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• Re: Alternator output
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:57:44 -0400
  13.8 is the VW design voltage. 13.8 is the ideal voltage for most battery operation as it just below or near the...
• Re: Fuel and temp gauges - wacky
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 30 May 2009 23:29:26 -0400
  Alan Felder wrote: > I am suspecting my voltage stabilizer. Mine doesn't seem to match any photos in the bentley Early Voltage stabilizers (like...
• Re: I think I TRULY fixed my surging problem
  Historical mailing list - /Nate Saylor
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 09:41:55 -0800
  ...Then I put a voltage meter (positive to sensor wire, negative to ground) on the o2 sensor wire and measured to voltage output from...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 09:43:25 -0800
  ...You should leave the bulbs IN for voltage measurements. As TJ has pointed out, you can have voltage looking good with no bulbs but...
• Re: voltage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Nov 2017 14:42:38 +0000
  ...That seems very low voltage? Any suggestions? Karl.
• Re: Short Question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 May 2010 20:12:27 -0400
  ...Check the voltage at the alternator as the battery is dropping. I'm guessing you'll find good voltage there, in which case you...
• Re: Bus Depot OXS Dilemma; Where Is the Truth?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 08:54:05 -0500
  Jeff Ensing wrote: > > The veracity lies in the reference voltage, or the ability of the zirconium > dioxide and the platinum to react with oxygen...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:20:21 -0700
  I saw your circuit, looks like the resistor (470ohms) used to drop voltage to foraged voltage required by led. And the cap is there...
• Re: compression/vacuum/fuel pressure/O2 voltage
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 22:07:29 -0400
  ...compression/vacuum/fuel pressure/O2 voltage My son's new '87 syncro is still running pretty rough. I monitored fuel pressure 30 w/vacuum...
• battery combiner - automatic charge relay - another model
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:08:51 -0700
  ...but this model has the advantage (i think) of being able to adjust the charging voltages and the cut off voltage. After I install...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:02:13 -0400
  ...The voltage is a compromise. Note the usual gassing voltage of ~2.37 v/pc, (14.2v). Charging a battery at this voltage through...
• Re: Third brake lights (tack-free)
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 10:32:49 EDT
  ...A CURRENT-LIMITING SERIES RESISTOR IS NOT NEEDED TO OPERATE AN LED AT A VOLTAGE NEAR ITS TYPICAL OPERATING VOLTAGE. Don't believe me...
• Re: Help - electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:19:12 -0700
  ...If voltages are equal to both sides of the bulb the light is out. I.e. The regulated voltage out of the alternator to...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome??? Curve is volts, not ohms.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 13:16:55 -0400
  Pat, What I found when testing mine was that the wiper track is very high resistance, with its intermediate voltages (not resistances) set by...
• Re: Location of fuel pump relay, 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 19 Jul 2014 13:29:52 -0700
  ...The one that says "DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE" -- didn't bother to open it because of that label. Thanks, SDF! -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott...
• Re: What's the connection between the temp and fuel gauges? Why the voltage stabilizer of course!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:32:22 -0700
  ...The spare instrument cluster from the > basement yielded a replacement voltage stabilizer. And to think there > has been talk of moving all that "stuff...
• hesitations (air flow meter)
  Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 22:31:28 -0500
  ...According to the technician this is the better way to test the potentiometer since this is the actual voltage factor that the ECU uses...
• Mystery part - what is this thing?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 18:43:30 -0700
  ...The main problem with the battery isolators is that they introduce an aproximately 0.7 volt drop in the charging voltage which is bad...
• Re: Voltage Stabilizer in Instrument Cluster-installed picture available?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 17:12:38 -0500
  At 04:49 PM 12/8/2010, David Clarkson wrote: >Does anyone out there have a pic of this voltage stabilizer >installed in the...
• Re: What do you infer from this?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 14:35:45 -0400
  ...It was a bad solder of the voltage regulator on the instrument panel. Re-soldering was the fix. The fuel gauge on mine was...
• voltage stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Wed, 2 May 2001 15:07:43 MDT
  my fuel gauge is flaky still, seem to not reg correctly on full fillup I'm looking in the bentley, question the voltage stabilizer...
• Alternator repair: replacing voltage regulator and brushes assembly
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 08:56:52 -0700
  Steve just came by with his voltage regulator and my alternator now charges at 14.03 volts rather than the 13 volts that causes...
• Re: AFM Voltage Ratios
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 16:05:44 -0500
  Mark Keller's posts are the closest I could find but he's talking about voltage out of the O2 sensor used to calibrate...
• Re: New Starter Stopped Working requires the RI wizard
  Historical mailing list - Noel Cookson
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 11:54:45 -0500
  ...The lower voltage I mentioned was measured at the solenoid on the starter. This voltage passes through the ignition switch and smaller wires than...
• Re: Wont crank if voltage <= 12.0
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:01:10 -0700
  ...When you turn the key, there is a "click" and > you can hear the voltage drop a little, but the starter doesn't move...
• Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:02:20 -0400
  ...The problem is that the crummy little internal regulator is lazy and tends towards low voltage. Also it measures the voltage *at the alternator...
• Re: upgrading an alternator? headlights 85'
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 10:23:59 -0800
  ...The problem is the internal voltage regulator *really* sucks. It's lazy and causes charging voltage to be quite low. It also senses the...
• RE: Rebuilt alternator for my 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Wed, 23 Apr 1997 18:23:27 -0400
  ...What are the factors in this choice? Does increasing >the voltage above 13.2v decrease the charge time? At what voltage will the >the...
• O2 voltage when cold
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 16:36:19 -0500
  Anyone with a Digitool or who has otherwise measured the voltage the O2 sensor puts out at cold idle (first start up)? I am...
• Re: adjustable volt reg. was Re: List for Volvo owners? NOW ON TOPIC!
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 17:19:35 -0700
  ...I wonder > if the swap has ever been done. > > This link also shows an "adjustable voltage > regulator for Vanagon" for sale > "allowing 14.5...
• Re: Sanity Check - Wire gauge for wiring SA headlights
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 10:05:59 -0700
  >Incidentally, this helps illustrate why the trend is always toward higher >system voltages: the power losses in the wiring are equal to I^2...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 14:27:51 -0400
  What you need to do is find out where the voltage is being lost and is the alternator working properly? Properly, at any speed...
• Re: Door Chime madness
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:22:58 -0700
  ...The total volatage drop in the circuit will be equal to the voltage availale. We want the majority of the total voltage drop to...
• Re: battery question
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 09:27:01 -0700
  Okay, now with 13V on both batteries and the reefer on, turn off the engine and also the reefer and see what the voltage...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 20:03:04 -0800
  ...It really isn't, just as knowing the expected output voltage range of a healthy voltage regulator isn't proprietary. Oh, well, it was...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 13:19:57 -0800
  ...The wider the gap, the higher > the secondary voltage must rise and it takes a longer time to reach > this voltage. It's easily...
• Re: voltage stabilizer/gauges not working
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:08:35 -0700
  ...These voltage "stabilizers" are commonly referred to as three-pin regulators. There is an input pin, a ground pin, and an output pin. As...
• Re: How many volts can ECU handle?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:49:55 -0800
  ...So there's obviously something in the ECU circuitry that regulates and/or protects the voltage sensitive components from damage (within reason). Something similar...
• Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:22:50 -0700
  ...It's the same as a resistor, and >> if the capacitor is being charged through another resistor until it >> reaches the shutoff trigger voltage...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 08:18:25 -0700
  hi all, I suspect that the voltage regulator is defective, but not sure because the gas gauge is working good but I am willing...
• Voltage Drop CORRECTION to question
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 09:50:20 -0500
  Can anyone tell me what the MAXIMUM allowable voltage DROP (not draw as I previously wrote) is between the battery and the starter in...
• Re: Problem with Stancor 120-901 relay??
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:53:48 -0400
  As I posted earlier, the 15v version is rated to come online so long as the coil voltage is at least 11.25 volts...
• Re: dual battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 11:07:12 -0400
  ...I have seen regular isolators drop that much voltage but I was being conservative and my experience shows the 1.1 to be normal...
• Re: Alternator issues - long!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 14 May 2004 10:00:08 -0400
  ...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: Westfalia Water Tank Level Indicator Issues
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Sep 2018 21:41:02 -0400
  ...I don't have a magic >> box to measure the values, but they have to be such that the resulting >> voltage divider with the...
• Re: i dont know!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Sep 1996 11:36:27 +0200
  ...When the shutter moves out of the way and Hall voltage is produced, the control unit cuts off primary circuit current, the coil's...
• Voltage stabilizer installation?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:51:53 -0500
  ...Thought I'd try replacing the voltage stabilizer (part number 357 919 803 from Bus Depot. Unfortunately I can't find my Bentley for...
• Re: Different Gas Gauge Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:00:08 -0400
  Both the temperature and the gas gauges are affected by the voltage stabilizer. Do you suspect that your temperature gauge is a tad flaky...
• Re: Dash light short
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 19:40:05 -0500
  ...While the lights *aren't* working, follow the voltage around the circuit. Should be some consistent voltage (varies with dimmer setting) up to the...
• Oil Pressure light 87 Vanagon FIXED!
  Historical mailing list - vwelkers
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 07:35:28 -0800
  ...After lots of troubleshooting the problem was a faulty voltage regulator on my alternator. I installed a new voltage regulator/brushes kit on my...
• Re: voltage over battery: 12.5-13.1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 00:13:10 -0500
  ...Proper charging voltage is 13.8 volts. Does it go higher when the engine is revved? Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• 6/8 Temp Reading
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:41:41 -0600
  ...the voltage regulator for the gauges. There is a small, square IC on the back of the instrument cluster which is supposed to take...
• Re: Voltage/mixture sensor, testing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 23:14:54 -0700
  ...I take it that the LED's read out the incremental > voltage, which they receive via the O2 Sensor? I am building a Hiperformance...
• Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:27:37 -0400
  ...Also it measures<br> the voltage *at the alternator* instead of at the battery<br> so when the electrical load is high, the voltage...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:38:44 -0700
  ...Engine on Battery 14.4 Alternator 14.53 I’d like less voltage drop but I’m not that bothered. Engine on, wipers at...
• Fixed: Re: 1.5 Volt only at clock
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:02:20 -0700
  ...My analogue clock is supplied by B+ (no voltage regulator involved) so voltage at clock should be the same or close to voltage at...
• Re: (LONG) Surging Idle fixed! / Surging O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 09:57:56 -0500
  ...When I first start the van the O2 voltage starts around 0.45V and slowly climbs for about 3-5 minutes till it reaches...
• Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 16:59:06 -0500
  ...kindly note that current and voltage are not independent, and that 100 mA through the heart for 1 s would probably be fatal. in...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 15:55:43 -0800
  It's aDC circuit - if the harness is still connected, the harness will still have its effect on the cicuit voltage. Only if you...
• Re: HELP ;)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:33:50 -0400
  At 09:21 PM 6/14/2010, pickle vanagon wrote: >Another trouble part is the little voltage stabilizer on the circuit board >on the...