

| Subject: | Re: Welding on Van - ECU consequences? |
| From: | Steve Williams |
| Date: | Wed, 2 Sep 2015 09:05:55 -0600 |
Hi, Thanks for the feedback. I'm a bit shy about electrical components NOT being isolated in the presence of un-anticipated voltages, even if if there is no complete circuit. This all started when I found out that it's possible to find out how far away a break in a cable is using electricity (signal waves), even when there's a break in the cable and no complete circuit! Here's hoping they unplug the ECU. I had to leave my van @ the shop, but I had them write explicitly on the work order to unplug the ECU prior to any welding. I did wrap some string around the ECU plug so I'll know if they did or not! lol. Thanks again, Steve W. On 01/09/2015 10:26 PM, Steve Williams wrote: > Hi, > > I am taking my van in tomorrow for a bit of patching on my exhaust > system. > > It suddenly occurred to me that they may be using an electric welder on > my vehicle rather than a gas welder. > > Is it recommended/mandatory to unplug the ECU if electric > (arc/mig/tig/etc) welding is being done on a 1991 Westfalia? > > Thanks, > Steve W.
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