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Subject:Will my alternator survive a TV VCR combo?
From:=David--M=
Date:Mon, 10 Apr 2000 13:31:25 -0400

>From: Keith Olsen <VintagePkr@AOL.COM>
>Hi all,
>We are prepping our 87 Wolfsburg automatic for a trip from NY to >Orlando for
>the kids first Disney trip.  Now today, while hoofing it through our >local
>wherehouse type store we happened upon a small AC/DC color TV/VCR combo >with
>cigarette lighter power plug (now we�re not real TV addicts but the >thou
>
Your alternator may survive it, but you may not!
Just a caution that if you take it, make sure its bolted down securely.
In the event of an accident or possibly sudden braking, a loose object
like a TV can be a lethal missile inside the van.