Skip to main content
Gerry | Vanagon
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
Subject:Re: Switched power for vanagon radio
From:Ari Ollikainen
Date:Tue, 25 Jul 2000 15:21:27 -0700

At 2:57 PM -0700 7/25/00, Mark Mages wrote:
>
>[...]
>Also - i heard a long time ago that it was bad to keep
>the ignition in the "on but not running" position..
>something about sending electrical signals around...
>anyone?
>

        Back in the days of mechanical ignition systems (points)
        it COULD be bad to do so...especially if the points happned to
        be in contact with each other. The result: WELDED points.

  _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
  You can't depend on your judgement when your imagination is out of focus.
                                                          -- Mark Twain.
  _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/

        OLTECO                    Ari Ollikainen
        P.O. BOX 3688             Networking Architecture and Technology
        Stanford, CA              Ari@OLTECO.com
        94309-3688                415.517.3519