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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
  ...voltage before starting - 12.5 voltage after starting - 11.7 (BATT and OXY lights on) voltage after increasing engine rpm's slightly - 13.5...
• 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: 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: 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: 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...
• 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: Adjustable voltage regulator
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 6 May 2005 11:05:37 -0700
  ...Your alternator needs to put out electricity at a higher voltage in order to overcome the internal voltage of the battery. Amperage is analogous...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:32:38 -0500
  ...But resting voltage goes UP and so does required charging voltage. One of the links I included in my original post states: http://www...
• 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: 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...
• 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: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 20:56:20 -0800
  ...The amount of power the motor draws has a rough correlation to the voltage 2current (amps). Thus, when voltage gets low, the current must...
• 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...
• alternators ... can't tell the players without a scorecard!!! :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 21:40:26 -0500
  ...in contrast, the nominal voltage is the standard battery-voltage (i.e., circuit voltage when alternator is NOT running). nominal voltage ratings (e.g...
• 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: alternator--voltage vs amps
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:25:03 -0500
  At 10:15 PM 11/12/2008, Richard A Jones wrote: >There are lots of web pages that explain how/why the >voltage is...
• 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: alternator voltage output
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:46:32 -0800
  >Measuring voltage at the battery terminals, >The reading is 14.1v at start up. >Within a few minutes that voltage drops to the 13...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 00:23:34 -0500
  ...The amount of power the motor draws has a rough correlation to the voltage 2current (amps). Thus, when voltage gets low, the current must...
• Re: Normal Voltage readings for 2nd battery?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:34:34 -0700
  ...Remember that the voltage of the battery is temp dependent--the colder it is, the lower the voltage will be. So you have to...
• Re: Original Battery Wire Gauge
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:41:05 -0800
  ...but even with 4/0 AWG the voltage the results are: 1. voltage drop 1.159 2. voltage at load end of circuit is...
• Re: Lowest voltage to stop using fridge
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:33:05 -0400
  I think mine cuts off automatically below 11.0, and takes a voltage above 11.5 to restart. B Feddish wrote: > The Vitrifrigo instructions...
• Low Alternator Voltage
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 19:25:24 -0700
  I found this web page that outlines replacing the BOSCH internal voltage regulator with an external Ford until. This is said to cure the...
• 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...
• alternators ... can't tell the players without a scorecard!!! :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 21:37:08 -0500
  ...in contrast, the nominal voltage is the standard battery-voltage (i.e., circuit voltage when alternator is NOT running). nominal voltage ratings (e.g...
• Re: o2 sensor voltage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 22:29:57 -0400
  ...With the ignition on, measure the voltage on the wire to the ECU, it should be about .6 volt. This is the leakage voltage...
• Re: High voltage havoc from coil?
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 13:00:31 -0800
  ...Next it started blowing a fuse on the voltage regulator circuit. It had an old style "electro-mechanical" voltage regulator, which I noticed had...
• Re: voltage needed to run an '88 fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:24:43 -0400
  ...voltage needed to run an '88 fuel pump? Well, I checked the voltage at my silent fuel pump today. When the ignition was first...
• Re: AFM Voltage Ratios
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 13:06:33 -0500
  ...You're right, there must be SOME concrete relationship between manifold pressure and AFM output voltage, but no one seems to know what it...
• Second battery level voltages?
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:28:24 -0800
  On a 85 Westy, what the specifications are for The Alternator max voltage? The voltage levels for the Green, Yellow, and Red LEDs? My...
• 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: 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: Fuel injection trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:11:43 -0400
  ...The injectors are pulsed, so even if they get full voltage when pulsed on, the meter will average the voltage down. You would need...
• 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...
• Re: Voltage Stabilizer in Instrument Cluster-installed picture available?
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 16:49:51 -0500
  Does anyone out there have a pic of this voltage stabilizer installed in the cluster? Just wondering if there is any tricky micro-soldering...
• alternator voltage output
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 09:59:56 -0800
  Measuring voltage at the battery terminals, The reading is 14.1v at start up. Within a few minutes that voltage drops to the 13...
• Voltage Stabilizer (was Re: Stat)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Mon, 3 May 1999 08:32:44 -0500
  ...Is it possible that the voltage source for the gauge should be connected to the voltage stabilizer? I'm pretty sure it's now...
• Re: Battery Isolator and wiring
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 09:10:46 -0800
  ...The voltage should be very close to the battery voltage. If you know the resistance then you know the current by Ohm's' Law...
• 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: Door electrics problem
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:13:17 EST
  In a message dated 2/19/05 7:40:16 PM, felder@KNOLOGY.NET writes: << It's like there's a voltage drop to...
• Re: charge rate at main & aux batt
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:58:46 -0700
  > now i have a 2 question i would like confirmed > Is an over charge condition to a battery only when the voltage supplied by...
• Re: Cigarette lighter Outlet voltage
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 7 Nov 2013 07:11:56 -0500
  ...That voltage is definitely low. I assume you measured it with the engine running at idle speed. Seems like Scott would have asked you...
• Re: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Fri, 4 Mar 2016 15:48:06 -0800
  Applying 17 volts to a 12 volt device is, in general risky unless the device is sophisticated enough to have over voltage protection or...
• Re: Normal voltage of a battery at rest?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:53:44 -0400
  At 01:32 PM 3/19/2010, courtney hook wrote: >1) What is a "healthy" battery voltage at rest?? Nominal full charge voltage for...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 22:08:47 -0800
  ...Both high and low voltages can cause premature moto= r failure, as will voltage imbalance. Here, we'll look at the effects of lo...
• 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...
• Re: alternator
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 17:37:21 -0500
  ...Will a new (or rebuilt) alternator come with a new voltage regulator on it? On Nov 8, 1:19pm, Gregory Mitch Daughtry wrote: > voltage...
• Re: Voltage stabilizer installation?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:58:53 -0400
  ...Thought I'd >try replacing the voltage stabilizer (part number Have you checked the gauge voltage and panel ground? Swapping out the regulator is...
• Lowest voltage to stop using fridge
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:04:05 -0400
  The Vitrifrigo instructions say that the fridge cutoff voltage is 9.5V but that seems a bit low to allow the battery to run...
• Re: VOLTAGE & IDIOT LIGHTS
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 18:07:10 -0800
  ...I have noticed the following (all readings >approximate). > >voltage before starting - 12.5 >voltage after starting - 11.7 (BATT and OXY lights on) >voltage...
• Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:28:17 -0400
  At 09:34 PM 4/20/2010, Alistair Bell wrote: >As for rate of charge, correct me if I am mistaken but if voltage...
• Re: stranded... '84 won't start (after exhuast work??)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:18:39 EDT
  ...Look on the back of the voltage regulator. It probably says something like 14.2 to 14.6 V. That is the voltage regulation...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:58:02 -0400
  The only way to get an accurate voltage reading is to use non load bearing wires directly to the battery posts. Yrs, d On...
• Re: O2 Sensor Voltage
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 19:01:14 -0800
  ...O2 Sensor Voltage > In other words if the fuel injection system is in proper > adjustment, you should be able to disconnect the O2 sensor...
• Battery isolator tutorial
  Historical mailing list - Stanley Pitman
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 21:24:44 -0700
  ...A voltage regulator senses the alternator's output voltage and tries to keep the voltage at a defined value, by controlling the strength of...
• Re: Battery Sages
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:35:20 -0600
  ...Something to keep in mind is that to use battery voltage as a measure of battery charge, the electrolite must be uniform. That isn...
• Re: alternator output voltage?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:28:06 -0700
  You should measure the voltage at the alternator and at the battery. The difference between the readings will give you an indication of the...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:36:33 -0700
  ...The voltage you should measure under load is the voltage at the alternator. If the alternator has sufficient output voltage but that voltage is...
• Re: voltage needed to run an '88 fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:54:22 -0700
  It is so easy and so effective to hot wire the fuel pump with a nice size wire from a solid voltage source....and...