On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Erik Lundberg <ealundberg74@yahoo.com>wrote: > Still doesn't answer the original question though - is there an > instrument that can be wired into the van that will give some indication of > the battery's effectiveness? > There are many 'battery management' systems on the market that will give readings like you are asking about. But they are fairley large and with a big price tag. Go to any of the online vendors selling solar charging setups and they will have a variety of them. > > Is there some way to load test the battery in place with some accuracy, or > does it require removal and proper testing by a licensed technician? > There is a section of the link you provided earlier that discusses just that. > > |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.