Agreed ... but I could not be certain from the photo.

On 14-Sep-2014, at 11:15, Vanagon wrote:

> I'm only looking at the pics on a dinky iPhone screen, but it doesn't look like there are enough leads coming out of B202 for it to be a bridge rectifier. 
> 
> Sent from my 1963 maroon and cream 702B Western Electric Princess phone. 
> 
>> On Sep 14, 2014, at 3:26 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA> wrote:
>> 
>> Since the 'B' is ambiguous, is it possible a bridge (normally 'BR")?   Again, the schematic should answer any questions.
>> 
>>> On 14-Sep-2014, at 07:09, Roy Nicholl wrote:
>>> 
>>> If they were adhering to IEEE 200-1975 (in effect at the time), BT would be battery and there would be no ambiguous 'B's
>>> 
>>> 'B' can also be used for a 'blower' (or 'motor'), but that is also unlikely in this instance.   Is the schematic for the ECU available someplace?
>>> 
>>> Given that ECUs are endangered, does the list knowledge know if anyone has attempted to transfer the functionality into software - which could be run on a rather inexpensive embedded system?   Obviously such a solution would be costly as there would be insufficient demand to scale, but it would make it possible to add an OBD interface to the Vanagon :-O.   ... of course, it would probably be more effective to simply add a Subaru flat-four with its proven computer control system.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 14-Sep-2014, at 05:45, Raymond Markett wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Wow! It looks like reversed polarity or a short caused a high current and burned the components. R usually stands for resistor, D for diode and C for capacitor. B usually stands for battery but that doesn't make sense in this case. I would guess that B202 is a inductor or coil. L usually stands for coil on U. S. schematics, but maybe VW uses B for the B field associated with a coil. 
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On Sep 13, 2014, at 9:40 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi all.
>>>>> 
>>>>> As promised, the gory details. Images of my partially fried ECU:
>>>>> 
>>>>> https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/Motronic29ECUBurnedPartsEngineStillRan
>>>>> 
>>>>> Can anyone take a guess at what this part is, or was?   ;)
>>>>> 
>>>>> B202 shown here:  http://tinyurl.com/qxeceae
>>>>> 
>>>>> My close up shots are usually better. Sorry for poor quality images. I
>>>>> generally don't use my good camera while in the shop.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Neil.
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Neil n
>>>>> 
>>>>> Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca
>>>>> 
>>>>> '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p
>>>>> 
>>>>> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>>>> 
>>>>> Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine Swap Group:
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej