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Re: [T3] Generator Light/funny voltage


On 16 Jun 2006 at 9:42, Will McCreight wrote:

> Yes, in fact today's re-eval shows that all is now well.  Does anyone 
> have replacement driver door switch, as the double pole/single throw 
> switch (my "new" old one) seems to now be defective...the interior light 
> was becoming very intermittent, and one side of the switch is now really 
> defective, so I swapped leads (the light now works well) and 
> de-energized the buzzer circuit, which never worked before, and now is 
> found to be the source of my voltage drop.  I think the 1970 onward T3's 
> had this double circuit switch, whereas pre-1970 there was no buzzer 
> circuit, just the light.

I think it's more likely that in the process of playing with the buzzer, you 
bumped something else, or the something else temporarily "fixed" itself. A 
short, or leak, like you're thinking of can certainly drain your battery, but 
that won't keep the charging light from going on.

When the charging light is on, this is a signal that there is no charging 
happening, not that the charging is incomplete. Thus there is no way for the 
battery to get replenished while the light is on.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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