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• [F] Re: Cal is powerless still
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 13 Jan 95 14:23:52 PST
  So David Schwarze says: > I think you meant the Chargers/Steelers game, right? Who would want to > watch the niners? What a boring team...
• Re: Surepower 1315, auxiliary fuse block,
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 7 May 2009 09:09:58 -0700
  Dennis, I have the same setup (PD charger and 1315) with the addition of having solar panels attached to the aux battery. Obviously, I...
• Re: Is a Battery Charger to run 12V systems from 120V OK?
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 16:36:39 -0700
  ...The charger had aligator > connectors which I cut off to wire it into the system. When I was using > the stereo, I would switch...
• Re: Increasing horsepower
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 21:47:41 -0500
  ...Will everybody that has a turbo charger, super charger or blower of any kind on a Vanagon or Westy please raise their hand. Stan...
• Re: ECU units
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Mar 1996 01:56:39 -0500
  ...I,ve only seen one and it happened after a big booster battery charger was used to start van. Battery chargers are bad for...
• Re: Vitrifrigo: two corrections to my earlier post
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 3 Oct 2011 13:11:32 -0800
  ...Smart chargers will use this high current (up to the chargers max) until 80% of charges reached, but I'm not sure what happens...
• 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: Blog Post: Rear USB Charger Install
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 20 Jul 2015 12:10:31 -0300
  ...you find an off-the-shelf duplex AC outlet > dual USB charger > conversion device, pls to advise. I like the idea. > > -- > Jack "Rocket j...
• FOR SALE: COMPLETE TURBO CHARGER KIT FOR VW DIESEL
  Historical mailing list - Alan
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 10:42:14 -0700
  FOR SALE OR TRADE FOR LABOR A COMPLETE SPEARCO TURBO CHARGER KIT.. IT IS DESIGNED FOR THE VW RABBIT AND IS BRAND NEW NEVER...
• Re: Using a UPS unit as inverter
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:59:28 -0500
  ...Tripp-Lite (and, I think, APC) sells some inverter-chargers that are meant to be used this way. The charger is isolated and the...
• Re: [WetWesties] Load Range D Tires: Canadian Tire Vancouver
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 12:04:39 -0700
  ...On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Terry K <CTONLINE@webtv.net> wrote: > > <<Was searching battery chargers and noticed these: > > Ad states...
• Subject: Re: Making a 12v battery charger from a peecee power supply
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Sat, 6 Dec 2003 12:45:09 -0700
  ...Making a 12v battery charger from a peecee power supply Seems like a good idea, but it won't work. You cannot charge a...
• Re: Battery combiner
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 12:32:35 -0800
  ...You > connect the charger to the auxiliary battery. As the battery is > charging, the combiner will sense the voltage increase and connect the > main...
• Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 20:39:29 +0000
  Laura, most trickle chargers will only maintain the charge that is on the battery but will not increase the charge of a battery. Try...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:15:11 -0700
  ...I further concur with your suggestion for utilizing a Charger specifically designed for AGM's on a routine basis. Any battery (let alone an...
• Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:09:29 -0700
  ...My near new 100 AH flooded deep cycle battery (not AGM) has seen little use, is on a charger when not used, but was...
• Electrical charging options?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 29 Apr 2023 20:47:21 -0400
  Hi folks, several years ago Dennis installed a Blue Sea Battery Link charger in my 85. It serves me very well. I’m interested...
• Re: What Is This Type Of Connector Called?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:52:12 -0600
  > What are you going to use it for ? I have a battery charger that uses that kind of connector. They give you a pigtail...
• Re: Sure Power 1314 vs Sure Power 1315
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 14:17:54 -0400
  Like Loren, I have the 1315 and have a built in battery charger. When driving, the alternator first charges the starter battery and then...
• Re: Trickle Chargers
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:56:01 -0600
  ...Trickle chargers or Battery Maintainers > The small (5 amp or less) battery maintainers or trickle chargers are meant > to keep a battery topped off...
• Re: generators/inverters for camping
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 22:16:38 -0500
  ...Trailer > > invertor/battery charger shows our trailer batteries getting a good > charge > > through the built-in invertor charger when it (the trailer) is plugged...
• Re: solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Mel Miller
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 22:28:17 -0500
  ...solar battery charger > > --- karen davis <yosemite333@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: >> Anyone tried these solar battery chargers...the >> trickle kind. Do they >> really work? I don...
• Re: Recommended battery booster works great
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 05:54:46 -0500
  ...It did come with a European plug wall charger so beware. The seller says he’s sending me a NA plug wall charger. We...
• Re: VW solar charger - operational?
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:59:39 -0600
  Oops - a plug into the cigarette lighter type charger probably already has the blocking diode included. I assume that's what we're talking...
• Offer - VW Volkswagen Solar Panel Battery Charger
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:02:35 -0700
  If there is anyone on the list interested in those vw solar charger this person has them for sale for 19 dollars which includes...
• Can anyone read these corrupted DOC files for a battery charger install?
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:21:28 -0700
  Well, due to a HD crash, I managed to lose the original writeup I did on a battery charger installation on my 77 Westy...
• Re: VW solar charger - operational?
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:56:37 -0600
  ...tom > On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, karen davis wrote: > > How does one tell whether this VW solar battery charger is really working? > I heard...
• Re: Am out......for a better world... i hope.
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 16:38:47 -0700
  ...Pack of 4 AA NiMh plus a charger that will do both NiMh and NiCd for $24 CDN On Friday, February 27, 2004, at...
• Re: DC to DC Charger for Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:32:40 -0400
  ...https://www.vanagain.com/product/dual-input-25a-in-vehicle-dc-battery-charger Ken On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 9:48 AM John...
• Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:16:17 -0700
  ...See what the >> temps are? >> ----------------------- > Mr Buddy Squirrel Mike Elliott typed: > Your top-shelf chargers have a temp probe you screw to a battery...
• cheap battery smart(?) charger at Aldi
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 2 Nov 2015 19:06:03 -0500
  ...https://www.google.com/search?q=cpl-2054u&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=cpl-2054u+battery+charger Edward
• Re: solar battery charger or tender options
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Sep 2017 01:47:10 +0000
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• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; now Vanagon Tools Rant
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:12:13 -0500
  ...It's a honest 50 amp charger that will source 50 amps continuously, not like the cheap 50 amp chargers you buy today that...
• Re: Brighter Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:14:20 -0400
  ...wrote: > Thank you everyone for responding about the charger, I will bring a good > automatic charger with me. Next question, the lights on "Sammy...
• Re: Battery chargers
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 15:49:44 -0400
  ...Battery chargers At 03:30 PM 8/7/2009, pdooley wrote: >Any idea what could be wrong with this thing? Got a schematic? (My...
• Re: More (simple) battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 30 Jan 2017 18:27:27 -0800
  ...https://www.amazon.com/WindyNation-Polycrystalline-Solar-Battery-Charger/dp/B00COBQR14
• Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 09:30:15 -0800
  This note by Daniel Katz has been answered off-line. If anyone wants to be included, please PM. Thanks, //Jack j56cook@pobox.com
• Re: Solar charger NOT to buy
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 02:17:39 -0500
  I have one of the VW units that plug into the cigarette lighter....tried it out and it killed my battery also. Warren C.
• Re: Dashmount options for smartphones?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:46:23 -0400
  At 07:32 PM 6/11/2011, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >The coilcord charger cable puts more pull on the bottom of the phone...
• Re: EV - Solar powered trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - John Welsh
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 13:08:34 +0000
  ...Jim wrote: > > I checked Radio Shack for the Solar powered trickle charger but they > said they didn't carry such a thing. What about...
• Re: Battery Sages
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:41:24 -0700
  ...On my Westfalia, where the battery is very difficult to > reach, I have built the maintenance charger into the cabinet under the > sink and...
• Re: optima the one for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 10:18:13 -0400
  ...Proper charging requires use of an intelligent, 3 stage charger. http://www.trojan-battery.com/Tech-Support/BatteryMaintenance/ChargerSel ection.aspx Dennis -----Original Message...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:54:33 -0700
  ...But maybe just another specific charger is the simplest way to deal with this. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Battery Sages..Not 100% Vanagon specific, but applicable..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:18:48 -0700
  ...I cleaned all the contacts and put it on a 2amp smart charger overnight. Next day I put my digi-meter on the batt...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Sat, 4 May 1996 15:25:43 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Where is the best place to mount an auxilary battery and its trickle charger (respectively). This regards a Westy installation in the above 85GL...
• Re: Dumb Battery charger?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:29:32 -0500
  I literally threw my smart charger away. I don't need anything too smart to charge a dead battery at a campground. I have...
• Re: Aux battery - venting precautions
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 02 Nov 1996 19:31:57 -0800
  ...A typical battery charger is designed to over-charge (16 volts I think). Some top-end (expensive) battery chargers have a special settings just...
• Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:56:16 +1300
  ...RE: "Green" solar battery charger >Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 09:29:01 +1100 >X-Priority: 3 (Normal) >Importance: Normal >X-Spam-Checker-Version...
• Re: shore power vs batteries
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 1 Aug 2014 08:02:51 -0700
  ...I initially thought of > some kind of battery charger, but really I think that I would want > more amps, and not to mess with...
• Re: DC to DC Charger for Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - John T
  Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:29:51 -0400
  ...COMCAST.NET> wrote: > > > > Has anyone installed a DC to DC battery charger for the AUX battery? > > > > This allows you to charge off the starter...
• Re: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 4 Mar 2016 13:43:15 -1000
  ...the Battery Charge section of the Battery Charger is working fine. It is charging at 12 V. at 2,10, 20 amps. The section...
• Re: Promariner Chargers: Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:37:48 -0400
  ...I was able to get the charger and two extension cables for under 100 bucks. So far it has worked great the only drawback...
• Re: Livin' in the USB fast lane--electrical intrigue
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 06:47:06 -0700
  Do you have another iPhone 6 charger cable? There's no reason why the charger and/or the cable should get hot with just...
• Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 19:39:19 +0000
  ...I guess it will interesting to see if the fan outlives the Battery Charger. It is a nice three stage charger with float and...
• DC>DC deep cycle charger (topic change) + SUDHIR?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 10:56:12 -0800
  ...I'm now running a DC-in DC-out smart charger to take care of >> deep-cycle charging ... > > Oh, man, I've been looking...
• Re: '84 Westy Electrics - Stupid Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Jun 1995 23:00:08 -0700
  ...I think that David Schwarze's idea of taking the outside case off a battery charger and mounting it permanently inside the camper is...
• Re: Charging system questions.
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:55:32 -0500
  ...Mine has a 200watt charger and draws 190 watts while in use with the screen at full brightness. Jason
• Re: Surepower 1315 test report
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 May 2009 12:10:11 -0400
  ...I also see no problem letting the charger also top off the starting battery. If the charger is really large, having another battery connect...
• Re: Advice needed for cross-country trip
  Historical mailing list - jules
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:21:59 -0400
  ...12 Volt DC and 120 Volt AC Chargers for cell phone and laptop 5. Portable battery charger/accessory power. I used a little black...
• Re: Friday; 12V generator ideas / Tiny Honda Generator
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:04:35 -0500
  ...http://www.altenbatterychargers.com/battery-chargers/gas-powered-battery-chargers/12-volt-55-amp-gas-powered-battery-charger.html > > ------------- > > Tiny Honda generator/inverter; > A...