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Date:         Tue, 23 Jun 2015 19:34:56 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: [WetWesties] Aux battery Woahs -Status
Comments: To: Jeremy Stovin <jjstov@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:  <A2FD93C6-2D18-4C5E-85DF-69814EFEECA2@yahoo.com>
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We can get them here in Canada, I'm sure you can in the states.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_4/178-1264660-4619835?url=search-alias%3Dautomotive&field-keywords=ctek&sprefix=Ctek%2Caps%2C211

Alistair

Don't overlook the promariner range either.

> On Jun 23, 2015, at 6:58 PM, Jeremy Stovin <jjstov@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I looked up Ctek and everything I found was European > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Jun 23, 2015, at 6:25 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: >> >> I have a promariner charger, hardwired to aux battery. No issues with that wiring. >> >> If I was to buy a new charger I would consider a ctek brand one. There are others , but I would stay away from cheap ones. Make sure the charging profile matches the battery manufacturers specs. >> >> Alistair >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Jun 23, 2015, at 6:21 PM, Jeremy Stovin <jjstov@YAHOO.COM> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks everyone. Keep the tips coming. >>> >>> I did pull the battery and took it in to test. They confirmed its dead.

>>> >>> I decided to take one persons's advice and getting a Les Schwab 41XT. Have not bought it yet, so if there are any bad feedback, let me know now. >>> >>> I was thinking of getting a charger/maintainer that would plug into the outlet under the sink, so it would charge when the van is plugged into shore power. Question. Can I just leave that set up like that? The alternator charging when running is not going to cause a problem? Is there one brand or type better than others? I see inexpensive ones at Harbor Freight, then others with prices all over the place. >>> >>> Was also thinking of getting a battery cutoff switch. Good idea or bad? >>> >>> Once I get the battery in, I can start looking for the draw. >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>>> On Jun 22, 2015, at 11:24 AM, Joel Salter joel.salter@gmail.com [wetwesties] <wetwesties-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Take battery into the Baxters or O'Reilly's ask them to test the condition of it. I'm sure there are other battery testing facilities as well. >>>> >>>> Your voltage drain is another story. Suggest making a list of everything that uses electricity and then going through and checking all wires, disconnecting while watching your digital multi meter for change in reading. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Jun 21, 2015, at 10:31 AM, Jeremy Stovin jjstov@yahoo.com [wetwesties] <wetwesties-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I am at my wits end with my aux battery. Trying to figure out the cause of the problem. Definitely there isn't a draw somewhere. Or so I thought. But my knowledge base on this is limited. >>>>> >>>>> Wiring is not standard by a long shot. >>>>> >>>>> The problem from last season is the battery seems to run down way too quickly. I have multiple things powered by it, but I thought when the car runs, the alternator would charge it through the main battery. (There is an isolator between for when it's off.) >>>>> >>>>> So, the battery, which I bought last summer, was dead. So my plan was to charge it, then try to figure out which connection has the draw when everything is off (top guesses are radio and truckfridge). Before hand, I disco once everything from the aux battery. I test it and it was like a 5v. I plug the van into an electricity source (home outlet) then plug my charger into the outlet inside the van, and then clips to positive and negative. I leave it overnight. >>>>> >>>>> I go out this morning, disconnect the charger and test. 12.26v with some fluctuations. I leave it. I come back 20 min later, and test it again and it reads 11.14v. This, I think, is telling me the battery is not holding a charge. This was a new battery when I bought it. How could I kill it so badly, if I did? I bought this battery new because I wanted to take the old previous battery out of the equation. But do I have such a draw that I'm killing batteries so quickly? >>>>> >>>>> I'd like to get more info before I buy a new battery. The current one is just a basic from Car Quest. My next one may be the expensive deep cycle. >>>>> >>>>> Can some patient people try to tell me what I'm doing wrong, and maybe walk me through some next steps. >>>>> >>>>> Any other info needed on this, let me know >>>>> >>>>> Jeremy, '87 Westy >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> __._,_.___ >>>> Posted by: Joel Salter <joel.salter@gmail.com> >>>> Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group • Start a New Topic • Messages in this topic (8) >>>> PICTURES! http://picasaweb.google.com/wetwesties/ >>>> >>>> To leave us: wetwesties-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com >>>> >>>> Calendar of events: http://www.wetwesties.org/calendar >>>> >>>> For technical resources: http://www.wetwesties.org/links.htm >>>> >>>> Please conserve bandwidth and clip quoted material in your posts. >>>> Include only the information that is relevant to your response. >>>> >>>> VISIT YOUR GROUP New Members 5 >>>> • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>>> __,_._,___


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