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Subject:Re: Fridge led substitute
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Sat, 27 Jun 2015 09:27:09 -0700

Felder industries seems to know what to do, so get the team working!

I think it would be a great mod for Eric, save the trouble of going back and forth to exhaust to listen for rumble.

Alternately, how about a little gadget that fits over the LED and converts the light into an audible tone? A battery powered thing, stick on. 

Unfortunately the Bell Group of companies has very limited electronics capacity. But no shortage of boffo ideas :-)

Alistair

> On Jun 27, 2015, at 8:54 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> At Felder Industries, that "small device that will convert the changing
> voltage into an audible tone" would be a voltmeter with an audible closed
> circuit feature : )
> 
> Jim
> 
>> On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 10:37 AM Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi alistair and others,
>> 
>>        Great idea!  I’ll add this to my wish list right under salvage
>> google car and turn Westfalia into self driving dream machine!
>> 
>> Can you picture me now in the back with my amazing guide dog, enjoying
>> snacks from my cold refrigerator, playing with my iPad, and sorting out
>> items for a camp out, all while the van drives itself to my designated
>> stealth camping location provided by Vanagon.com list members.
>> 
>> Actually, I’m still trying to talk David B. into coming  north a few days
>> early to West river Westfalias in Vermont.  I have a full wish list of
>> items to get his assistance with!  Hoping gas money and pizza would be a
>> draw for slave labor.
>> 
>> If I can just find the Google car by then I’ll move Install Bus Depot
>> Vision ket and update ground straps to the end of my list.
>> 
>> Eric Caron
>> 85 GL Auto Westfalia
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jun 26, 2015, at 10:00 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I just read Eric's account of successful fridge lighting. Good work Eric
>> ( btw, you know you can never blow the flame out with the air pump, so mad
>> pumping is safe. I also tend to click the igniter when pumping, can't hurt
>> eh?)
>>> 
>>> Eric pouted out he can't use the led to determine if fridge it lit. So
>> I'm thinking David, you know what I'm things don't you?
>>> 
>>> Intercept the LED signal and lead it to a small device that will convert
>> the changing voltage into an audible tone.
>>> 
>>> Of course this is on a switch, don't want the fridge screaming at you
>> all the time.
>>> 
>>> What do you think?
>>> 
>>> Ab
>>