gowesty sold me the bulbs, there previously were no bulbs and thus no data.

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> |-----Original Message-----
>> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.**com<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/<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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