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Subject:Re: What does terminal 15a do? (LVC)
From:David Beierl
Date:Fri, 18 Oct 2002 17:57:45 -0400
At 05:35 PM 10/18/2002, Simon Reinhardt wrote:
>I'm using a wiring harness from an '88 GTI for my van's engine swap.
>There's a lead to the computer that is supposed to come from terminal
>"15a" on the starter, which of course the van doesn't have. Does anyone
>know what 15a is for?

For what it's worth, the DIN spec (not necessarily followed by VW) for
terminal 15a is "Output at dropping or ballast resistor to ignition coil
and starter" -- and the Bosch book has an example diagram of a starter with
terminals 50 (control), 30 (B+), 31 (ground) and 15a -- but I still don't
understand what it's for.

david

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