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Date:         Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:07:54 -0500
Reply-To:     Tom Miller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Miller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?
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What's wrong with using the relay isolation kit? I put one in my Westy with excellent results. Very easy to do too! TEMiller

----- Original Message ----- From: "mark drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 11:41 AM Subject: Re: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?

> MANY premium brand manufacturers use the same basic alternator with > integrated regulator as the Vanagon. Mercedes, BMW, Volvo, Audi, Saab, > etc..... Hard to accept that these all would use something "truly > pathetic" to only save a buck. I have owned several of these other > vehicle brands and had good battery life and few charging problems just > as with my Vanagons. > > Mark > > Steve Delanty wrote: > > ..... > > However, there are some cheesy charging systems that do NOT > > measure the voltage at the battery, but instead measure it right > > at the output of the alternator. The GM "1-wire" alternators and > > the Bosch alternator use in the Vanagon are notable examples. > > It's a truly pathetic way to charge a battery and the only reason > > it is done is to save a buck. It generally leads to very poor battery > > voltage regulation, especially if the wire from the alternator to the > > battery is long and thin. (Vanagon!) > > ..... >


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