Date:         Fri, 20 Dec 2002 06:45:29 EST
Reply-To:     RAlanen@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Idel stabiliser control unit repair
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        More on the idle stabiliser control unit.  Yesterday, I opened up the 
one currently on my '87 Westy.  It's still the original that I became suspect 
of.  I see no evidence of the power transistor being burnt as I saw in the 
one from the '86 Transporter.  The lettering on the transistor is clearly 
legible, BD 438.  I do see that what may be a resister, long grey coloured 
device all the way at the end of the board in the same line as the power 
transistor, looks to be discoloured right sorta dead centre.  This is evident 
on both the units I have here.  Not sure how this item can be checked.  
Anyways the mystery goes on.  My buddy Hans sent me a pic of one he has that 
he opened up and there are two power transistors, one after the other, on the 
RH edge of the card when your looking down at it with the pins facing 
forward.  So what's that all about ?  Numbers on the box are: 412.202/015/007 
     251 907 393D the one from the '86 Syncro with the evidently burned power 
transistor has these markings: 412.202/015/004 251 907 393B.  I'm supposing 
the one Hans has is from a later model.  The two I have seem to be the same.  
Mysteries of the Vanagon to be continued................

Cheers  

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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