Thanks for the help and information, David.

Posts from Dennis Haynes with a character set of: "utf-8"  are the ones
with this problem.
  A few of his posts have character sets of   "windows-1252" or  "us-ascii"
and these come thru just fine.
I'm guessing that it depends on which "device" he is typing on.

Of course this would be a non-issue for me if the posts would come thru on
my gmail in the first place, so I wouldn't have to flounder around in the
archives.

thanks,
Larry A.

On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 10:25 AM, David Boan <dboan@outlook.com> wrote:

> Some older (think UNIX) Usenet systems converted binary email to text so
> they would be less likely to be corrupted.  Then the recipient system would
> convert them back.  Some modern email systems are not decoding the message
> so you can read it, so you end up seeing the coded text.  The message is
> not corrupted, it is just not converted by your software.   For example,
> pasting the text you sent into a free Base64 decoder at
> https://www.base64decode.org/ yields the following message ...
>
>
> (Converted message)
>
> On most auto stereos the constant power lead is actually the one that
> provides power for everything and the trigger (accessory) lead is just the
> trigger to provide convenience for the auto turn off. Some with USB power
> those all the time so they may also be used as charging ports. Some even
> keep the Bluetooth active. For vehicles that often go into storage a "kill"
> switch is a good idea for all parasitic loads. On recreational vehicles it
> is common for a latching relay to be used to provide an easy power off
> solution for disconnecting everything at once for storage.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Jim Arnott
> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2017 8:42 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Stereo Off; USB Device Current Draw Through Stereo
>
> Neil,
>
> My Pioneer non-cd stereo has maintenance power from some constant 12v
> source on the fuse box.  The actual power to make noise is switched through
> the key buzzer circuit.  Key in = tunes. Key out = no tunes. It takes it
> about three weeks without driving for the maintenance circuit to drop the
> battery to where it won’t start.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> > On Dec 16, 2017, at 1:21 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Hi folks.
> >
> > Caveats: my stereo/amp "maintenance" and main positive (power) wires
> > are connected to the same source; even if ignition switch is off, I
> > can turn stereo on. Different brands will yield different results.
> > Maybe some stereos turn the USB device off when stereo turned off ? My
> > stereo does not have a USB port on front panel. It uses a USB cable.
> >
> > My Alpine NON CD head unit + amplifier "maintenance" current draw when
> > turned off. Measurements are rounded up/down. I inserted/removed thumb
> > drive several times while measuring:
> >
> > - music USB thumb drive inserted:      0.210 mA
> > - music USB thumb drive removed:     0.150 mA
> >
> > Would an iPod or smart phone "music" device draw more current? i.e.
> > would the entire device be powered up even if stereo is off?
> >
> > In my case, the new 40R aux battery I installed was only seeing short
> > charge times via alternator during short trips. Alternator charge
> > system improvements aside, if that battery only sees short charge
> > times and a "constant" Amp draw of 5 Amps a day I'd guess that the
> > battery would run down over the longer term.
> >
> > During these colder darker months, it might help the battery if the
> > stereo removable media device were disconnected. Especially if stereo
> > is connected to the starter battery.
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil n
> >
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> >
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>
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> ------------------------------
> *From:* Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> on behalf of
> Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 20, 2017 7:50:13 AM
> *To:* vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> *Subject:* Re: Gerry
>
> The above two posts are the first that I have received for at least a week.
>   I have resorted to reading the archives, but it is frustrating when some
> messages are unreadable there.
> Usually those from Dennis Haynes which typically look like this:
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> Of course posts from Dennis are often the most informative ones. :-(
>
> Larry A.
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 9:56 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Not that I can tell.
> >
> > Stephen
> >
> > Mobile
> >
> > > On Dec 15, 2017, at 9:39 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> > >
> > >        Is Gerry down again ~
> >
>