Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 07:11:07 -0500
Reply-To: Joe Romas <jromas@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
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From: Joe Romas <jromas@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Subject: Re: New listee -- Desperately seek printed foil curcuit
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Ken,
There's a voltage regulator in there also. A three leg solid state device.
At one time there was a modification that added a wire and maybe a diode to
stablize it's operation. This may be what you've seen. It's output is for
the fuel and temp guages.
Joe
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From: "Ken Sid" <cybor_punk@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 12:28 AM
Subject: New listee -- Desperately seek printed foil curcuit
Heyas
We've had to park the Jetta and acquire a larger vehicle for our new family
(Sam, 12 months old).
Naturally the transition into a Vanagon seemed logical having owned many
vw's over the last decade.
The search didn't extend all to far as the guy across the way happened to
have an 85GL that he was willing to part with for what seemed reasonable
price. I had a shop check it over and besides some minor wear and tear it
seemed descent mechanically. So 1000km later I've reconfigured the heater
cable to there appropriate levers, replaced many of the non working dash
light and terminated several dangling leads under the dash. By the looks of
the not so handy work under the dash I'm surprised that the van hasn't
melted down, which brings me to the Instrument cluster -- heheh -- All the
idiot lights work but the tach, fuel and temp gauges do not. On further
inspection and removal of the instrument cluster it is appears that a
previous owner had done some handy work on the printed foil circuit with a
soldering iron (looks to be an attempt to repair some areas that had been
melted?) I am under the assumption that by solely replacing the foil this
would hopefully cure these problems?
I have searched my local wreckers and haven't had any luck find a printed
foil circuit as I'm sure they go they way of the cluster when parted out --
I did though find many not so necessary parts to help bring the van up to
snuff, just not the important ones!
Any help would be Greatly appreciated.
Ken Sidorchuk
Vancouver, BC
Canada.
85 Jetta GL -Ole' Gray Mare
85 Vanagon GL - Goldie
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