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• Re: Electric Heaters / isolater
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Oct 1995 13:45:36 -0700
  Steve, What is the deal with these solid state isolaters. A guy at a local auto electric shop said solenoids are fine and cost...
• Re: Altimeter for dash?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:49:48 -0400
  ...Well, solid state in the sense that it's all done on-chip, the actual sensing is a strain gauge formed in the silicon...
• solid state flasher question
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:20:36 -0800
  Has anyone gone to LED running / accesory lights & if so what flasher did they go with? � Thanks, Brian
• Re: Aux battery & isolator
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 12:45:43 -0800
  Matthew, About a year ago I went to the expense of having a mechanic with an impressive German accent install a solid state battery...
• Re: Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 12:02:39 -0700
  SyncroHead@aol.com wrote in reference to the solid state coach battery blocks: "They have an inherent voltage drop across their internal diodes that...
• Progressive Weber
  Historical mailing list - L. Bucket
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 22:06:36 EDT
  ...Also included is a Weber rebuild kit and a new solid state low pressure fuel pump. Asking $225 Pmail if interested Bucket
• Re: Trickle Charger (follow up 182 Amps)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:28:52 -0700
  ...Today, if istalling a second battery, I'd use a seperator to get the additional charging level on the aux battery, the solid state...
• "High" Pressure Oil Switch Electrical Questions. (Jetta conversion) PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:31:32 -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: What about us?: H2O tank senders solved!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 15:39:33 -0500
  At 15:29 1/7/00 , Bulley wrote: >What about the poor sods like me who have the older, "solid state" sensor >set up...
• Re: 91 dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 18:32:34 EST
  ...It is the solid state equivalent of ignition points. Resides in the distributor. Ken Lewis
• Re: "High" Pressure Oil Switch Electrical Questions. (Jetta conversion) PIC
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:45:45 -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: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 10:46:05 -0800
  ...Others prefer the hi-techness of a solid-state isolator. Both do the job. Once again, check the archives. <http://gerry.vanagon.com/archives...
• Rabbit 3 terminal regulator (for instruments)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 11:00:28 -0800
  The Rabbit instrument voltage regulator is indeed a 3 terminal solid state device, as Harvey describes. It just plugs into the flex circuit behind...
• Re: trailer lights?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 23:26:00 EST
  ...I was too cheap then to buy one of those solid-state converters to use dual filament trailer lights with the single filament system...
• Re: wiring trailer lights
  Historical mailing list - Kurtis Thomas
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 19:57:10 EDT
  I have done the trailer light setup and the best way as described before is the solid state "black box" that adapts the 4wire...
• Re: Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 18:41:08 -0400
  ...to hear what's supposed to be bad about typical RV solid >state isolator blocks. I happen to have one in stock that I...
• Re: Solid State A/C
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Mar 1990 09:47:38 -0500
  Joel's post about a 'Rovorx' or something like that sounded to me like a Wankel type compressor - especially the note about the seal...
• Re: Aux battery & isolator
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 10:28:58 PST
  Matthew, Battery isolators (solid state and relay) require a connection to the alternator to supply the charging current to the battery when the vehicle...
• Re: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:27:32 -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: Solid State A/C
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Mar 1990 09:48:58 -0500
  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: Share your solar success story?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 14:27:39 -0700
  ...asp> generator, which is actually a 12V alternator coupled with a solid-state inverter, you have the option of tapping the 12V output directly...
• Re: Fire extinguisher , Now CO and Propane Alarms
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 24 May 2005 11:30:34 -0400
  ...If you want to trigger something off a propane detector, use a solid-state switching circuit, not a relay!!! At 08:35 PM 5...
• Re: Toggle off switch
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:49:07 -0800
  ...BUT, those were still the days of mechanical regulators and mechanical points, the only solid state electronics were the diodes in the body of...
• Re: Late Split VDO Clocks..
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Thu, 1 Feb 1996 12:58:13 MST
  > You folks are spoiled by your modern solid state quartz clocks to the point > that you don't remember the old electromechanical clocks described...
• Aux battery & isolator
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 09:48:58 -0800
  ...It is of the solid state (as opposed to relay) variety. It is made for vanagons specifically. Has anybody had any experience with installing...
• Writing form letters about A/C to VW
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Aug 94 07:19:44 EDT
  speaking of air conditioners, I see some of the semiconductor based SOLID STATE cooling technology spilling out into the electric-operated cooler market. These...
• Re: Charge control 2 (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Sep 1995 11:41:30 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Apparently, alternators on newer cars are equipped with the low-consumption smart voltage comparator chip. >All European cars 75 and up have these solid...
• Re: Alternator questions
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 20:53:11 -0500
  ...On Jan 21, 2014, at 8:25 PM, "SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> you could also buy an adjustable solid state voltage...
• Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 11:28:54 -0500
  ...Generally used in solid state driver circuits), or high active (on side is always grounded and the controller provides the power. Usally found in...
• Homemade WIring Harness Fix - where to find?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 19 Jun 1999 14:44:05 -0700
  ...Is it normal for the ECU under the seat to make a soft clicking noise at idle? I assumed it was solid state, but...
• Re: Testing the Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 12:09:48 -0800
  ...I have never opened the brake warning module to see what is in it but the Bentley diagram indicates that it has solid state...
• Re: Aux battery & isolator
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 10:35:16 -0800
  ...Aux battery & isolator > > Matthew, > > Battery isolators (solid state and relay) require a connection to the > alternator to supply the charging current to the battery...
• battery isolator installed
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 10:24:35 PDT
  This weekend, I replaced the aux battery relay setup in my 87 Westfalia with a solid state battery isolator using the Sure Power 952R...
• Re: help with 91GL problem - it likes flatbed rides too much
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 10:41:39 -0400
  ...It is the solid state equivalant of "points". Same symptoms as my 86. Busdepot has new distributors for <$200, if memory serves me. ----- Original...
• Re: 91 dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:08:19 -0800
  ...It is the solid state > equivalent of ignition points. Resides in the distributor. > Ken Lewis
• Can you run two alternators at once?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 28 Sep 1998 20:17:15 -0700
  ...with each other would one be able to use an RV solid state battery isolator between them? Need more power! -- David Marshall Quesnel BC...
• "Brake Warning Light" grounding question. (searched)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:58:27 -0700
  ...Bentley shows a transistor symbol ("solid state circuitry") in the brake warning light assembly. It appears to work with the brake light switches on...
• Solid State A/C
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Aug 94 17:08:18 EDT
  ...It does seem like it should be possible to roll completely SOLID State technology for air conditioning -- remember, the bright side is that Peltier...
• Re: "High" Pressure Oil Switch Electrical Questions. (Jetta conversion) PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:49:51 -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: I had to reboot my '66!!! [f]
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 25 Jul 1996 09:52:46 -0700 (PDT)
  ...switch and a 15 or 20 second timer, along with a solid state relay to reboot > just the clock (after all, most splitties only...
• Re: wiring trailer lights
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 16:32:37 -0700
  Yes, you need to go to a good auto parts store or RV shop and get a special solid state trailer light device that...
• Re: Install Details Please? "99" Intermittent Wiper Relay
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:16:24 -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...
• Homemade Wiring Harness Fix - where to find?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 20 Jun 1999 16:27:23 -0700
  ...Is it normal for the ECU under the seat to make a soft clicking noise at idle? I assumed it was solid state, but...
• Re: Frydae - EMP Proofing A Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 20:50:55 -0700
  ...that should giverunning lights with no solid state devices involved. also ..for gasoline.. magneto igntion. Purely magnets and metal I believe ..nothing solid state...
• Re: wiring trailer lights
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 17:51:49 -0700
  ...Kurtis Thomas wrote: > I have done the trailer light setup and the best way as described before is > the solid state "black box" that...
• Re: Aux battery & isolator
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 14:55:43 -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...
• Battery separators
  Historical mailing list - Stanley Pitman
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 09:53:22 -0700
  ...The battery combiner from West Marine is similar in operation, but appears to use a solid-state switch instead of a relay. As Mr...
• Re: Fire extinguisher , Now CO and Propane Alarms
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 24 May 2005 12:03:40 -0700
  ...If you want to trigger something off a propane detector, use a solid-state switching circuit, not a relay!!! At 08:35 PM 5...
• Re: Has anyone tried Pertonix Points? What do you think of them?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 09:45:58 -0500
  Put them in my 74 Beetle, they are the -only- way to go for the old non-solid state ignitions. This is Hall-sensor...
• Westy Faucet water velocity
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 22:19:30 -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...
• Install Details Please? "99" Intermittent Wiper Relay
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:40:35 -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: Can you run two alternators at once?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 30 Sep 1998 08:54:11 -0500
  ...with each other would one be able to use an RV solid > state battery isolator between them? > > Need more power! David, I would pack...
• Re: Oil Weight Recommendation/ hifi
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 01:34:05 EDT
  ...is awesome...about the same as a 200 watt (per channel) solid state system. I used to have a 40 watt tube amplifier (heathkit...
• Re: Install Details Please? "99" Intermittent Wiper Relay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:37:24 -0500
  ...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: New Milestone in the Turbo 3A Project
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 16:37:03 -0500
  ...on my > soliloquy on the rate limiting step of carbon compound solid state oxidation > in the absence of water on Mars. This milestone relates...
• Coolant Temp Indications
  Historical mailing list - Jim Meade
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 14:06:58 -0600 (CST)
  ...Could these problems be caused by a defent in the solid-state device which is in parallel with the temp gauge and warnign light...
• Re: Electric Heaters / isolater
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Oct 1995 16:34:29 -0700
  ...When the relay frys I will get a solenoid, unless the solid state isolators actually can prevent alternator overload by switching off. I was...
• Re: Sure Power 1315 battery separator
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 10:35:56 -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...
• Solid State A/C
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Aug 1994 09:06:49 -0700
  >speaking of air conditioners, I see some of the semiconductor based >SOLID STATE cooling technology spilling out into the electric-operated >cooler market. These...
• Re: Low-voltage alarm
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:30:15 -0500
  ...Maybe a solid-state relay could be used in the same way with less current draw. Matt Roberds