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Subject:Re: lights dim since 6 volt conversion
From:David Beierl
Date:Sat, 1 Apr 2000 15:37:36 -0500
At 13:48 4/1/2000, Jeffrey R wrote:
>After completing most of the conversion to change my 83.5 Westfalia from 12
>volt to 6 volt I have run into several problems.

The lights are probably dim because you forgot to double up every wire in
the vehicle.  Ya wanna run half the voltage, you're gonna need twice the
copper (which is why the cross-country transmission lines run at ?not sure
-- think they may be up close to a megavolt by now).

:)
d

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"