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Subject:Re: Bus depot headlight upgrade "Vision Kit" for 1988 vanagon GL RELATED QUESTION/THREAD HIJACK
From:Larry Alofs
Date:Sun, 19 Jul 2015 12:29:20 -0400

Bring em on.   ;- )

On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mymts.net> wrote:

> Geez a new tool for me.  Do you really want to be subjected to more
> questions :)
> Jeff
>
> > On Jul 17, 2015, at 9:10 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> > At 02:32 AM 7/17/2015, Jeff Palmer wrote:
> >> Funny things happening tonight. When I switched on the high beams
> >> the lights went out completely for a moment. Decided to leave on low
> >> beams. Then had to turn left so signalled and braked. This time the
> >> lights dimmed but did not go out completely. I unplugged the cooler
> >> when we arrived and tried the high beams and everything worked normally.
> >>
> >> Is the cooler drawing so much power it is causing these issues? Am I
> >> close to blowing a fuse or what?
> >
> > Coleman cooler probably draws about four and a half amps. It's time
> > to get out that shiny new voltmeter and find out what's going on.
> >
> > Yrs,
> > d
> >
>