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.