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Subject:Westy Faucet water velocity
From:Edward Maglott
Date:Sat, 12 Jan 2002 22:19:30 -0500

Hey folks!

I replaced the electric water pump in the tank on my 85 westy.  Works
nice.  Works too well in fact.  When I turn it on, the water comes out so
fast that it splashes all over the place.  If I am trying to fill up a cup,
it mostly shoots in, hits the bottom, and flies right back out at me.  I
was thinking about some way to make the pump run slower, with a switch to
also leave the full power setting as an option.  I talked to the
electronics instructor at the college where I work, and he came up with a
solution using a solid state voltage regulator thing and a few other parts,
that would drop the voltage and be adjustable.  Parts would be a couple
dollars.   I was just wondering if anyone has already solved this little
nuisance problem.

Thanks,
Edward

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