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• Laser Diodes??
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 11:20:04 -0700
  ...cc:Mail Text Hmmmm...sounds pretty cool but doesn't work too well for stoplights Light Emitting Diodes are different from Laser Diodes FWIW...
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 19:15:52 -0400
  ...Maybe someone on the list help me get European schematics? >> >Definitely two diodes, one for each side. Or two buzzers with included >> >diodes. That...
• Re: The alternator issue
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:39:31 +0300
  ...Isn't this something what the diodes installed in parallel with the relay coil are for, in transistor controlled circuits ? Somehow I feel that...
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 09:04:24 -0400
  ...Any single >connection point solution? Definitely two diodes, one for each side. Or two buzzers with included diodes. That saves you the trouble of...
• Re: light emitting diodes
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 22:37:08 -0700
  ...light emitting diodes What does the list think of light emitting diodes (LEDs)? I want to replace some of the interior incandescent bulbs with...
• Re: Battery diodes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Jun 1995 13:30:26 -0300
  ...Does anyone have any ideas on >how to fix or check the switch/diode set-up? > >Thanks - David C. > They may be Zener diodes...
• Subject: light emitting diodes
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:58:03 -0500
  ...light emitting diodes What does the list think of light emitting diodes (LEDs)? I want to replace some of the interior incandescent bulbs with...
• Re: Resistor and diode values for 88+ vanagon instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
  Mon, 16 Dec 2013 07:54:02 -0600
  On Dec 15, 2013, at 3:20 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > The diodes are marked in your photo - check the specs...
• light emitting diodes
  Historical mailing list - JOHN WESTENBERG
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 11:42:56 -0700
  What does the list think of light emitting diodes (LEDs)? I want to replace some of the interior incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs but...
• Re: Homemade fuel pump relay, (double relay)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:17:42 -0400
  ...For the diodes, I'd expect these to work: <http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062579&cp=&sr=1&kw=diode&origkw...
• Re: battery isolator installed
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 21:26:32 PDT
  ...You then connect this wire to a terminal on the isolator. (The isolator is simply a pair of high-current diodes that allow current...
• Re: Trailer light converter.
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 11:28:12 -0700
  ...I came up with two 2 relay circuits that do not pass lighting current through any diodes. I have not tested them though: a...
• Re: rear lights '81
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 17 Mar 1997 14:34:47 -0500
  ...Has anybody >made one? Seems like diodes could work. If not, where can I get one? You're right. Diodes will do the job...
• LED Failure
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:26:58 -0700
  From days long gone by, I seem to recall that the most likely failure mode for diodes in general, of which category, LEDs are...
• Re: Brighter(tail) lights
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 08:38:31 -0700
  How about using laser diodes for the tail lights? I've been meaning to post this idea for a few months now, but it...
• Re: do all ACRs work like this?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:04:16 -0500
  I've only taken a couple apart but the ones I looked at were just big double diodes. And diodes, being semiconductors, are never...
• Re: Subject: light emitting diodes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 12:07:54 -0600
  ...light emitting diodes > > > What does the list think of light emitting diodes (LEDs)? I want to > replace some of > the interior incandescent bulbs with...
• Re: Re- basic electronics q
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 02:10:43 -0400
  ...It goes for forward-biased diodes, as well as Zener diodes (even LEDs, which are not-so-ideal forward diodes). Forward biased diodes just...
• Re: Battery recharge and stereo
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:19:39 -0500
  ...With a couple of small signal diodes (1N4148 or similar, 50 of them for a couple of bucks at Radio Shack), it can be...
• Re: light emitting diodes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 14:32:57 -0700
  ...light emitting diodes What does the list think of light emitting diodes (LEDs)? I want to = replace some of the interior incandescent bulbs with...
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 14:50:37 -0400
  ...Tap those wires or trace them... > >Definitely two diodes, one for each side. Or two buzzers with included > >diodes. That saves you the trouble...
• Re: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 09:34:19 +0300
  ...This surely sounds like burnt diodes. I have no experience in VW alternators, but similar thing happened to me with my old mazda 323...
• Fwd: do all ACRs work like this?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Apr 2020 13:56:32 -0400
  ...vanagonlist a <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> I've only taken a couple apart but the ones I looked at were just big > double diodes...
• Re: light emitting diodes
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 13:43:22 +0100
  ...light emitting diodes > What does the list think of light emitting diodes (LEDs)? I want to replace some of the interior incandescent bulbs with...
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 14:17:31 -0400
  ...I was hoping some had BTDT (been there, done that)... >Definitely two diodes, one for each side. Or two buzzers with included >diodes. That...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 02:58:19 -0400
  ...Over time the cap charges through the 390K resistor and that magically via the diodes operates on the second transistor to operate and shut...
• alternator parts?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 09:13:00 -0700 (PDT)
  Does anyone know of a source for alternator diodes, internal voltage regulators, and such like parts? JC Whitney has them, but their service is...
• Re: The Vanagon Wave
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 07:00:28 -0800
  A typ 914 trick was to isolate the front fogs using a pair of diodes and wink one of em. Kewl at the time...
• Re: Subject: light emitting diodes
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:06:48 -0500
  ...light emitting diodes >> >> >> What does the list think of light emitting diodes (LEDs)? I want to >> replace some of >> the interior incandescent bulbs with...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 02:48:25 -0400
  ...Both diodes and that resistor appear to be connected to the positive side of the cap. On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 2:34...
• High idle on '89 -- fixed?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:27:32 -0500
  ...One of the diodes also had just the suspicion of a crack on top side, looked ok on bottom side. I reflowed all the...
• Re: Stupid Electrical error
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 8 Apr 1994 07:47:33 -0500 (CDT)
  ...One of the diodes does look bad. With it out of the circuit, there's no continuity in either direction. I'm going to...
• Re: Battery Isolators
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 22:41:42 -0800
  ...David, do you recall Vf for 100A diodes? pensioner (Ebers and Moll were my friends)
• Re: Fuel Filter "Update" Results
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:39:17 -0400
  ...However diodes this size may not be readily available, and you can't simply parallel smaller diodes directly without adding a series resistance to...
• Re: Battery Leakage
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 14:44:14 +0100
  ...The diodes inside the alternator can leak, and drain the battery quite quickly. Check with an ammeter if there is a leakage, and repair...
• Re: Yikes, Crosswired Battery!
  Historical mailing list - Erick Faith Jimenez
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 15:33:52 -0600
  Maynard Southard vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Yikes, Crosswired Battery! Your alternator may be OK! but not the Diodes in it. So it is not...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 00:02:05 -0700
  David, Both diodes are 1N418. Both transistors are BC547. The cap is a 47uf 16V. HTH. -Dick- -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: alternators-Bosch or otherwise?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 13:09:14 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Terhaar-Yonkers wrote: > So where does one buy brushes and diodes anyway? I doubt from the > FLAPS. And how much do these cost? The...
• On the mirth of 130 amp alternator ratings!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 22:22:39 EDT
  ...The difference between a 65 amp alternator and a 130 amp one was that the diode board was populated with twice as many diodes...
• Re: short in second battery/isolator system
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 09:52:12 -0700
  ...The diodes in your battery isolator. The diodes in your alternator. Your voltage regulator. Can also damage engine ECU and stereo and who knows...
• Homemade fuel pump relay, (double relay)
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:39:30 -0700
  ...Like how to choose what relays to use and specific diodes and resistor
• Re: light emitting diodes
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 16:19:01 -0800
  Try these links for more info: http://members.misty.com/don//ledx.html http://dcwi.com/~nybarra/LED.html http://www.ledtronics.com/ I...
• Re: alternator connections
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 16:25:09 EST
  ...The suppressor is to handle voltage fluctuations which may damage the diodes. At any rate, having it or not will not hold up your...
• RE: Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 12:13:47 -0700
  ...2) The diodes. Yes, there is a 0.6 volt drop. However, if the voltage sensor of the regulator is on the battery side...
• Update on Alternator Light Problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 10:34:00 -0800
  ...The owner of the place said it was either diodes or the stator. I'll find out tomorrow..... Ric
• Re: light emitting diodes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 13:01:57 -0600
  ...Jim On Jan 21, 2004, at 12:42 PM, JOHN WESTENBERG wrote: > What does the list think of light emitting diodes (LEDs)? I want...
• Re: LED replacement for westy
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 4 Aug 2004 15:39:38 -0400
  ...LED's (like other diodes) have to be installed in the correct orientation (unlike light bulbs). Make sure that you had the LED correctly...
• Re: Trailer light converter.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 16:25:32 -0800
  ...4 diodes, wired in a "W" configuration, is all it takes. For the trouble involved, buying one for $10 is the way to go...
• Re: Battery question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 16 Jul 2019 15:18:43 -0400
  ...If the diodes in an isolator > fail, it will typically fail in the "closed" position, joining the two > batteries even while the key is...
• Battery/OXS LED
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 06:07:14 -0700
  ...Has anyone seen this type of symptom? Is it an indication of the alternator diodes being weak? William
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 03:11:00 -0400
  ...3:02 AM, Dick Wong <sailingfc@dslextreme.com> wrote: > David, > > Both diodes are 1N418. Both transistors are BC547. The cap is a 47uf 16V...
• Re: LED Failure
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:11:14 -0700
  ...David --- Pensioner <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET> wrote: > From days long gone by, I seem to recall that the most likely failure mode > for diodes...
• Re: light emitting diodes
  Historical mailing list - JOHN WESTENBERG
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 11:18:01 -0700
  ...light emitting diodes What does the list think of light emitting diodes (LEDs)?... Thanks. Barbara 89 Syncro
• Re: Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:57:57 -0400
  ...I would not use steering diodes due to the loss of precious electrons. When in camping mode, I am too lazy/forgetful to use...
• Re: A twist on dual-battery configurations
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 18:57:15 -0500
  ...If you have the same current, but a higher voltage (caused by pushing through the extra diodes) the alternator does have to work harder...
• Re: Mystery part - what is this thing?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 03:56:08 -0400
  ...This causes the alternator to raise its output voltage sufficiently to compensate for the drop across the isolator diodes so the battery charges as...
• Re: Computerized Gauges.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 11:38:29 -0800
  ...Thermistors and regular silicon diodes are better at the temps your talking about. You can even use a regular silicon transistor, and these all...
• Re: Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:21:51 -0700
  Yup, diodes would (mostly) work in this situation. Keep in mind that diodes have a voltage drop (.4 to .7 volts, depending on types...
• Re: Solar panel wrap-up
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 09:09:37 -0700
  ...ohm-meter on a panel this morning, and the > responses regarding diodes seem to be dead on. The resistance one direction > was about 19...
• Re: alternators-Bosch or otherwise?
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 14:48:33 -0500
  So where does one buy brushes and diodes anyway? I doubt from the FLAPS. And how much do these cost? TIA - Frank >On Tue...