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Date:         Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:24:28 -0700
Reply-To:     mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Auxilliary batteries
Comments: To: Daryl Christensen <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <001601cbe2b5$56a08730$03e19590$@com>
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What do you measure right at the alternator stud? My Ferd does 14.5 or so. So did the first Ferd alternator I had.

Mark

Daryl Christensen wrote: > OK…My van charges at about 13.6 to 13.8 or9 max. All the spiffy temp/voltage > AGM battery chargers I see are 120V AC input.. > > Is there an onboard “charger widget” for upping the charge voltage to the > 14.4 the AGB batts need? > > I wasn’t aware that a modern alternator could be tweaked for higher output > voltages. Mine is a 130 amp Ferd alternator and I have an AGM batt for my > refer only. Used to do it on the old mechanical Bug regulators all the time. > > Battery/electronics master David B ??? any hints. > > > > Daryl of AA Transaxle > > 425-788-4070 > > "On the cutting edge of Old technology" > > 86 Syncro Westy w/Turbo Zetec in the trunk > > >


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