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Date:         Thu, 2 Sep 2004 07:06:13 -0700
Reply-To:     Steve Shane <shane_steve@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Steve Shane <shane_steve@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      No Charge: HELP!
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Greetings friends. I guess it is time for my seasonal major Westy problem. :(

First both my batteries dies (see thread below) now my new battery does not have enough juice to turn my 87 camper over. I drove it for just one day, thus I must be having some charging problems.

Can anyone please shine some light on what it may be? Or what My options are?

Thank you, so very much. -Shane

>From: Steve Shane <shane_steve@HOTMAIL.COM> >Reply-To: Steve Shane <shane_steve@HOTMAIL.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Both Batteries Failed >Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:14:30 -0700 > >Interesting, I followed the GoWesty directions. Is there a way to tell if >the battery (polarity) was reversed? For example what would I see if I >attached a charger to it? >- Thanks >Shane > > >>From: jbange <hfinn@INGRATES.NET> >>Reply-To: jbange <hfinn@INGRATES.NET> >>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>Subject: Re: Both Batteries Failed >>Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:56:31 -0700 >> >>>Greetings gang, after installing the dual battery kit from Go Westy, I >>>had >>>both my batteries fail, and one began leaking quite badly. Any one else >>>ever >>>experience a double failure like this? >> >>Did you get the polarity matched correctly? I once blew the top off a >>secondary battery by wiring it backwards with the main. When you do that, >>instead of being in parallel with each other, they discharge through each >>other. In my case, the secondary was smaller and started making hydrogen >>faster than it could vent and popped the plastic casing off the top.The >>primary was OK after a recharge, at least. >> >>John Bange >>'90 Vanagon "Geldsauger" > >_________________________________________________________________ >Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! >http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

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