I believe one writer is referring to the LED on the front of the stove, which glows when over something like 10 or 11 volts (plenty to start the van) and the other is referring to the "green eye" on some batteries, which does only give the condition of one cell - a charge indicator, but not necessarily a health indicator. Karl Wolz
|-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] |On Behalf Of Dave Mcneely |Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 11:53 AM |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM |Subject: Re: Dead (almost) in the garage | |---- Eric Ley <eric_ley@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: |> |> 5. just a note the green diode on the battery is just one cell of 6 |> that is good and doesn't always mean full charge. | |You are speaking of the green lamp on the cabinet face under |the stove, right? So, that can be lit green, top lamp, and |the battery not be topped up adequately to start the engine? |I thought that was why the thing was there, so that when |running the house off the battery, one did not deplete the |battery so as to be unable to start the engine. Not so? Then |what is it for? | |mcneely |----- |No virus found in this message. |Checked by AVG - www.avg.com |Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3861 - Release Date: |08/27/11 |
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