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<x-charset iso-8859-1> Goodness no! I got an easy 9 years out of my last battery and thats with fog lights, power windows. gas heater, and a big stereo... and the STOCK GENERATOR! Which is why I have never converted to an alternator. Keith > I've commuted to work for two weeks, about 20 min. each way. We > checked the charging voltage tonight, about 12.5 V at idle and up to a > max. about 14.0 at speed. I tried the same trick of turning on all > the electrical goods, and there seemed to be little effect today > (about 20 deg. warmer). The battery is P.O. vintage, so at least 4-5 > years old. Barring any other diagnostics from the list, a replacement > seems prudent. > > Peter Parker > '66 Square; Phillip > Portland, OR > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > </x-charset>