Re: [T3] DBB alternator related subject

[Jens Vagelpohl <jens@type4.org>]

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On Mar 23, 2005, at 7:08, joshua brooks wrote:

> I run H4 headlights and a 200watt stereo and the alternator keeps up 
> fine.
> The wiring however is another story.
>
> My headlight switch recently went bad. It was badly burned up at 
> terminals
> 30. Looked it up on the schematic and almost all of the power in the 
> car
> goes throught that junction in the lightswitch. I don't think they 
> designed
> the car with these high powered accessories in mind.

Now that's just simple logic, isn't it? When those cars were built 
people did not have 200 Watt stereos and high-wattage H-4 headlights. 
The types of electrical accessories were more limited and less 
power-draining than today.

jens

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