I was hoping I could just turn the voltmeter (or maybe it is a multimeter or
ammeter--it has a lot of settings on it) to the proper setting and touch one
side each of the fuses until I get a reading that means something.

Like I said, electrical stuff is a weakness for me.

Thanks,
Dave

>From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>" and now my batteries drain down in a couple weeks time."
>
>Dave,
>this may or may not be germain to your situation. I added gauges to my dash
>top and used a + spade on the back of the main fuse panel. Little did I
>know
>that these gauges constantly draw on an open electrical circuit and my
>battery would run down in about 7 days. I fixed this by taking the steering
>column shroud off and literally poking around near the ignition switch
>until
>I found one that came on when the key is not, off when the key is off and
>my
>problem disappeared.
>
>your mention of "a good quality digital voltmeter" makes me wonder if this
>is a hand-held instrument you use to check elec. circuits on your van, or
>if
>it's a gauge you've wired into the "new" system and sits on your dash? If
>so, this just might be your culprit .... I don't know?
>Makes me wonder also what "accessories" you've wired into this battery. If
>one of them has the tendency to draw current if it's available, like my
>dash
>gauges, and may need to be "switched"?
>
>
>
>Bob Stevens
>'87 Westy Syncro
>"Passion Fruit"

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