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• Re: corrections on capacitor fix air flow box (22MFD vs 10MFD?)
  Historical mailing list - Indulis Kradzins
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 14:29:21 -0800
  ...Only with regular electrolytic capacitors do you > have to watch > the + and -. > The higher the voltage rating, above the voltage that you are applying...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:00:18 -0400
  ...The T-145 is a high acid (1.325 vs. >1.285 sg. It runs and charges at slightly higher voltage. Most important >is...
• Re: On the road - charging issue
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 23 May 2023 09:13:59 -0700
  To accurately assess the charging system it is fundamental to start by measuring the charging voltage directly at the source, the alternator. Second spot...
• Re: Relaying Headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 10:07:13 -0500
  ...is indeed the "highest point" in the system and everything runs downhill from there. The rule, Ohm's law, governing voltage and current relationships...
• Re: How to modify Bosch regulator for remote sensing.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:44:52 -0400
  ...voltage very high >> without knowing it I wonder if something bad might happen. In the >> stock configuration the regulator sees the charging voltage at...
• Re: Had surging, fixed it, but did I just bandaid it?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:35:11 -0500
  ...the O2 sensor output voltage is checked while connected, in normal closed loop operation. the high value of 0.9 V would be expected...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:58:22 -0400
  Perhaps a high-torque starter is what's needed. I have seen adapter plates that allow use of a TDI starter. I also have...
• Re: How many volts can ECU handle?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:50:46 -0800
  ...Lower voltage leads to > sulphation and incomplete charging. Higher voltages can lead to corrosion of > the positive plates and excessive gassing during longer trips...
• [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:51:19 -0700
  ...alternator (lots of amp for quick bulk charge but not high enough voltage for full topping off of deep cycle battery) and charging off...
• Re: Dometic Fridge propane operation stuff
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:12:46 -0700
  ...junction is at a higher, or lower, temperature than the other ends of the wires, you generate a voltage (in the millivolt range). Biggest...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 10:32:32 -0700
  ...voltage too low @ starter), the only > way for the starter to work is to draw more current to compensate for > lower voltage. High current...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:51:30 -0400
  ...Points open or ECU opens, magnetic filed >collapses > > and high winding side of coil generates the high voltage to create a >spark. > > Back in...
• Re: How many volts can ECU handle?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:25:57 -0500
  ...Lower voltage leads to sulphation and incomplete charging. Higher voltages can lead to corrosion of the positive plates and excessive gassing during longer trips...
• High reading temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - BajaLeo
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 21:21:07 -0800
  Hi List, I have been struggling with a high reading temp gauge for a few months. I know the engine runs cool because I...
• Re: Cold start issue
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 16:21:11 -0400
  ...If that's the case the voltage across the sender will be low, but the ECU will think it's high. Mark - do you...
• Re: Coil killer found! vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:56:27 -0800
  ...Lower resistance plug cause higher current flow in coil, more heat and shorts windings internally, whitch is what I've found wrong." Same theory...
• Re: inverter lighter plug cable?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 18:48:28 +0000
  ...New technology basically uses amplifiers, high speed switches, and voltage doublers to set up the voltage and ten make an"alternating" current. For them...
• Re: voltage reading at the gauge temp sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:46:26 -0500
  ...According to what I gathered from the List, this system is powered off the dash voltage regulator and is 10 volts. I was getting...
• Re: Cause of weak spark?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 19:14:34 -0700
  ...I'm almost out of troubleshooting time (back to work), but doesn't the ECU control the coil power ground? Why the high voltage...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 1 Aug 2017 18:17:26 -0700
  ...mA. Voltages were as follows: > > Red: 1.6617, 1.7765, 1.9425, 2.0769, 2.1300, 2.0100. These values were > higher than I...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:20:38 -0700
  ...Points open or ECU opens, magnetic filed >collapses > > and high winding side of coil generates the high voltage to create a >spark. > > Back in...
• Re: voltage stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Thu, 20 May 1999 16:59:54 -0400
  I went through some voltage stabalizer troubles some time ago. The things kept blowing on me at the rate of a about one every...
• Re: Ground wire from heater blower warm
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 17:05:48 -0500
  ...Depends where you're measuring the system voltage -- but that's an awful high drop, even right at the blower. Trace the supply lines...
• Re: What to do for a dim dashboard light?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 15:28:42 -0500
  ...It is fed directly from the high-beam supply voltage for one headlamp, and has a series resistor btw the indicator bulb and ground...
• Re: 2 LEDs
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:09:36 -0400
  ...As they say "The 2008 accepts a wide input voltage range and can power up to (6) High-Power LEDs in series." (but you...
• Re: hella 2nd battery kit
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 23:09:00 EDT
  ...The relay switch was activated by a wire from the voltage regulator. If you have a discharged high amperage battery and connect the relay...
• Re: Starter solenoid current
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:31:37 -0500
  ...Before, it only started properly when the van was hot and I am guessing that the voltage on the battery was higher and more...
• Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:12:20 -0500
  ...cruising rpm, which is more than high enough to charge battery. to check true charging voltage, measure voltage across battery posts with engine running...
• Re: fuel pump power consumption?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 18:58:21 -0500
  ...This voltage opposes the applied voltage from the supply and reduces the current flow. Sounds like your pump was jammed up because of a...
• Re: Pulstar Pulse Plugs???
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:17:25 -0700
  ...Anyone want to spec out a cap that would do anything at the voltage levels and amperage involved? But they have high speed movies...
• 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: [Syncro] Re: dual battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 18:26:15 -0400
  ...The current will flow to the batteries as long as the voltage from the alternator exceeds the at rest voltage of the battery. The...
• Re: Low-voltage alarm
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:33:32 -0700
  ...Determining a battery's state of charge by reading its voltage is not real accurate; measuring each cell's specific gravity with a hygrometer...
• RE: Westy auxiliary battery setup
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 07 Feb 95 08:58:00 MST
  ...The alternator's voltage capability is high enough not to be of a concern. The key consideration is that the voltage is sensed (using...
• Re: Real 110v AC power off of the engine ?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:38:57 -0700
  ...Yeah, just a wild guess, but I bet they're running a higher voltage. Maybe even full voltage but DC? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon...
• Re: How to modify Bosch regulator for remote sensing.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:24:00 -0400
  ...As for voltage drops across the system, there are some design benefits such as providing some limitation of alternator load at high current demands...
• Re: charing voltage to battery - 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:29:43 -0400
  ...Once you get that cleaned up you've got two more decisions - is the wire big enough, and is the regulator voltage high enough...
• Re: Voltage at alternator blue D+ lead?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 May 2011 19:36:31 -0400
  ...Verify the D+ (if anything that five volts is high...), but in the meantime take out the regulator and see if the brushes are...
• AC/BAttery indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 09:29:07 +0000 (GMT)
  ...switching on high beam, AC , etc does not seem to change the brightness. I am suspecting a short or a defective voltage regulator. Anybody...
• followup to post regarding oil pressure false alarms
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:47:20 MDT
  ...On the other hand, the high pressure (1.8 bar) sender behaves suspiciously: the voltage across it (as measured at the control unit) is...
• Re: Alternator won't charge battery until high rpm
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 28 Jan 2024 20:16:14 -0800
  ...is on) until I hit a high rpm. Then I hear a relay click and the voltage jumps to 13.4ish volts and the...
• Re: Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:24:37 -0400
  The challenge here is not the low voltage, but rather the low current. The O2 sensor is what we call a high impedance source...
• Re: dual battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 11:07:12 -0400
  ...At $174.45 for the high technology and much touted product this is disappointing. The specs page didn't mention voltage drop. I'll...
• Electrical woes update
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 20:07:54 EST
  ...Voltage fluxuation stays normal with the heater switch on high but now the motor cuts-out (on high only). Do you think that running...
• Re: AC high current problem fixed and improved AC performance
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 20:46:38 -0600
  ...air conditioning unit would not have been > necessary. > > I highly recommend adding load reduction relays to provide adequate > voltage to the air conditioning fan.
• Re: where to buy 15 volt 22 microfarrad tantalum capacitor?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 00:51:25 -0500
  ...Voltage can be higher, or MFd can be higher. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92...
• Headlight relay
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 10 Jun 2006 18:33:19 -0700
  ...Limited? Main Point The left low beam is yellowier than the right, same voltage at the relay. When switched to high beam left side...
• (LONG) Surging Idle fixed! / Surging O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 00:55:38 EST
  ...What are some of the likely scenarios that would cause these high O2 sensor voltage readings? I expected the AFM substitution to improve or...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:51:13 -0700
  ...Points open or ECU opens, magnetic filed collapses and high winding side of coil generates the high voltage to create a spark. Back in...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:41:48 -0700
  ...These-a-days I've got LED light strips and reading lights any they don't seem to be sensitive to higher voltages. -- Jack...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:38:44 -0700
  ...in winter, headlights on, heater fan on, re fogger on, wipers on, the voltage can drop ( as measured on fuse panel) to the high...
• Re: No spark ...
  Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:20:32 -0700
  ...My understanding of spark is 12V to coil which builds up a higher voltage. One wire from coil to distributor - rotor spins with the...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:34:05 -0800
  ...more at higher voltages > (i.e., is there any connection between the amount of air it lets in and the > voltage applied to it...
• 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: Solar panel question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 28 May 2015 22:22:26 -0500
  ...The one capable of producing the higher voltage-current profile ma reduce the output of the other one but the only way to fix...
• Re: Frig on 12v
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:12:38 -0700
  ...The higher the voltage reaching the fridge the better it will cool on 12 volts. I have seen fridges that were getting under 9...
• Re: How to modify Bosch regulator for remote sensing.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:39:24 -0700
  ...voltage very high >> without knowing it I wonder if something bad might happen. In the >> stock configuration the regulator sees the charging voltage at...
• Re: O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 1 May 2009 07:35:53 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] O2 Sensor? > O2 sensor should remain connected and be up to operating temp for > monitoring output voltage. a high impedance volt meter...
• Re: Fw: Need capacitor-dw
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 15:34:50 -0400
  ...It's either discontinued or out of stock...along with all the higher voltage ratings of 22uF tantali... d -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http...
• Re: What's the connection between the temp and fuel gauges?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:40:25 -0400
  ...If voltage is correct (10 +/- 0.5v) and you get extended blinking, very high probability you need to replace or have replaced a 10...