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On 24 Mar 2005 at 10:30, joshua brooks wrote: > Apparently mercedes is also looking into(if they aren't already) using 24 > and 48volt electical sytems just to cut back on the wire sizes. With copper > spaggetti everywhere it starts to add up. They're calling it a 42 V system (14V x 3) and I believe everyone's planning the jump already. I just wonder whether they'll come with one big battery with 18 cells, or will they use 3 smaller 12V sizes. And, yes, I guess there really are some water-cooled alternators out there. I wonder if the switch from 6V to 12V systems was also driven by increasing electrical demands in the 50s (not VW, they only caught on a decade later.) -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~