Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 09:08:18 -0800
Reply-To: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
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From: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
Subject: Electrical Questions for Headlights and Dual Battery (fwd)
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Not mine. answer him
thanks
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Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 16:38:15 -0000
From: jbrrr510 <jbrrr510@hotmail.com>
To: vanagon@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [vanagon] Electrical Questions for Headlights and Dual Battery
Last weekend I finally got power to my factory power windows. FYI, I
took the factory power windows, power door locks, and power mirrors
with wiring harnesses and relays off a salvaged pair of doors.
I had planned last weekend to also do the headlight relay upgrade at
the same time as wiring up everything else, but figuring out the fuse
block and all wiring diagrams in Bentley took longer than I
expected. I think I understand things now... Anyway I stopped
feeling accomplished at having windows that go up and down for the
first time in three months.
Anyway, in doing all this I finally got a look at those two round
grounding blocks up behind the fuse block. Which I connected the two
grounds from the power windows to. However, I also noticed that
after hooking up the power windows there were no available spades
left. None for my power door locks (more on that in a moment), none
for my desired headlight relay upgrade, none for my never to be
powered power mirrors.
I should say here that I have a 1986 Syncro Westy Wolfsburg Weekender
(1/2 camper pop-top) with factory A/C (not hooked up yet) and dealer
installed cruise control (not yet hooked up to my new motor). So,
there is a lot going on electrically speaking.
So I have the following questions for the electrical gurus on the
list:
1) What do I do about being out of free spades on the two grounding
blocks?
2) I have a factory installed dual battery system that appears to be
isolated by a relay under the drivers seat. How do I test that it is
functioning properly? ie. isolating the battery and discharging only
the cigarette lighter socket located under the passenger's seat that
the electric fridge plugs into?
I plan on adding a fuse block under the driver's seat for the
secondary battery and running my auxiliary equipment to it (Stereo,
Fridge, Lighting, etc...) but I'd like to know it's actually isolated
correctly first.
3) When I hooked up my power windows (freeing a ground point by
temporarily disconnecting my power windows). They would lock and
then immediately unlock themselves. Any idea what could be causing
this behavior?
4) When running the wiring harness for the windows, mirrors, and door
locks I notice two short brown ground wires coming from the diff lock
switch which were not connected to anything. I can't figure out what
if they were supposed to connect to that they can reach. Any idea
where these grounds are supposed to go to?
Thanks for any help!
Jon
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