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Re: "High" Pressure Oil Switch Electrical Questions. (Jetta conversion) PIC
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 19:06:49 -0700
...Returned home, no chirping. (presumably, the >>> oil was cooler from coasting down the mountain) >>> >>> The '86 Vanagon Digifant diagram, shows a solid state part...
Re: Aux battery & isolator
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 11:19:25 PST
...Aux battery & isolator >> >> Matthew, >> >> Battery isolators (solid state and relay) require a connection to the >> alternator to supply the charging current to the battery...
Re: This week advice.....
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:56:07 -0700
...are. Mechanical switches are next in line for failure, then relays. Solid state equipment ends up at the bottom of the list for 'most...
Re: Battery Relay for Aux. Battery.
Historical mailing list
Thu, 28 Nov 1996 10:09:37 +0000
...Good solid state (diode) isolators are available from Autozone, PepBoys, Whitney etc. in the $20 range, make a lot more sense. John vwbus@netbiz...
low pressure in #3
Historical mailing list - Johnny DeVilla
Thu, 25 Sep 2003 10:01:26 -0700
...points replaced (mechanic said points were shot -- maybe I should go solid state?) The other problem is this van is originally a AZ vehicle...
starter problems-diesel
Historical mailing list - Madeline Mullen/Ed Lowe
Fri, 3 Jul 1998 21:00:38 -0800
...Each time I started the vanagon, that spike went downline to the SOLID STATE glow timer relay and soon destroyed a tiny part in...
Re: Install Details Please? "99" Intermittent Wiper Relay
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:55:22 -0700
...It depicts the "99" relay using a symbol > defined as a "solid-state relay" or something. Does the wiring > diagram label each pin of...
Re: "High" Pressure Oil Switch Electrical Questions. (Jetta conversion) PIC
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:53:31 -0700
...Returned home, no chirping. (presumably, the > >> oil was cooler from coasting down the mountain) > >> > >> The '86 Vanagon Digifant diagram, shows a solid state part...
Common Failures In Electro-Mechanical Systems was No start, dead computer!
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:43:22 -0700
...my life I made my living keeping some large, early (pre solid state electronics) computer systems running and learned some valuable lessons in the...
Re: High voltage havoc from coil?
Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 13:00:31 -0800
...I replaced it with a new solid state voltage regulator. I had the alternator bench tested and it seemed fine. Scott ----- Original Message ----- From...
Re: Turbo Muffler, Jacobs Ign, Snake Oil
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Thu, 30 Apr 1998 13:39:51 EDT
...that ever since the start of the catalytic > converter era, engine designers have been FORCED to include high-energy, > solid-state ignition systems on...
Re: Aux Battery Relay/Selenoid
Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
Wed, 3 Nov 1999 00:21:14 EST
...been told, (which could be wrong) you can't use a Solid > State isolator with the older Borsch Alternators. > > Zap. > > G. Matthew Bulley > Director...
Re: tube amp in a vanagon
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:22:50 -0400
...use an admittedly lower-fi hard-drive based MP3 system with solid state amplification in my Vanagon. For automotive use it sounds great and...
Re: "Brake Warning Light" grounding question. (searched)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 7 Aug 2008 21:56:33 -0400
...Bentley shows a transistor symbol ("solid state circuitry") in the brake warning light assembly. It appears to work with the brake light switches on...
Re: Install Details Please? "99" Intermittent Wiper Relay
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:52:59 -0700
...It depicts the "99" relay using a symbol defined as a "solid-state relay" or something. Does the wiring diagram label each pin of...
Re: 12v programmable timer
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 24 Nov 2013 16:54:26 -0500
...8A I wonder what it can handle in the 12vDC vanagon world? It's probably some kind of solid state switch I imagine, maybe...
Re: Late Split VDO Clocks..
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
1 Feb 1996 10:21:44 -0800
...or 6VDC) power? Kewl... ================ You folks are spoiled by your modern solid state quartz clocks to the point that you don't remember the...
Re: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:48:05 -0500
...This was back before printed circuits and solid state electronics. Most control and switching circuits were relays and many of the relays were open...
RE: Electric Heaters / isolater
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Fri, 13 Oct 1995 14:11:00 -0700 (PDT)
> What is the deal with these solid state isolaters. A guy at a >local auto electric shop said solenoids are fine and cost A...
Re: Install Details Please? "99" Intermittent Wiper Relay
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:58:00 -0600
...It depicts the "99" relay using a symbol > defined as a "solid-state relay" or something. Does the wiring > diagram label each pin of...
Re: fuel pump relay: where? cleaning? replacing?
Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
Mon, 25 Jan 1999 16:45:42 -0800
...I don't know if they are mechanical or solid state..as I > have never tried to clean them. I just replace them when...
Battery isolator vs combiner??
Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
Thu, 10 Aug 2000 20:26:50 EDT
...Also the isolator being solid-state would last longer and be more trouble free than the electo-mechanical combiner besides being half the cost...
Re: Solid State A/C
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 12 Aug 94 08:46:49 CDT
On Fri, 12 Aug 94 05:31:34 CDT S.Smith said: >Joel's post about a 'Rovorx' or something like that sounded to...
Re: Yet Even More About My Injectors
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:40:38 -0800
...Inside the ECU there is a solid state switch (a bipolar transistor or a MOSFET) that controls all 4 injectors. If the switch is...
Re: NVC: measuring impedance of a speaker?
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 28 Jan 2003 20:46:30 -0800
...What kind of receiver are you using? Reason I ask is almost all receivers these days are solid state and don't really care...
Re: Solid State A/C
Historical mailing list
Thu, 11 Aug 1994 16:27:58 -0700
More later because this discussion is great. But just a note on Carnot efficiency. The formula is: eff. = 1 - (T.cold/T.hot) These...
Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
Thu, 15 Nov 2001 12:21:59 -0800
...plus about $100 for a solid-state batt. isolator compatible with my Bosch alternator. I noticed that the D750 has a CCA starting capacity...
Re: Solid State A/C
Historical mailing list
Thu, 11 Aug 1994 09:33:28 -0700
>Off the top of my head I remember reading 5-10 HP can be pulled from a >auto a/c, but looking at the...
Re: Install Details Please? "99" Intermittent Wiper Relay
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:04:14 -0600
...It depicts the "99" relay using a symbol >> defined as a "solid-state relay" or something. Does the wiring >> diagram label each pin of...
Re: Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
Historical mailing list
12 Jun 96 18:14:00 -0500
SyncroHead@aol.com wrote in reference to the solid state coach battery blocks: > "They have an inherent voltage drop across their internal diodes that...
Re: Second Battery (again)
Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:16:20 -0800
...BTW, my previous Westy, and '85, had a solid state isolator and aux battery with everything except the starter, ignition, and cigarette lighter on...
Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:31:51 -0400
At 05:18 PM 6/16/2010, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >the guy who originally turned me onto solid state adjustable voltage >regulators for...
Re: Unorthodox Inst. Cluster Electrical Question
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:29:40 -0400
...AFAIK, Bentley shows the >WBX temp gauge as having what I assume is internal "solid state >circuitry" that works with this system. It's...
Re: LED taillights/ Interior lights
Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
Fri, 28 Sep 2001 20:24:42 -0400
...I have seen solid state flasher units with programmable rates so that should fix that problem. One advantage I can think of is the...
Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] More charging system comments
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 9 May 2005 19:10:40 -0400
...Any type of switch or relay can also be used for isolation but the term has stuck to the solid state devices. As far...
Re: Vanagon total drag and mechanical losses
Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
Wed, 2 Dec 1998 18:48:34 -0500
...really wants me to let him build me a self-contained solid-state device that fits between the cable & an attachment to the front...
Re: low pressure in #3
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 25 Sep 2003 16:02:34 -0500
...points replaced (mechanic said points > were shot -- maybe I should go solid state?) > The other problem is this van is originally a AZ vehicle...
LED Flashlight Info
Historical mailing list
31 Jul 96 08:21:27 PDT
...The 100,000-hr, solid-state lamps exhibit better shock resistance than conventional bulbs and run 15 times longer on a set of AA...
Re: Addendum: Boston Bob Big Valve Engine Update
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 30 Jun 2005 14:26:11 -0500
...Also there was some discussion about re-engineering the Idle Stabilizer Control box (in front of the right tail light) into a solid state...
Re: 12v programmable timer
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 24 Nov 2013 15:42:06 -0800
...Used a solid-state relay to handle the lamps. (And, on account of the fact that they have no budget, some Harbor Freight red...
Re: Install Details Please? "99" Intermittent Wiper Relay
Historical mailing list
Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:20:21 -0400
...It depicts the "99" relay using a symbol > defined as a "solid-state relay" or something. Does the wiring > diagram label each pin of...
Re: Wow, disaster anytime now ...
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:52:13 -0800
...While solid state > components, (output transistor) sometimes fail for no reason shorted > components are often the result of an overload condition. I have seen...
Re: dual battery isolator / Optima Batteries
Historical mailing list - Jack
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 13:05:46 -0800
...current capacity. Then the relay type separator is a good choice. Solid state isolators (using silicon diodes) are apparently not such a good choice...
Re: Unorthodox Inst. Cluster Electrical Question
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:41:59 -0700
...AFAIK, Bentley shows the WBX temp gauge as having what I assume is internal "solid state circuitry" that works with this system. I thought...
Re: reducing westy water faucet velocity
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Wed, 26 Jun 2002 21:50:19 -0400
...He said a solid state voltage regulator would probably be the ticket, and only a couple $ in parts. Then I could use a switch...
Re: Sure Power 1315 battery separator
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 13 Mar 2006 11:03:36 -0800
...me if i have this wrong) >>1) MTBF-isolators are all solid state(should last longer), >> 1315 relay is mechanical life expectancy is 5...
Re: Auxillary battery alternative
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:09:54 -0500
...If the aux battery is completely drained it will take several interrupts of the interrupter but since they are now solid state devices no...
Re: Aux battery & isolator
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 16:53:03 -0800
...I think the problem turned out to be that the Vanagon >> alternators just don't put out quite enough power to make the solid...
Re: Westy Faucet water velocity
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Sun, 13 Jan 2002 06:44:16 -0500
...I talked to the electronics instructor at the college where I work, and he came up with a solution using a solid state voltage...
Re: 100v -> 220v switch on fridge?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 7 Jun 1999 09:38:01 -0400
...A 100 watt transformer would run it, but b/c it's a heating element I presume that a solid-state converter would run...
Re: Alternator questions
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:25:30 -0800
...you could also buy an adjustable solid state voltage regulator/brush package for a Bosch alternator. the guy that turned me onto those...a...
Re: Battery isolator vs combiner??
Historical mailing list - Brian Sassone
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 08:00:16 -0700
West Marine makes a solid state BC. (apologies if this was already covered as I missed the beginnig of this thread) Brian ----- Original Message...
Auxiliary Battery Switches
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Fri, 13 Aug 1999 10:53:37 -0700
...They are a solid state device that directs charging power from the alternator to the each of the batteries independently depending on whether each...
Re: Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
Historical mailing list
Sun, 09 Jun 1996 11:32:35 -0700
...I'd also like to hear what's supposed to be bad about typical RV solid state isolator blocks. I happen to have one...
Re: Aux Battery Relay/Selenoid
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 2 Nov 1999 16:11:52 -0500
...From what I have been told, (which could be wrong) you can't use a Solid State isolator with the older Borsch Alternators. Zap...
Re: 12v programmable timer
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Sun, 24 Nov 2013 15:38:19 -0800
...8A > > I wonder what it can handle in the 12vDC vanagon world? It's > probably some kind of solid state switch I imagine, maybe...
Re: Electric Heaters
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Fri, 13 Oct 1995 10:29:00 -0700 (PDT)
...I recommend you install a second battery with a BIG solid-state isolator. You'll eventually run it flat, even with the engine running...
Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Wed, 3 Nov 1999 07:33:48 -0800
...They are a solid state device that directs charging power from the alternator to the each of the batteries independently depending on whether each...
is this a prank or what?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 30 Sep 94 23:38:57 EDT
[The solid state Peltier devices, e.g. the Koolatron will not let me off the hook:-)] Here's something I came across on Netnews...
Re: Headlight Warning Buzzer??
Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
Sun, 16 Aug 1998 01:42:45 -0400
...The buzzer must be of the solid state type (Sonalert or > equiv.) because it needs little current. These type are available at Radio Shack...