Date:         Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:41:29 -0600
Reply-To:     Steve Williams <steve@WILLIAMSITCONSULTING.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Steve Williams <steve@WILLIAMSITCONSULTING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Charging circuit wiring upgrade/maintenance report/questions
              (longish)
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <4E6F747A.5000209@gmail.com>
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Hi,

Don't be gone too long!

My van is on the way to being packed & if the weather holds (no snow...
even though I have chains) and my plans don't change, I hope to be
passing through Bend in 3-4 weeks (in my Westy)!  I may be the one
standing outside your door ;-)

Have a good trip, and thanks for the electrical info.  Learning
something new each day :-)

Cheers,
Steve

On 9/13/2011 9:19 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> Resistance /is/ resistance. Voltage drop varies as a function of current:
>
> Voltage drop = current X resistance.
>
> As current goes up, voltage drop goes up. And, as you can see, the
> lower the resistance, the lower the voltage drop.
>
> For the 12V>12V charger -- the van is packed, I'm ready to go. I'm
> standing here outside your door. I hate to wake you up to say ...
>
> Wait -- that's a song.
>
> Anyway, I'm ready to depart on a week-long camping trip and can't
> access the place the charger is. And I continue to forget who makes
> it. You can search the archives I suppose for postings from me around
> 2006, 2007.
>
> But, yeah, it is a smart charger designed to charge deep cycle
> batteries from the alternator or a charged 12V battery. It takes the
> output of the alternator and does the whole thing: bulk (slowly, 7.5A
> limit), absorption, and float. Floats the battery up at something like
> 14.7 volts. It works swell. Me likee.
>