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Subject:Re: What voltage do injectors need to fire?
From:Doug in Calif
Date:Mon, 6 Sep 2004 21:43:25 -0700

How often does a down draft carb dump fuel into the intake?

CONSTANTLY

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel L. Katz" <katzd54@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: What voltage do injectors need to fire?

> surely you're joking (***...***).
>
> On Mon, 6 Sep 2004 23:35:04 -0400, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
> wrote:
>
> >The 12 volts from the battery is connected almost directly. The ECU
> >completes the path to ground to fire them. The length of time (duty
> >cycle or dwell) determines the amount of fuel delivered. *** They are
> >triggered once/engine revolution ***. Auto parts sores sell "noid" lights
> >which connect to the injector plugs to test the circuit. *** All of the
> >injectors on the Vanagon are connected in parallel and fire
> >simultaneously ***.
> >
> >Dennis
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> >Of tabe johnson
> >Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 7:55 PM
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: What voltage do injectors need to fire?
> >
> >With the Digifant system, does anyone know what
> >voltage the ECU sends to the injectors to get
> >them to open?  I'd need an oscilloscope to measure
> >this and sadly I'm without.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >--tabe johnson
> >xtabe@yahoo.com
> >Vancouver, BC
> >
> >
> >
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