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  • DON'T: Remove "flaps" in Arizona?
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Tue, 18 Jan 2000 11:57:30 -0500
    Let me get this straight, do you think at the High School dropout at BAP is smarter than a bunch of snivel-lipped German...
  • Re: Which Voltmeter to use?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 27 Aug 1999 18:09:27 -0400
    ...In any case if you're looking for dropouts you don't *care* what the value is, only that it happened. >1 Sec Same...
  • Re: The "Other" Vanagon Syndrome, Part II
    Historical mailing list - James V
    Tue, 30 Sep 2003 14:59:54 -0700
    ...the pot may look good, but can really have very > small > dropout points within the most used areas. I think, personal guess here, > that...
  • Re: At Idle: AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 9 Jul 2012 12:09:29 -0700
    ...The normal 2-3 updates per second >>>> really >>>> can't show you little dropouts unless you're moving the vane with a >>>> micrometer screw...
  • Re: AFM test readings
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Thu, 3 Jul 2014 16:56:15 -0700
    ...Analog meters catch glitches and dropouts that digital meters don't. The question is -- who has a good value in an analog multimeter these...
  • Re: AFM test readings
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Thu, 3 Jul 2014 21:50:57 -1000
    ...Analog > meters catch glitches and dropouts that digital meters don't. > > The question is -- who has a good value in an analog multimeter these...
  • Re: DON'T: Remove "flaps" in Arizona?
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Wed, 19 Jan 2000 01:51:47 +0100
    ...me get this straight, do you think at the High School dropout at BAP is > smarter than a bunch of snivel-lipped German engineers...
  • Re: Suggestions on how to fasten a laptop while driving?
    Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
    Mon, 20 Mar 2000 21:44:23 -0800
    ...The power is really clean; no dropouts while starting stopping and driving. Ty Graham http://www.oz.net/~tyg/Westy.htm -----Original Message----- From...
  • Re: AFM test readings
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Fri, 4 Jul 2014 08:02:08 -0400
    ...Analog >> meters catch glitches and dropouts that digital meters don't. >> >> The question is -- who has a good value in an analog multimeter these...
  • Re: Why go to big tires?
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:34:20 -0400
    hahaha, Sudhir means G.M.I. dropout in english. ;) On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 18:33, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote: > Thank...
  • RE - Where to mount Sirus receiver in Westy?
    Historical mailing list - caverat
    Mon, 30 Jun 2003 21:21:08 -0400
    ...Placing it on top of the luggage rack would cause some reception issues (such as short term and potential at times frequent signal dropouts...
  • Re: Update on AFM testing procedure
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Sat, 5 Jul 2014 09:53:28 -1000
    ...yet to > put an analogue meter on it to check for dropouts. > > Neil. > > > > On 7/5/14, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > >> ..... The...
  • Re: AFM test readings
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Fri, 4 Jul 2014 08:06:36 -0400
    ...Analog >>> meters catch glitches and dropouts that digital meters don't. >>> >>> The question is -- who has a good value in an analog multimeter these...
  • Re: AFM test readings
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 5 Jul 2014 01:48:46 -0400
    ...Analog meters catch glitches and dropouts that digital meters don't. The question is -- who has a good value in an analog multimeter these...
  • Re: time share on a vanagon
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Fri, 28 Apr 2006 08:29:51 -0700
    ...The Leeches were the only group that actually GREW, fed by a steady stream of free-rider dropouts following some bizarre idealized vision of...
  • Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...Capacitance vs. Inductance
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 17 May 2014 10:04:25 -0400
    ...needs a special switch or risk motor damage and causing voltage dropouts in the neighborhood If the motor has a shaded-pole type delay...
  • Ramble on Dork, Nutshelling WIZBANG
    Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
    Sun, 14 May 2000 03:20:21 EDT
    ...only overhead a computer costing one months wages for a HS dropout at a fast food restaurant. Anyone who wants more of this kind...
  • Re: Suggestions on how to fasten a laptop while driving?
    Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
    Tue, 21 Mar 2000 07:17:32 -0600
    ...The power is really clean; no dropouts while starting stopping and driving. Ty Graham http://www.oz.net/~tyg/Westy.htm -----Original Message----- From...
  • Re: Nutshelling WIZBANG
    Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
    Sat, 13 May 2000 16:24:35 -0400
    ...only overhead a > computer costing one months wages for a HS dropout at a fast food restaurant. > > Anyone who wants more of this kind...
  • Re: hiccuping
    Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
    Sun, 13 Jun 1999 19:35:06 -0700
    ...Anyway, what you're looking for is a "dropout" - a momentary sag or cutting out in the voltage signal being fed back to the...
  • Re: Suggestions on how to fasten a laptop while driving?
    Historical mailing list - ed
    Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:18:32 -0500
    ...The power is really clean; no dropouts while starting stopping > and driving. > > Ty Graham > http://www.oz.net/~tyg/Westy.htm > > -----Original Message----- > From...
  • Nutshelling WIZBANG
    Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
    Sat, 13 May 2000 11:30:44 -0700
    ...only overhead a computer costing one months wages for a HS dropout at a fast food restaurant. Anyone who wants more of this kind...
  • Re: Crummy Vanagon performance
    Historical mailing list - Neil
    Mon, 17 May 2021 11:34:26 -0700
    ...Though this is a test procedure for voltage dropout on the Digifant (2.1 engine) AFM: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php...
  • AFM failure
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 16 Apr 2020 09:28:06 -0700
    ...The voltage increased with no dropouts. The values very close to what I saw published by dan houg on the samba post about his...
  • Air Flow Meters. -or-
    Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
    Fri, 2 Feb 1996 16:21:28 CST6CDT
    ...No spikes, meaning no dropouts on the carbon track. I felt i either had fixed the AFM or it was good to start with...
  • Re: Red light rev(the Jolly guy from Rhode Island)
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 31 Jan 2002 21:48:02 -0500
    ...They figured people wouldn't mind a 150-millisecond dropout every couple minutes...or was it 200 ms? Dunno if they sold any in...
  • Re: Suggestions on how to fasten a laptop while driving?
    Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
    Tue, 21 Mar 2000 11:15:24 -0800
    ...The power is really clean; no dropouts while starting stopping and driving. Ty Graham http://www.oz.net/~tyg/Westy.htm -----Original Message----- From...
  • Re: Suggestions on how to fasten a laptop while driving?
    Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
    Tue, 21 Mar 2000 23:05:42 -0800
    ...The power is really clean; no dropouts while starting stopping > and driving. > > Ty Graham > http://www.oz.net/~tyg/Westy.htm > > -----Original Message----- > From...
  • Re: tire pressure
    Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
    Fri, 9 Jun 2000 16:18:14 -0400
    ...your tire dealers a lot more than i trust these kindergarten-dropouts around here. my experience and stupidity in the past has come up...
  • Don Lancaster's Intermittents
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Fri, 6 Oct 1995 11:28:58 -0500 (CDT)
    ...The sensor output was continuous, even during a dropout. Figure 3 -- A QUILTING PIN makes a safe test point along stranded wires. Quilting Pin...
  • Re: AFM intermittancy result?
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
    Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:53:44 -0700
    ...as I moved it across its range and there were no dropouts. The dust /might/ have been fouling the contact during those climbs, but...
  • Re: AFM failure
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 16 Apr 2020 16:43:58 -0700
    ...The voltage increased with no dropouts. The values very close to what I saw published by dan houg on the samba post about his...
  • Free Sirius satellite radio system
    Historical mailing list - caverat
    Thu, 26 Jun 2003 01:59:39 -0400
    ...works okay, although you are more likely to get occasional short dropouts. My tuner is mounted in the cabinet under the sink, and the...
  • Re: AFM test readings
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 3 Jul 2014 17:08:37 -0400
    ...You have to be slow enough that the meter has time to respond to any dropouts. Notice he's using a fairly small meter...
  • Re: GoWesty wheel / tire package
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sat, 11 Oct 2003 00:10:42 -0500
    ...tire salespeople are high-school dropouts and just plain morons 99 times out of 100. the reason they are selling tires is cause they...
  • Re: GoWesty wheel / tire package
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Fri, 10 Oct 2003 23:28:59 -0700
    ...tire salespeople are high-school dropouts and just plain >morons 99 times out of 100. the reason they are selling tires is >cause they...
  • Re: AFM test readings
    Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
    Thu, 3 Jul 2014 19:12:08 -0400
    ...You have to be slow enough > that the meter has time to respond to any dropouts. Notice he's using a > fairly small meter...
  • Re: AFM failure
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:56:57 -0700
    ...The voltage increased with no dropouts. The values very close to what I saw published by dan houg on the samba post about his...
  • Re: Free Sirius satellite radio system
    Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
    Thu, 26 Jun 2003 13:58:11 -0400
    ...works okay, although you are more likely to get occasional short dropouts. My tuner is mounted in the cabinet under the sink, and the...
  • Re: GoWesty wheel / tire package
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Sat, 11 Oct 2003 00:00:01 -0700
    ...tire salespeople are high-school dropouts and just plain >morons 99 times out of 100. the reason they are selling tires is >cause they...
  • Re: Free Sirius satellite radio system
    Historical mailing list - caverat
    Thu, 26 Jun 2003 19:56:29 -0400
    ...works okay, although you are more likely > to get occasional short dropouts. My tuner is mounted in the cabinet under > the sink, and the...
  • Re: AFM intermittancy result?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:20:18 -0700
    ...as I moved it across its range and there were no > dropouts. > > The dust /might/ have been fouling the contact during those climbs, but...
  • Re: The "Other" Vanagon Syndrome, Part II
    Historical mailing list - tom ring
    Mon, 29 Sep 2003 18:45:51 -0600
    ...When visually inspected, the pot may look good, but can really have very small dropout points within the most used areas. I think, personal...
  • Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 6 Jan 2017 20:31:15 -0500
    ...Huge readable display that tilts, a convenience but my older one has just this minute exhibited some display dropouts related to the tilting. Considering...