Diesel RVs

Uh , O.K. ~ I was looking at it sitting forlornly on my Kitchen Stove this morning as I left out @ 0-Dark:30 , I'll grab it and post up it's info later , O.K. ? .

I think you should buy the better Innova one Bill found for $16 .

-Nate
(who needs to go back to his recliner , too much pain from yesterday's workout)

Bobby wrote :

Nate,

I need one also.

Can you tell us the brand name and model number of the one with the red numerals and long thin cord?

Thanks,

Bobby

On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 10:21 AM, vwnate1@... [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Because both Tom and I got blindsided by this design failure , we both now have a " INNOVA " brand voltmeter that plugs into the cigarette lighter socket and provides both battery voltage and charging rate .

I found it at Wall Mart IIRC , mine is back lighted so it's useful at night , Tom's isn't so read the packaging carefully .

About $20 IIRC ..

I also bought one else where , it has red LED numerals and the plug is on the end of a long thin wire so you can stick it to the dash board and not have to look down to see the charge rate .

FWIW , I think these are very useful items .

-Nate
Lawrence wrote :

Well what do you know. Took it to my mechanic and it's now 13.75. I just scratch my head. When I put the "good" alternator back in I still got battery voltage. I guess the drive on the freeway to the mechanic must have loosened something up. Maybe the brushes had to wear in a bit. By the time I got home it was at 13.45vdc. I'm keeping my volt meter with me though. I'll be testing it quite frequently until I'm sure it's not a fluke......Fluke tests for flukes. Lawrence Rhodes.

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That's it Bill ! .

See how the 8th one down has a grey screen instead of the yellow(ish) one ? that's the crappy one that Tom got stuck with .

Hopefully he'll see this and order up the good one for $16 including free shipping .

IMO ; _everyone_ here *needs* one of these to avoid getting stuck ~ as soon as it goes below 13 V when you're driving , go home or to the garage for repairs , you needn't get your hands dirty nor stuck with a bum alternator .

THANX Bill ! .

-Nate

Bill wrote :

Here is what I find on eBay. I don't see a lighted screen one advertised.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&ghostText=&_sacat=0&_nkw=INNOVA+3721&_sop=15

From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com [mailto: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com ]
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 7:22 AM
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Chraging Test

Because both Tom and I got blindsided by this design failure , we both now have a " INNOVA " brand voltmeter that plugs into the cigarette lighter socket and provides both battery voltage and charging rate .

I found it at Wall Mart IIRC , mine is back lighted so it's useful at night , Tom's isn't so read the packaging carefully .

About $20 IIRC ..

I also bought one else where , it has red LED numerals and the plug is on the end of a long thin wire so you can stick it to the dash board and not have to look down to see the charge rate .

FWIW , I think these are very useful items .

-Nate

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Lawrence wrote :

Well what do you know. Took it to my mechanic and it's now 13.75. I just scratch my head. When I put the "good" alternator back in I still got battery voltage. I guess the drive on the freeway to the mechanic must have loosened something up. Maybe the brushes had to wear in a bit. By the time I got home it was at 13.45vdc. I'm keeping my volt meter with me though. I'll be testing it quite frequently until I'm sure it's not a fluke......Fluke tests for flukes. Lawrence Rhodes .