It would take some seriously wrong bulbs -- bulbs with far more wattage
than would fit those sockets -- to drag the voltage down from 13V to 9V.

BTW, voltage isn't current. Current is amperes.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
Bend, Ore.
1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in
San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.

Sent from my kitchen.

On 08/25/2011 02:39 PM, Karl Wolz wrote:
> I was thinking "wrong bulbs", but if the current is actually 9V, that's
> obviously not the problem, although he said the problem occurred when he
> replaced the bulbs, so they're still my prime suspect.
>
> Karl Wolz
>
>
>
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> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
> |On Behalf Of Rocket J Squirrel
> |Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 1:52 PM
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: Re: Front Blinkers are super Dim
> |
> |He says the side marker lights are nice and bright. Don't they
> |share the ground with the turn indicators? Poor grounds on
> |both sides of the vehicle is not impossible, but I don't know
> |how a ground could favor one filament over another.
> |
> |AND the man writes to say that, "I seem to be getting around 9
> |volts to the blinkers while 13 volts is measured in corner
> |marker mode with the engine running."
> |
> |Far better to investigate where the missing four volts have
> |gone. Me, I'd be eyeballing the blinker relay thingy.
> |
> |--
> |Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> |Bend, Ore.
> |1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
> |1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct
> |company in San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.
> |
> |Sent from my kitchen.
> |
> |On 08/25/2011 01:19 PM, Greg Potts wrote:
> |>  Measure continuity from ground side of the bulb connection
> |to ground.
> |>  If it's more than 0 Ohms, you have found the problem.
> |>
> |>  Happy Trails,
> |>
> |>  Greg Potts
> |>  Toronto, Ontario Canada
> |>  197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
> |>  1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (ND Graphics graphics wrap)
> |>  1988 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (Colleen's ride) Engine conversion
> |>  blog: http://www.pottsfamily.ca/wordpress/
> |>  www.pottsfamily.ca
> |>
> |>  BUSES OF THE CORN - AUGUST 12-14th, 2011 www.busesofthecorn.ca
> |>
> |>
> |>  On 8/25/2011 3:36 PM, craig cowan wrote:
> |>>  What ground goes to the blinker?
> |>>  The relay is labeled number 21 and it looks like it's in really nice
> |>>  shape.
> |>>  Contacts are perfect. Any way to test?
> |>>
> |>>  -Craig
> |>>
> |>>
> |>>  On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 3:10 PM, Rob<becida@comcast.net>  wrote:
> |>>
> |>>>  if it's VW, electrical&  a problem add a ground.
> |>>>  Seriously, add a ground or at least super clean what you have.
> |>>>
> |>>>  Rob
> |>>>
> |>>>
> |>>>
> |>>>  At 8/25/2011 09:42 AM,craig cowan wrote:
> |>>>
> |>>>>  In getting all the lights to work on my project syncro ('87), i'm
> |>>>>  finding
> |>>>>  that the front blinkers are SUPER dim. Uselessly so. This
> |is despite
> |>>>>  new
> |>>>>  bulbs and cleaned up housings. As side marker lights with
> |either the
> |>>>>  ignition off or on, they are wonderfully bright. However,
> |as blinkers,
> |>>>>  only
> |>>>>  a single element lights and poorly. I seem to be getting around
> |>>>>  9volts to
> |>>>>  the blinkers while 13 volts is measured in corner marker
> |mode with the
> |>>>>  engine running.
> |>>>>
> |>>>>  I really have no idea why this would be, as it seems to
> |me there's good
> |>>>>  power and ground since the marker mode works well.
> |>>>>  Any ideas as to where to start? I'm completely at a loss so any
> |>>>>  suggestion
> |>>>>  would be good.
> |>>>>
> |>>>>  Thanks!
> |>>>>
> |>>>>  -Craig Cowan
> |>>>>
> |>>>
> |>>>
> |>>
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