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Subject:Re: Alternators correction! - VOLTAGE monitoring
From:Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Date:Thu, 9 Apr 2020 15:00:33 -0700

I got a vdo gauge in pod, along with oil temp and pressure. But it’s becoming flakey. Some poor connection inside ....

Alistair 

> On Apr 9, 2020, at 2:11 PM, Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> I replaced the European 12v plug on my dash with this.
> https://tinyurl.com/vhlduc2
> 
> Very easy, wires were right there... makes it easy to track the voltage, which by the way agrees with:
>>>> Alternator 14.39
>>>> Battery 13.91  
> 
> Front dash install.
> https://tinyurl.com/ut3sk5b 
> 
> Rear Aux Battery Cabinet install.
> https://tinyurl.com/w4eer6t
> 
> Always good to know your amps from a hole in the ground :)
> 
> Jack
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Alistair Bell
> Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2020 4:55 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Alternators correction!
> 
> Yup
> 
> On my old 82 westy I ran a new cable.
> 
> And I have a good thick cable ready to go for the syncro . Why don’t I install it? 
> 
> Because I keep thinking the engine is coming out soon and I can get to the starter easily and do a good job.
> 
> Paralyzed by the notion of perfect over good :-)
> 
> Alistair 
> 
>> On Apr 9, 2020, at 1:50 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>>> Alternator 14.39
>>>> Battery 13.91  
>> 
>> That's more drop than you want to see in the cable.
>> 
>> Yrs, 
>> d

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