390 ohm) current limiter. I am talking about high brightness LEDs for lighting applications...
• Help - I'm looking for a newer Westy to replace my rusting 87
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 May 1997 23:01:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I currently own an 87 with a lot of New England rust. I would like to get an immaculate Westy to become my new...