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• Bad battery cable? 90 tintop
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:36:23 -0700
  ...I put the meter on the battery cable at the batt cable/alternator junction at the starter, 13-14v. My thinking is 14 volts...
• Re: Bad battery cable? 90 tintop
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:56:10 -0700
  ...I put the meter on the battery cable at the batt cable/alternator junction at the starter, 13-14v. > > > > My thinking is 14 volts...
• Re: Bad battery cable? 90 tintop -FiXED-
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:53:32 -0700
  ...I put the meter on the > battery cable at the batt cable/alternator junction at the starter, 13-14v. > > > > > > My thinking is 14 volts...
• Bad Battery Cable- Check the ground! Response was blocked.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Oct 2021 00:44:38 +0000
  Measure from the alternator case to the chassis. If you can measure voltage there you have a drop on the ground cable. It does...
• Re: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 19:33:20 -0600
  "FYI....the cable from the alternator to the starter (which I believe goes to the battery) has power, as I accidentally arched it on...
• Re: Bad battery cable? 90 tintop
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:00:32 -0700
  ...I put the meter on the battery cable at the batt cable/alternator junction at the starter, 13-14v. > > My thinking is 14 volts...
• Re: What's wrong with GoWesty's auxiliary battery kit?
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Fri, 7 Jul 2017 07:18:02 -0700
  Yes, I always upgrade the alternator to starter cable to 6- or 4-gauge. That's easier than running another cable all the way...
• Re: more ???? Re: Diesel alternator
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:58:26 -0700
  ...5) Of course the cable between the alternator and any of its loads has to be able to carry the current required for that...
• Alternator Shot?
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 18:20:53 -0700
  ...new clutch job, alternator light flickered several times. Didn't make it home, broke down. Absolutely no battery left. Ground cable was hot when...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 14:36:30 -0700
  ...alternator. > > Mark > > David Beierl wrote: >>> >>> Alternator 14.39 >>>> Battery 13.91 >>> >>> >> That's more drop than you want to see in the cable. >> >> Yrs...
• How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:39:29 -0500
  The terminal end (loop type)of my alternator cable broke and I find that after removing the broken end, the cable is to short...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 16:50:20 -0400
  > > Alternator 14.39 >> Battery 13.91 > > That's more drop than you want to see in the cable. Yrs, d
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:55:10 -0700
  ...dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote: > >  >>> Alternator 14.39 >>> Battery 13.91 > > That's more drop than you want to see in the cable. > > Yrs, > d
• Re: Stuck in Council Bluffs IA
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:16:56 -0400
  ...Note that this is not the huge Starter to battery cable but the medium heavy gauge red wire that carries the alternator charging current...
• Starter/battery cable
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:32:45 -0700
  ...The cable coming off the alternator is dual, as in two cables in one shared/paired housing (or at least seems to be). To...
• Charging system...
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 14:04:30 -0600
  ...Looked into engine bay to confirm that the alternator was turning - yes. Removed battery cable from positive battery terminal - engine still ran. Shut off...
• Re: alternator upgrade
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 07:55:33 EST
  ...To install a cable from the alternator to fuse block ,in my mind, would seem labor intensive. The cable I installed from the alternator...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:57:30 -0700
  ...Mark David Beierl wrote: >> >> Alternator 14.39 >>> Battery 13.91 >> >> > That's more drop than you want to see in the cable. > > Yrs, > d >
• Re: Battery or Charging System Help Please
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:42:04 -0800
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_780_235/alternator_cable_upgrade.html The junction you are looking for is in the engine...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 15:56:45 -0500
  ...dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>  >>>> Alternator 14.39 >>>> Battery 13.91 >> >> That's more drop than you want to see in the cable. >> >> Yrs, >> d
• Re: Bad battery cable? 90 tintop
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Oct 2021 22:04:02 -0400
  > > Are there resistance parameters for the batt-starter cable? > The cable resistance is in the low milliohms. Don't even try -- look at voltage...
• Re: Alternators correction! - VOLTAGE monitoring
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 17:10:17 -0400
  ...Alternators correction! Yup On my old 82 westy I ran a new cable. And I have a good thick cable ready to go for...
• Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:49:06 -0700
  ...my alternator cable broke and I find >> that after removing the broken end, the cable is to short to reach >> the >> alternator connection post...
• Re: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 09:27:31 -0800
  ...alternator design or the remoteness of the battery that should be faulted in Vanagons. The 1.9 waterboxers used a much smaller gauge cable...
• Re: Overheated wire junction on 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:09:49 -0700
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_780_235/alternator_cable_upgrade.html for anyone curious ($12) Rob vwrobb@gmail.com Still in...
• Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:53:48 -0400
  ...my alternator cable broke and I find > that after removing the broken end, the cable is to short to reach the > alternator connection post...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 14:52:21 -0700
  ...alternator. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> David Beierl wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Alternator 14.39 >>>>>> Battery 13.91 >>>>> >>>>> >>> That's more drop than you want to see in the cable. >>> >>> Yrs...
• Re: Starter Power Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 11:14:47 -0700
  The main starter power cable comes from the battery, a very thick black cable. It attaches to the threaded wiring stud on the starter...
• Re: alternator upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 10:17:44 -0400
  ...The electromechanic cheked the charging current and found it low, he just doubled the cable from alternator to battery which resolved the low current...
• Wiring And Amperage Tips For 2nd Battery & Winching
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 21:54:19 -0400
  ...I also run an extra length of 4 gague cable from the alternator forward because, as Dennis Haynes has pointed out, the factory alternator...
• Re: WARNING: Lighting upgrade hazard
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Wed, 25 Dec 2002 02:32:24 +0000
  ...The electrical cable diameter from the Vanagon Alternator to the battery is matched to the typical max 90A output. When switched-on consumer current...
• Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:52:26 -0500
  If you're talking about the alternator cable that goes to the starter motor, my solution to a recent starting issue was to go...
• Re: HELP! EV is trying to kill my wife......
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 07:06:59 -0500 (EST)
  ...circuit, or between the alternator and the alternator and the block. The easiest to check would be the ground cable at the battery...check...
• Re: Alternators correction! - VOLTAGE monitoring
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 15:00:33 -0700
  ...Alternators correction! > > Yup > > On my old 82 westy I ran a new cable. > > And I have a good thick cable ready to go for...
• Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:35:01 -0400
  ...Raymond John Rodgers wrote: > The terminal end (loop type)of my alternator cable broke and I find > that after removing the broken end, the...
• Re: Starter Power Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:04:11 -0700
  ...Also, the alternator to battery power connection is through the same post on the starter. If the main battery cable is left off the...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:56:59 -0700
  ...dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote: > >  >>> Alternator 14.39 >>> Battery 13.91 > > That's more drop than you want to see in the cable. > > Yrs, > d
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 18:49:04 -0400
  ...dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>  >>>>> Alternator 14.39 >>>>> Battery 13.91 >>> >>> That's more drop than you want to see in the cable. >>> >>> Yrs, >>> d
• Re: Charging system...
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 16:01:26 -0500
  ...Looked into engine bay to confirm that the > alternator was turning - yes. Removed battery cable from positive battery > terminal - engine still ran. Shut off...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 04:37:01 -0700
  The red charging wire goes from the alternator to the starter post and then a huge cable goes from there to the battery. If...
• Re: Aux Battery: Life span of charged battery?
  Historical mailing list - Brenda Zendzian
  Mon, 4 May 1998 18:55:39 -1000
  ...The big fat one is no doubt the starter cable. The question is which one comes from the alternator? -Karl '87 Vanagon GL Weekender...
• Re: Something wrong ...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 14:25:21 -0700
  ...the charging cable after the engine is running. Mark HotelWestfalia wrote: > It’s about the charging to the battery from the alternator. > > 13.9...
• Re: Charging system...
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 15:29:10 -0500
  ...Looked into engine bay to confirm that the > alternator was turning - yes. Removed battery cable from positive battery > terminal - engine still ran. Shut off...
• Re: alternator upgrade
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 19:16:19 -0700
  ...alternator upgrade >Bill; >All you need is another cable between the alternator and starter. About >18 inches and the same size as the existing...
• Re: Alternators correction! - VOLTAGE monitoring
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 21:51:31 +0000
  ...Alternators correction! Yup On my old 82 westy I ran a new cable. And I have a good thick cable ready to go for...
• Re: alternator upgrade
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 20:54:55 EST
  Bill; All you need is another cable between the alternator and starter. About 18 inches and the same size as the existing cable.In...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:22:50 -0400
  ...The alternator is charging the battery correctly. Apparently the GOWESTY starter has this long extending connecting arm of copper to the battery cable connector...
• Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:23:03 -0700
  ...my alternator cable broke and I find > > that after removing the broken end, the cable is to short to reach the > > alternator connection post...
• Re: Battery and OXS light?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:03:32 -0800
  ...On most Vanagons the voltage regulator can be changed without even removing the alternator. Remember, always disconnect the battery ground cable before working on...
• Re: [Syncro] Hard starting when warm
  Historical mailing list - Dave Wolfanger
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 10:55:19 -0500
  ...If the starter is not defective, i would look at the battery itself, the cables, connections, and engine grounds. If the alternator is producing...
• Re: Aux Battery: Life span of charged battery?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Mon, 4 May 1998 15:54:50 +0000
  ...The big fat one is no doubt the starter cable. The question is which one comes from the alternator? -Karl '87 Vanagon GL Weekender...
• Re: Voltage Drop - Less than 3% - 15 feet, 2/0, 150 Amps is on target
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:36:57 -0600
  Someone on the list warned me to not use welding cable, but I don't remember why off hand. NAPA is another good source...
• Re: Battery Problems- Slow Cranking
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 12 May 2010 11:43:35 -0600
  ...cannabalize a jumper cable set, using one of the 4 gauge wires and run it directly from the alternator hot post to the battery...
• Re: alternator output question
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 16:53:41 -0800
  Yep - this is on the To-Do list for sure now - already have the cable. Thanks Marius. It's nice to know what the...
• Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 21:50:24 -0400
  ...It will then regulate the alternator to produce the correct results at the battery, automatically compensating for cable losses because the cable is now...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:12:25 -0700
  ...The alternator is charging the battery correctly. Apparently the GOWESTY starter has this long extending connecting arm of copper to the battery cable connector...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 16:13:14 -0700
  Quick mod Length of (red, well it’s what I had) 4 awg Marine, tinned cable, good terminals, from alt body to cleaned ground...
• Re: Something wrong ...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 17:41:17 -0700
  For 84, there are 2 red wires attached at the alternator. These go to the engine compartment wiring box where they attach to a...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 13 Feb 2008 to 14 Feb 2008 - Special issue (#2008-199)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:48:54 -0800
  ...and then beef up the alternator to starter with some #6 cable. Do I need to upgrade the cable from the starter battery to...
• Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:59:53 -0700
  ...On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 7:39 AM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > �The terminal end (loop type)of my alternator cable...