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• Re: Daily Update On My Injectors
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:19:19 -0800
  ...The other led of the injector goes into the ECU then all 4 of them are combined into one and connected to the solid...
• Re: Fixed; was Baffled, giving up
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 21:06:22 -0400
  ...Or more, up to 14.5. > There is such a thing as a solid state adjustable voltage regulator too. > > scott > turbovans > > On 10/4...
• Re: Battery Under Back Seat
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 15:51:52 -0700
  ...you > start the engine and the relay closes. > > There is a solid state battery isolator that works well with > Vanagons--I've > been using...
• Re: Hot water;
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 3 Mar 2007 00:19:58 +0000
  ...This is a mechanical one, not solid state. It was built to switch 110v, but it works just great on 12v if you just...
• Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 23:30:57 -0400
  ...No power, the >valve is thight closed, with power, the valve open (No humming because the >ISCU is the solid state unit which can...
• Re: Auxillary batter - isolation device
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 22:34:38 -0700
  ...It evidently has some solid state electronics to measure > the voltage of the battery being charged. Once this voltage exceeds 13.2V > it closes...
• Re: What about us?: H2O tank senders solved!
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 16:44:53 -0500
  ...H2O tank senders solved! At 15:29 1/7/00 , Bulley wrote: >What about the poor sods like me who have the older, "solid...
• Re: Build Your Own Van Fridge Kit
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:21:30 -0800
  ...My fridge works just fine, >but I'd like to have a top loader (more efficient) and the solid state units have come along...
• Re: generators/inverters for camping
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:47 -0500
  ...genset...see if I can find a charger that is NOT solid > state, one > that will work with my "Flintstones" generator so I can...
• Posting discipline / Bad habits; was: RE: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:21:12 -0700
  ...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: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:18:01 -0700
  ...the guy who originally turned me onto solid state adjustable voltage regulators for Bosch alternators ...and starter/alternator rebuilder guy - he likes to see...
• Re: Battery isolator vs combiner??
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 19:40:55 -0700
  ...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: solar charge controller
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 19:21:12 -0500
  ...Switched relay or simple solid state controllers run maybe 30 or 40% efficient. Switchers run 50% or so. MPPTs can run around 97%, so...
• Re: Build Your Own Van Fridge Kit
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:44:54 -0800
  ...My fridge works just fine, > but I'd like to have a top loader (more efficient) and the solid state units have come along...
• Re: 12v Aftermarket Coolers ? Any Good?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 15:01:49 -0700
  ...12v Aftermarket Coolers ? Any Good? Mike is correct that most of these are based on solid state device and are very inefficient. The ones...
• Re: warm up time - a contrarian's view! (longish)
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Fri, 1 Jan 1999 13:01:57 -0800
  ...The greatest advancement in this case are tiny, highly sensitive solid state temperature sensors (thermister) which allow the engine management computers to monitor the...
• Re: Daily Update On My Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:40:29 -0800
  ...The other led of the injector goes into the ECU then all 4 of them are combined into one and connected to the solid...
• Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 22:10:04 -0600
  ...No power, the > >valve is thight closed, with power, the valve open (No humming because the > >ISCU is the solid state unit which can...
• Re: Grounds (was Quality Inverters)
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:49:31 -0700
  ...I got a Transworld 1.2KW solid state HF power amp. My Halicrafter transmitter can drive it nuts if not grounded. Unfortunately I do...
• Re: Build Your Own Van Fridge Kit
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:38:47 -0800
  ...d like to have a top loader (more efficient) and the solid state > units have come along way > in the past 20-ish years...
• Re: Fw: Solar panel mount
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 1 May 2010 08:13:10 -0700
  ...Recently we've increased our electrical consumption so now we also have a larger panel (about 3'X3' with a solid state controller right...
• Re: Jetta swap: Check Engine Light Install Electrical Questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:11:08 -0700
  ...I just wasn't seeing the ECU as having an internal switch (a solid state as you point out) that supplies a connection to...
• Re: Daily Update On My Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:44:44 -0800
  ...The other led of the injector goes into the ECU then all 4 of them are combined into one and connected to the solid...
• Re: Build Your Own Van Fridge Kit
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:59:58 -0800
  ...My fridge works just fine, > >but I'd like to have a top loader (more efficient) and the solid state units have come along...
• Charge control 2 (Q&A) (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Sep 1995 16:42:34 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Mebbe the new solid-state voltage regulators built into alternators would do the job. (I know there's a chip dedicated to that task...
• Re: Auxillary batter - isolation device
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:31:02 -0400
  ...It evidently has some solid state electronics to measure >> the voltage of the battery being charged. Once this voltage exceeds 13.2V >> it closes...
• Re: 12v programmable timer
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:23:14 -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...
• Fw: Fw: Solar panel mount
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Sat, 1 May 2010 21:10:45 +0100
  ...Recently we've increased our electrical consumption so now we also have a larger panel (about 3'X3' with a solid state controller right...
• Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 10:45:10 -0400
  ...No power, >the >> >valve is thight closed, with power, the valve open (No humming because >the >> >ISCU is the solid state unit which can...
• Re: 12v programmable timer
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:36:36 -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: Auxillary batter - isolation device
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 15:59:56 -0700
  ...It evidently has some solid state electronics to measure > >> the voltage of the battery being charged. Once this voltage exceeds 13.2V > >> it closes...
• Re: Daily Update On My Injectors
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:25:11 -0800
  ...The other led of > the > injector goes into the ECU then all 4 of them are combined into one and > connected > to the solid...
• Re: Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:49:34 -0700
  ...I get, and sometimes sell, solid state adjustable voltage regulators for Bosch alternators. The guy who turned me onto them is a full time...
• Re: 12v programmable timer
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 26 Nov 2013 09:07:28 -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: Isolator vs Seperator (mechanical relay) was Re: Sure Power 1315 battery separator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:17:29 -0500
  ...battery life if the aux is discharged > regularlysince > 1) Isolator is solid state vs seperartor mechanical relay so it > should have > a longer theoretical...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 23:07:21 -0800
  ...It's some kind of a solid-state relay mounted in a heat-sink. The dimensions are approximately 4" x 4". Instructions and diagrams...
• Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 22:59:51 EST
  ...no room for oxidation)! With oxidation one quickly moves into interesting solid state research questions as to the nature of the charge carrier in...
• Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 11:00:03 -0600
  ...No power, > >the > >> >valve is thight closed, with power, the valve open (No humming because > >the > >> >ISCU is the solid state unit which can...
• Re: Jetta swap: Check Engine Light Install Electrical Questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:20:29 -0700
  ...pretend there is a tiny switch ( there is, but it's solid state ) inside the ECU. the body of the ECU is grounded to...
• Re: Auto Shifter slide repair and bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:17:22 -0400
  ...Diodes are solid state devices that only allow DC current to flow one way through them and Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) also emit light...
• Re: Inexpensive O2 Sensors - archives
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 10:20:56 -0500
  ...no room for oxidation)! With oxidation one quickly moves into >interesting solid state research questions as to the nature of the charge >carrier in...
• Re: Radio
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 23:50:14 -0700
  ...I have several 1200 watt PEP solid state HF power amps. They operate out of 220v AC. I do not intend to get myself...
• Re: 12v programmable timer
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 26 Nov 2013 09:17:08 -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: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 05:46:20 -0500
  ...No >>>>> >>>>> >power, > > >>>the >>> >>> >>>>>valve is thight closed, with power, the valve open (No humming because >>>>> >>>>> >>>the >>> >>> >>>>>ISCU is the solid state unit which can...
• Re: Grounds (was Quality Inverters)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:22:54 -0400
  ...I got a Transworld 1.2KW solid state HF power amp. My > Halicrafter transmitter can drive it nuts if not grounded. Unfortunately > I do...
• Re: 12v programmable timer
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:37:59 -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: Radio
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 04:15:17 -0400
  ...I have several 1200 watt PEP solid > state HF power amps. They operate out of 220v AC. I do not intend to get > myself...
• Re: New Tech. in Old Applications.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 14 May 2000 00:17:43 -0400
  ...If you don't care about theory, stop here... :) I don't know exactly how the Pertronix or other solid-state ignition module generates...
• Re: Radio
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 14:26:47 +0000
  ...I have several 1200 watt PEP solid > state HF power amps. They operate out of 220v AC. I do not intend to get > myself...
• Auxiliary Battery Madness (looong)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 17:27:26 -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...
• auxiliary battery madness... long
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 16:01:28 -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...
• auxiliary battery research, long....
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 10:08:46 -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...
• repost: Auxiliary Battery Madness... long
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 11:56:41 -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...
• Fw: Auxiliary Battery Madness (looong)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 18:13:15 -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...
• Re: On the topic of Battery explosion/voltage reg Batt & Charging Discussion by SDF
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:05:58 -0700
  ...The highest 'good normal OK ' reading is 14.5 volts. ., BTW, I install solid state adjustable voltage regulators ( it includes the brushes too btw...
• Re: 91 Carat - Rpm hunting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:37:50 -0700
  ...and I imagine has a solid state switch in it, rather than mechanical contacts.. completely transcends the funky 20+ year old throttle switch. but...
• New Milestone in the Turbo 3A Project
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 15:43:38 EDT
  ...on my soliloquy on the rate limiting step of carbon compound solid state oxidation in the absence of water on Mars. This milestone relates...
• Re: Installing 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:10:29 -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...
• What about us?: H2O tank senders solved!
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 15:29:21 -0500
  What about the poor sods like me who have the older, "solid state" sensor set up, with the three probes up the side of...
• Re: Need Reassurance on 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Thu, 13 May 2010 18:38:05 -0400
  ...Also, consider solid state electronics for the ignition system so that you don't have to keep a close eye on points and tuning...