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Subject:Re: 2000 rpm buzzer of oil pressure
From:Neil N
Date:Sun, 7 Apr 2019 11:31:59 -0700

Comparing a "dumb" device like an O2 sensor to that L board puts it in
perspective. Thanks!

Neil.

On 4/7/19, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Sensitive enough that if the main ground is bad enough that alternator
> output causes a voltage drop you can get false warnings from that. .... As little as a .5 volt float can put the
> O2 sensor into full enrichment maybe even black smoke mode.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil N [mailto:musomuso@gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, April 7, 2019 12:30 PM
> To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject: Re: 2000 rpm buzzer of oil pressure
>
> Is the (voltage?) range spec for the high pressure oil warning circuit on L
> board really so sensitive that a presumably small increase in resistance in
> a badly corroded high pressure brown ground path wire will cause the alarm
> to sound?

-- 
Neil n

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