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• Re: Battery isolator vs combiner?? Correction
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 20:20:08 -0700
  ...The voltage at the front of vanagon at both batteries is 14.02 volts, not 14.2 Here are the corrected voltage measurements I...
• VOLTAGE & IDIOT LIGHTS
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 14:12:56 -0500
  After seeing some apparently strange things happening to my gauges, etc., on my '84 DL, I have temporarily connected a voltmeter to the connector...
• O2-sensor results with digital voltmenter
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:48:56 -0500
  Here are the results from voltage test. Voltmeter +-lead connected to lead from O2-sensor, -lead on bumper. Engine not run for three hours...
• RE: Rebuilt alternator for my 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 Apr 97 13:38:15 UT
  Higher voltage charges battery faster and improves performance of lights, blowers, etc. It also compensates for undersize wiring throughout vehicle. As for the voltage...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:09:25 -0700
  Dennis wrote: > The open circuit voltage of a battery goes up as temperature goes up. The > required charging voltage goes down as temperature goes...
• RE: Rebuilt alternator for my 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 19:13:40 -0700
  > 13.75 VOLTS IS THEIR PROPER VOLTAGE TO CHARGE A BATTERY. THAT IS THE FACTORY > SETTING. You are either being scammed or you have...
• Alternator / voltage regulator
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 16 Jul 1999 09:12:45 -0500
  Hi Volks, It is a good practice to check the battery voltage when changing the alternator / voltage regulator. Have your meter connected between plus...
• Re: +24v electrical system Re: headlite problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 20:36:57 -0600
  ...Wire two 12 volt batteries in series. Charge them > together with your 24 volt charging system, and run all your 24 volt stuff > off...
• Re: 24 VOLTS IN 12 VOLT BUS
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 00:34:31 -0800
  ARKADY MIRVIS wrote: > > Hi, fellows: > > Open to suggestion, idea of how to power a 24 volt, 500 watts device in > a 12 volt bus...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:32:38 -0500
  ...It will vary from about 2.74 volts per cell (16.4 volts) at -40 C to 2.3 volts per cell (13.8...
• Can I Set 13.6 volts at the Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:33:20 -0400
  ...It is MUCH colder on 12 volts than 110 volts with the is setup. Then I wondered if such a high voltage would actually...
• O2-senser voltage testing
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Sat, 23 Apr 2005 10:24:21 -0700
  To detect the voltage deliver from the O2 senser to the ECU after engine warm up, I connected the positive end of a voltmeter...
• Re: My Westy abandoned me for the second time this year :(
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 21:50:40 -0400
  Check the voltage AT THE BATTERY while the starter is turning. Once when I had a weak battery the starter would turn the engine...
• Re: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 06:20:22 -0700
  ...Electric conversions (Chevy Volt) > > Volt: Giant Boondoggle > > http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20120917/OPINION01/309140042 > > Chevy Volt, loses $49,000 per car > > http://articles...
• Re: +24v electrical system Re: headlite problem
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 10:16:59 -0500
  ...Wire two 12 volt batteries in series. Charge them together with your 24 volt charging system, and run all your 24 volt stuff off...
• Re: O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:21:20 -0400
  the oxygen sensor generates its own voltage but it is NOT 12 volts. you will only measure 12 volts if you are measuring a...
• Re: charge rate at main & aux batt
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:03:39 -0800
  The misconception seems to be about what the voltage regulator does. It's only job is to try to keep the alternator output voltage...
• 24 VOLTS IN 12 VOLT BUS
  Historical mailing list - ARKADY MIRVIS
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 23:53:36 -0800
  Hi, fellows: Open to suggestion, idea of how to power a 24 volt, 500 watts device in a 12 volt bus. Thanks. Ark.
• Re: alternator voltage output
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 00:57:39 EST
  In a message dated 99-01-20 13:00:01 EST, wdavidson@THEGRID.NET writes: > Measuring voltage at the battery terminals, > The reading is...
• Re: Relaying Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 08:37:45 -0800
  ...The alternator output is limited to whatever the voltage reg is set at (13.8-14.4) not 12 volts. If you only read...
• Re: Voltage Stabilizer Blows
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 14:31:06 -0600
  -------------- Hi George, You can use a variable voltage regulator. I use a the LM317T from radio shack for many applications. The radio shack part...
• Re: Adjustable voltage regulator
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 6 May 2005 10:29:22 -0700
  >Isn't the amperage output of the alternator just as important or more >important than the output voltage, as long as the voltage is...
• Re: Adjustable voltage regulator
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 6 May 2005 11:05:37 -0700
  I would add that if the stock charger is putting out less than 13.8 volts (at source) then the battery *may* not be...
• Re: new O2 installed - engine dies
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 16:52:39 -0700
  ...0.5 > volts reading indicates a perfect mixture. The bouncing of the oxygen > sensor voltage above and below 0.5 volts is the way...
• HOT COIL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 15:20:12 -0600
  ...Hall sender is receiving 11 volts--(Bentley says a minimum of 10 volts.) Per the Bentley: With voltmeter connected to terminals 1 and 15...
• Re: Update, My vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 23:20:38 -0400
  ...I would imagine that if the voltage at the battery is 10.0 volts, the voltage available to the digifant system (and ignition coil...
• Adjust Battery LED Pot
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Nov 1994 22:27:52 -0500
  I adjusted the pot behind my LED panel with a simultaneous volt meter attached to the battery. I turned lights on and off until...
• Re: O2-senser voltage testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Apr 2005 15:48:53 -0400
  ...After engine warmup, I observed the voltage. A higher voltage (0.7- 1.0) indicate a rich condition, low voltage (0.6 and lower...
• Voltage Stabilizer Blows
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 13:00:47 -0500
  My 84 Camper blows the voltage stabilizer (Really a 10 volt regulator which provides a constant 10 volts to the water temp. low water...
• Re: Temp II voltages
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Tue, 1 May 2001 07:55:39 -0400
  ...Temp II voltages > > Hi Joe, > > What year van do you have? > > On my 85 the 02 sensor voltage sends out the default voltage signal...
• Re: voltage needed to run an '88 fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:24:43 -0400
  ...When I tried starting the engine, the voltage went back up to about 9 volts and stayed there. What's the minimum voltage the...
• Re: Cigarette lighter Outlet voltage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 6 Nov 2013 21:35:12 -0800
  ...He said 14.1 to 14.4 volts , must have. Many vanagons are not charging at that many volts. What is your charging voltage...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 10:17:33 -0800
  ...Then, with engine running, check the voltage at the battery. That should be well over 13 volts, close to 14 volts or better, if...
• Re: Laptop Power Consumption?
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 12:53:45 -0700
  Nope, watts is volts times amps. Resistance is not the same as watts. So, 16 volts X 2.6 amps is 41.6 watts...
• Re: Battery Isolator and wiring
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 09:10:46 -0800
  ...I suspect that voltage to be less than one volt. Now repeat for a two volt drop across the WIRE. Phlogistics theory will probably...
• Re: O2-senser voltage testing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 23 Apr 2005 15:06:30 -0700
  More precisely, a plot of the voltage output of the O2 sensor vs. richness is roughly an "S" shaped curve with the middle section...
• Re: Fridge=Beer
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:17:36 -0400
  ...Also at the same time I ran test leads directly from the 12 > volt element so I can measure exactly what voltage the element...
• voltage needed to run an '88 fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:34:17 -0700
  Well, I checked the voltage at my silent fuel pump today. When the ignition was first turned on, I got a maximum reading of...
• Re: O2-sensor results with digital voltmenter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:04:49 -0800
  the .4 to .7 volts warmed up and at 2K rpm shows that the 02 sensor is working .. like medium all right. a wider...
• Re: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:44:21 -0400
  ...Electric conversions (Chevy Volt) >> >> Volt: Giant Boondoggle >> >> http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20120917/OPINION01/309140042 >> >> Chevy Volt, loses $49,000 per car >> >> http://articles...
• Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 16:49:57 -0400
  On Mon, 21 Jul 2003, Tim Demarest wrote: > As long as the charging voltage is greater than the battery voltage (the > battery is *always...
• Re: Fuel injection trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:11:43 -0400
  ...I had some help and found the injectors were >getting voltage but it's incredibly low. It peaks at 4 volts and >within two...
• Re: Fridge=Beer
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:02:46 -0800
  Mark, What are you getting for optimum voltage at the 12V element? Did you rewire or just clean up and reground your existing setup...
• 8th grade education? was RE: DC party lights
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 11:34:23 +0200
  Uh, what was that in some other post about what they teach in the 8th grade? If Watts = volts x amps, then Watts/volts...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 12:33:21 -0700
  ...It takes the varying 11-14 volts of the vehicle wiring and drops it down to a steady 10 volts. The vehicle wiring voltage...
• Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 16:24:26 -0400
  ...As long as the charging voltage is greater than the battery voltage (the battery is *always* putting out 12 volts), then some current will...
• Cigarette lighter Outlet voltage
  Historical mailing list - Andre Fiedler
  Wed, 6 Nov 2013 22:11:35 -0700
  I have an 89 Westy and am measuring about 13.1 to 13.3 volts in the dashboard cigarette lighter plug. Compared to my...
• Re: Voltage Stabilizer Blows
  Historical mailing list - Dave Fain
  Mon, 9 Mar 1998 08:12:53 -0700
  ...Voltage Stabilizer Blows > > My 84 Camper blows the voltage stabilizer (Really a 10 volt regulator which > provides a constant 10 volts to the water...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 21:21:18 -0800
  "Thus, when voltage gets low, the current must increase to provide the same amount of power." Correct -- to get the same amount of power...
• Re: Battery Mfg. Warranty Charging Voltage
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 08:13:03 -0700
  ...100% automatic apart from the initial 6 or 12 volt selection >> Advertising of course. pensioner
• alternators ... can't tell the players without a scorecard!!! :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 21:40:26 -0500
  ...14V - alternator voltage in Volts. (the indicated alternator voltage (7v, 14v, 28v, etc) should not be confused with the nominal voltage. the indicated value...
• Re: o2 sensor voltage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 22:29:57 -0400
  If the engine is rich enough to be a noticeable problem, the O2 sensor output should be 1 volt or more. To quickly check...
• Adjustable voltage regulator
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Fri, 6 May 2005 12:32:23 -0400
  Someone posted on another group about adjusteble voltage regulators. I have a few things I'm wondering about them. Here is their post and...
• RE: Rebuilt alternator for my 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Wed, 23 Apr 1997 18:23:27 -0400
  ...They should charge at anything over 13.2 >volts, but I assumed there was some "breakover" voltage that was applied >in excess of the...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 20:56:20 -0800
  ...Thus, a 10% reduction from nameplate voltage (100% to 90%, 230 volts to 207 volts) would reduce the starting torque, pull-up torque, and...
• Re: Odometer fixed..and "how dumb am I? (gas guage)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:45:26 -0500
  Kim Brennan wrote: > if you have low voltage > from your alternator (or are running on battery), the gauge will read > lower. Conversely with a...
• Re: Enough volts - alternator
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:45:30 -0400
  VWNUT HAWK, Check the voltage drop between the output of the alternator and the battery. I made a set of six foot test leads...
• Re: battery isolator installed
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 21:26:32 PDT
  > > This is the isloator that requires you to modify the alternator so > > that you get the full 13.8v charging voltage without incurring a...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:31:51 -0400
  At 05:18 PM 6/16/2010, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >the guy who originally turned me onto solid state adjustable voltage >regulators for...
• Re: Voltage Stabilizer in Instrument Cluster
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 10:29:52 -0800
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_104_154/voltage_stabilizer___see_descr iption.html Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...