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Date:   Tue, 25 Jul 2000 15:21:27 -0700
Reply-To:   Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.com>
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From:   Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.com>
Subject:   Re: Switched power for vanagon radio
Comments:   To: Mark Mages <wasserbox@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:   <20000725215706.16252.qmail@web312.mail.yahoo.com>
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At 2:57 PM -0700 7/25/00, Mark Mages wrote: > >[...] >Also - i heard a long time ago that it was bad to keep >the ignition in the "on but not running" position.. >something about sending electrical signals around... >anyone? >

Back in the days of mechanical ignition systems (points) it COULD be bad to do so...especially if the points happned to be in contact with each other. The result: WELDED points.

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OLTECO Ari Ollikainen P.O. BOX 3688 Networking Architecture and Technology Stanford, CA Ari@OLTECO.com 94309-3688 415.517.3519


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