Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:10:18 -0600
Reply-To: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
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From: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject: Re: Electrical Gremlin
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Richard,
Re-thinking my advice, 13.5V is probably OK for a low battery but you should
see your battery slowly increase while running. A fully charged or even 80%
charged battery should not be so low when running.
You need to compare your static non-running voltage to your charging voltage
& charging should be higher.
Thanks, Tom Hargrave
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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Koller [mailto:kollerr@helix.nih.gov]
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 1:45 PM
To: 'Tom Hargrave'
Subject: RE: Electrical Gremlin
I'm getting this voltage reading through the ecu not directly off the
alternator so it's probably has a bit of a drop, but I'll check the
alternator directly with my VOM.
Thanks for the input, I appreciate it.
Rick
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Hargrave [mailto:thargrav@hiwaay.net]
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 2:26 PM
To: 'Richard Koller'; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: RE: Electrical Gremlin
13.5V running is too low - I believe your alternator is not charging.
Thanks, Tom Hargrave
www.stir-plate.com
www.towercooler.com
www.kegkits.com
www.grow-sun.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Richard Koller
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 12:54 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Electrical Gremlin
Greetings all,
My '90 syncro westie has a voltage leak somewhere. Battery
goes to zero after 2 days of the camper not being driven. Van runs normally,
shows 13.5 volts while running through my digitool. I recently replaced old
battery thinking it was the culprit without checking it. It was about 5
years old so I presumed it was at fault. New battery now gets drained. My
question for you electrical gurus on the List, where would I start to track
down this evil gremlin. Everything seems normal but obviously is not. The
only constant drain is a car alarm LED that has been in the camper for 22
years.
Thanks for any words of wisdom.
Rick
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