It’s the higher end HF model.
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> On Nov 24, 2021, at 2:12 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> What sort of meter are you using?
> Cheap digital voltmeters are often not all that accurate.
>
>
>> On 24/11/2021 1:40 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
>> I am
On 2021-11-24 15:28, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote:
I like to work _as if_ the wires are 'hot', even though I've taken
measures to ensure
they are not.
That way, you _can't_ die even if something goes wrong!
Always good to make sure the gun is unloaded.
Always bad to point it at your head
> I get about 5-6 volts on one of the hots and about 3 on the other. Is this
> phantom voltage safe and where does it come from?
Either capacitive coupling, or resistive leakage. Likely there is no
significant current
available at those voltages. Your meter has many megohms of input
What sort of meter are you using?
Cheap digital voltmeters are often not all that accurate.
On 24/11/2021 1:40 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
I am getting ready to wire up the lift to 220. At my 220 box with the breaker
off. I get about 5-6 bolts on one of the hots and about 3 on the
Did you put the MAIN breaker to OFF?
or are you leaving the MAIN on and trying to only work a 220 leg?
Put the MAIN breaker to OFF, and retry for voltage.. you should have ZERO
electric on the system.
Be safe... but, just in case, make sure your life insurance is paid in full
and that we are
Use your tongue. If it’s a phantom voltage you won’t feel a thing.
-D
> On Nov 24, 2021, at 2:40 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I am getting ready to wire up the lift to 220. At my 220 box with the breaker
> off. I get about 5-6 bolts on one of the hots and about 3 on the
I am getting ready to wire up the lift to 220. At my 220 box with the breaker
off. I get about 5-6 bolts on one of the hots and about 3 on the other. Is this
phantom voltage safe and where does it come from? When I turn the breaker on, I
get the full 120 volts on each side.
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Actually started thinking of a new battery as well. It was in the car when I
bought it.
On Jan 16, 2013, at 9:54 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Hmmm. Is this the voltage regulator perhaps wearing? I cannot believe the
fogs draw that muchit never did that before.
Your battery is not
I'll make sure it stays in the garage the next time you are in town!
On Jan 16, 2013, at 11:20 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
Seems like your car caught what my car had:)
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On Jan 16, 2013, at 5:53 PM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote:
Yes. After it stops snowing.
Haha. Might want to give it a rub down with hand sanitizer too:)
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On Jan 17, 2013, at 7:27 AM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote:
I'll make sure it stays in the garage the next time you are in town!
On Jan 16, 2013, at 11:20 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
Seems like
Something strange happened on the way to the forum today..actually my
doctor appointment this morning
Being in Maine it was still dark, and snowy, and foggy, etc., etc. So I had
the lights, wipers, and rear defog on. Blower was on a medium speed. When I
turned on the fog lights at a
Slipping alternator belt??
On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote:
Something strange happened on the way to the forum today..actually my
doctor appointment this morning
Being in Maine it was still dark, and snowy, and foggy, etc., etc. So I had
the lights,
Well, I do need new belts. I've just been putting that job off.
On Jan 16, 2013, at 5:09 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
Slipping alternator belt??
On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote:
Something strange happened on the way to the forum today..actually my
Apparently the fog lights draw enough, combined with the rest, to push your
creasing system over the edge. Sure sounds like your alternator/battery is
unable to carry the load, but the battery alone should have kept everything
running.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73
The only thing that dropped off-line was the Alpine radiowho knows, maybe
there is built in protection.
On Jan 16, 2013, at 5:20 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
Apparently the fog lights draw enough, combined with the rest, to push your
creasing system over the edge. Sure sounds like your
On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:20:44 -0600 Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net
wrote:
Apparently the fog lights draw enough, combined with the rest, to push
your creasing system over the edge. Sure sounds like your
alternator/battery is unable to carry the load, but the battery alone
should have
Sounds like you could easily duplicate the conditions, measure voltage at the
battery and see what's going on.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote:
The only thing that dropped off-line was the Alpine radiowho knows,
maybe there is
Yes. After it stops snowing.
On Jan 16, 2013, at 5:40 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
Sounds like you could easily duplicate the conditions, measure voltage at the
battery and see what's going on.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote:
Sounds like its terminal, I'll give you $500 for it...
;)
-Curt
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The only thing that dropped off-line was the Alpine radiowho knows, maybe
there is built in protection.
On Jan 16, 2013, at 5:20 PM, Max Dillon wrote
On Jan 16, 2013, at 5:40 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
Sounds like you could easily duplicate the conditions,
measure voltage at the battery and see what's going on.
Jon Agne wrote:
Yes. After it stops snowing.
You can measure the voltage from inside the cabin, say at the
cigarette lighter.
Hmmm. Is this the voltage regulator perhaps wearing? I cannot
believe the fogs draw that muchit never did that before.
Your battery is not charged, else you would not have noticed.
That usually implies alternator/VR problems, that have been
around a little while --- long enough for the
Seems like your car caught what my car had:)
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On Jan 16, 2013, at 5:53 PM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote:
Yes. After it stops snowing.
On Jan 16, 2013, at 5:40 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
Sounds like you could easily duplicate the conditions, measure voltage at
the
How about measuring the voltage drop on the wire from the battery to the
starter? Positive lead on the battery terminal, negative lead on the
starter terminal ...
While operating the starter, of course.
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Just curious if anyone else has taken much look at their voltages. I picked
up a cigarette lighter voltage meter at Wal-mart for like $15 that I'm
intending to use in some solar tinkering, but I decided to leave it in my
83' 300D while it's not doing anything else. This has proved interesting.
So, I guess my question is, is this normal for an old alternator on an
old
car? To my knowledge, your voltage is *supposed* to be at least 13.2V.
You're about a volt low for these days. I think 14.4 is about normal,
the old-time voltage was 13.8. Anything less is deficit spending!
My 190D
Well, I'm sure 14.4 is more where it should be, but as far as I knew,
13.2was supposed to be the normal voltage of a charged battery, so
as long as
you had at least that much then the battery should be staying pretty well
charged. above 14V sounds more like it should be and I believe as long as
It seems than at Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:34:17 -0700, Jim wrote:
So, I guess my question is, is this normal for an old alternator on an
old
car? To my knowledge, your voltage is *supposed* to be at least 13.2V.
You're about a volt low for these days. I think 14.4 is about normal,
the
Yeah, that's why I was saying that it was reading about .2v lower than the
battery was seeing(via my fairly decent regular voltmeter). Though I'd more
likely attribute that to losses in the wiring between the battery and the
cigarette lighter...
Levi
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70 300TD
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Just curious if anyone else has taken much look at their voltages. I picked
up
the alternator (or the regulator first and then
the alternator if need be) now or replace the alternator AND battery soon.
-Curt
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Well, I'm sure 14.4 is more where it should be, but as far as I knew,
13.2was supposed
Hi, All.
190DT 1987.
I'm trying to track down an electrical problem. The washer pump works
when jumped, but not by pushing the stalk. The #1 fuse has no power
on it when ign. switched on. Perusing the ETM and the (P)Hanes manual
there is some question that there is a voltage protection relay
Frederick W Moir wrote:
Hi, All.
190DT 1987.
I'm trying to track down an electrical problem. The washer pump works
when jumped, but not by pushing the stalk. The #1 fuse has no power
on it when ign. switched on. Perusing the ETM and the (P)Hanes manual
there is some question that there is a
Marshall, do you a large white hat? You come to our rescue so often,
Thank you!
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel headache #3
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Mercedes part number 201 540 37 45 is located behind the battery near
the KLIMA relay. After market it costs about
there is some question that there is a voltage protection relay
somewhere in the system. There are some charts that say that it is in
the relay/fuse box and there is a position for it. Amongst the
missing though. Any useful insights appreciated.
It has a 10A GM-type blade fuse in it, check
The answer to A is YES. I had a 280Z that would not turn over the
engine. The battery indicated a full 12 volts, all the connections were
clean and tight, but it would not turn the starter.
Measuring voltage without a load is a waste of time. If you had turned the
lights on and used a
I may want to test the VR, but I'm not sure how to do it.
Put a voltmeter on the battery and observe.
-- Jim
Plus, turn on the heater, headlights, flasher, etc to put a load on the
system. The voltage should be within a range of about 12.5 to 13.25
volts with and without the load .
Bill
1981 399 TD
Jim Cathey wrote:
I may want to test the VR, but I'm not sure how to do it.
Put a
: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Voltage Regulator Test
I may want to test the VR, but I'm not sure how to do it.
Put a voltmeter on the battery and observe.
-- Jim
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How does this kind of test show if the alt is bad (or good) and the VR
is bad (or good)?
The voltage should hold within acceptable range under the full
range of load conditions.
Or is the VR the only thing that will typically go bad in a alternator?
No. Lots of other things can go wrong.
LarryT wrote:
Howdy,
After replacing my alternator was wondering how the VR might be tested?
I replaced the alternator because it was not charging and I didn't know the
history of the alternator so I changed the whole thing. If I have a problem
with the charging system again I may want to
On Wed, 23 Aug 2006, LarryT wrote:
Or is the VR the only thing that will typically go bad in a alternator?
Diode packs CAN fail. The VR also has the brushes which wear, and it has a
spring/leaf connection to the diode pack. That can develop corrosion with
... interesting... results. Remove
Howdy,
After replacing my alternator was wondering how the VR might be tested?
I replaced the alternator because it was not charging and I didn't know the
history of the alternator so I changed the whole thing. If I have a problem
with the charging system again I may want to test the VR,
How difficult is it to install a voltage regulator ? How do you go about that ?
Dan Elliott
82 300D-T 88kmi
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If it's the stock Bosch alternator, I do believe the regulator is on
the outside of the alt housing. Therefore you should be able to easily
unbolt the old one and hook up the new one. I, unfortunately, have a
Delco on mine thanks to a PO who believed in monkeying with a good
thing, and the
How difficult is it to install a voltage regulator?
Easy. Two small bolts on the back of the alternator.
-- Jim
Takes about 2 minutes, 1 minute per screw. Its just mounted to the
back of the alternator.
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How difficult is it to install a voltage regulator ? How do you go about that ?
Dan Elliott
82 300D-T 88kmi
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How difficult is it to install a voltage regulator ? How do you go about
that ?
Dan Elliott
82 300D-T 88kmi
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How difficult
Hearing about the lifespan of a voltage regulator being about 150kmi for a w124
makes me think about mine. Does this same limit apply to the w123 ? Also, how
difficult is it to install one of these ? How do you go about that ?
TIA,
Dan Elliott
82 300D-T 88kmi
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