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Subject:Re: Headlight Alarm
From:Rocket J Squirrel
Date:Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:42:34 -0700

Funny, I never forget to remove the key nor strap myself in, so those
buzzers are just silly to me. But I've left the headlight switch on more
times than I can think of. So that buzzer is helpful.

--
RJS

On 07/28/2011 06:06 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote:
> That buzzer's the first thing I removed from my van and threw away!  ;)
>
> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Harry Hoffman<hhoffman@ip-solutions.net>wrote:
>
>> Could you tie into the buzzer that goes off when the driver door is open
>> and key is in ignition?
>>
>>
>> Rocket J Squirrel<camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>  wrote:
>>
>>> No need? Horse hockey.
>>>
>>> Using the bulb type data from my '84's owner's manual, and not counting
>>> the bulbs in the dash:
>>>
>>> 4 x type 1034 bulbs (2 front parking, 2 rear tail), assuming the lower
>>> wattage filaments are lit @ 1.34A each = 5.4 amps
>>> 2 x type 1816 (rear side markers) @ .33A = 0.66 amps
>>>
>>> Total: 6 amps/hours.
>>>
>>> You leave those on overnight, say 12 hours, and you've pulled 72 amp
>>> hours out of the battery.
>>>
>>> I'm keeping my buzzer wired thankyouverymuch.
>>>
>>> --
>>> RJS
>>>
>>> On 07/28/2011 02:28 PM, Old Volks Home wrote:
>>>> The Headlight OFF feature with Ignition OFF was introduced in 1971
>>>> model year on Beetles, Ghias, Buses, Type 3s and Type 4s.  This
>>>> feature has been on all VWs ever since, thus no need for a Headlight
>>>> Alarm.
>>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
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>
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>
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