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Thinking this through, doesn't it make sense that the switch would be open
when it's not cold out? ;-) Yes, you are correct, the thermoswitch is meant
to close [complete] the circuit when it's cold. The switch point is 5¼F.
For the later models, the switch point lays between 50¼F to 32¼F. On my
previous late model Squareback, the switch point was roughly 45¼F. YMMV.
Toby Erkson -- air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
'72 VW Squareback, '95 VW Jetta, '81 Gold Wing,
'73 Porsche 914, '90 Wet Jet
http://www.icbm.org/
Portland, Oregon
>-----Original Message-----
>...
>After reading many posts here on vwtype3.org (thanx to all of
>you for feeding my brain), the thought struck me that instead
>of heating this sensor, I should put it in the FREEZER!
>
>Sure enough, when I test it right out of the freezer, it reads
>about 1.1 to 2.0 ohms, and then rapidly warms enough to go to
>infinite ohms, "opening" the connection.
>
>I think this is proper behavior for this sensor, based upon
>its purpose, to allow current flow at cold temps but not warm,
>but I would appreciate confirmation of this, as I am a "newbie"...
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