Date:         Wed, 4 Sep 2002 19:09:13 -0700
Reply-To:     mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Sink LEDs
Comments: To: Justin Mayrand <jmayrand@ACORNWORLD.NET>
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Sure, I know what the mystery led is. It is in fact the fridge pilot led
(flame on led). Since 80/81 Westys came some with fridges and some
without VW designed one panel to work with both. The metal cover has an
extra hole drilled in it for the center led on panels for fridge
equipped models.

In 82 they stopped making the fridge less basic camper and the panels
were changed to put the fridge led at the bottom of the row of leds for
the water tank. These also deleted the "feature" that disabled the water
pump when the tank was empty.

The 80/81 fridge equipped models often did not make use of the
pilot/flame led even though the panel had it. Instead these models have
a little gauge inside the door and the needle on the gauge moves from a
red zone when the pilot is off to a green zone when the pilot is lit. Of
course these require you to open the door and look at the panel to know
if the flame is still going. These fridges will not light the pilot led
even if it is present on the panel unless someone has added the extra
wire from the thermocouple to the panel connector.

Mark

Justin Mayrand wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> OK, I have a 1908 Westy, and have some questions regarding the sink LED
> display. Mine has 4 water lights, and 3 battery lights and a toggle switch
> to turn the panel (and water pump) on and off. I do not have a flame light
> (gauge on 'fridge for this). I removed the cover plate and found an eighth
> LED, but it is not viewable when the panel is on, and I can not figure out
> what it does. So:
>
> 1) Does anyone know what the mystery LED is (not a flame, BTW)?
> 2) Does anyone else have the toggle switch? My is the only one I have seen.
> 3) If you do not have a toggle switch, how do you turn this panel on/off?
>
> Thanks in advance.   ...JMM
>
> Justin Mayrand
> 1980 Westy "SuperVan"
>
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