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Yes, it does look a lot like a volltage and current sensitive relay - the radio battery only gets charged when there's enough voltage across the upper coil AND enough current in the lower coil. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: <BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [T3] DBB alternator related subject > In a message dated 3/24/05 10:29:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, > jadney@vwtype3.org writes: > > << I got to wondering if the diagram was actually showing a second VR, with > just > the cutout relay used. Note that the diagram shows 2 coils in this relay, > which > makes it a very special relay. The VR, however, comes with 2 coils, so maybe > they're just hooking up a second one and using part of it. > >> > > Yes, I was thinking along similar lines, especially since both are shown > similar in size and shape. I wonder if it could be done using a VR, and gutting > the parts not needed. > > Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof > 71 Square, now a 2 seat Roadster, pics can be seen at; > http://volksrods.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2977 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~