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Date:         Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:45:10 +0000
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Followup to suspected current draw from newly-installed USB ports
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A little more.


I suspected my battery, only a year old, because even with a new voltage
regulator it wouldn't get up to 13 volts. I took it to Walmart hoping they
would test it. They were too lazy and just replaced it, so that's good.


Charging and starting are now better but I noticed still about .8 volt drop
per day. You might remember I said that one of the plugs was very hot at
one time. I replaced it with another, and that one is charging normally. At
the same time I installed a toggle microswitch on each of them and I don't
know if it's taking them offline or replacing a bad unit that helped, but
now things seem back to normal.


Jim
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