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Date:         Sat, 26 May 2001 19:45:30 -0500
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cooling fan kills radio
Comments: To: Kitzmann <kitzmann@EXIS.NET>
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Kitzmann wrote:

> I just want to know if anybody else out there has this experiance with > their van. In my 82 former diesel everytime the cooling fan comes on the > radio goes dead for half a second. I'm assuming that it is caused by a > drop in voltage when the fan is first starting to move. I'm thinking of > putting a big capacitor in the line to the radio to act as a temporary > power source during these brief power dips. Any other ideas? > > Dave K.

A capacitor should help treat the symptom, but there must be some cause to the problem, perhaps a poor connection at the fuse panel, etc?

Larry A.


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