Date:         Sat, 10 Jun 2006 17:35:48 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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From:         Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject:      Re: A question for the electronically knowledgeable
Comments: To: mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net>
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Thanks, Mark. That's good to know. I guess the patch came about when
someone replaced it.

Wonder where to start looking for the turn signal LEDS?

Jim

On Jun 10, 2006, at 3:16 PM, mark drillock wrote:

> That component is the voltage stabilizer. It has nothing to do with
> the turn signals but it does provide the supply voltage for the
> temp and fuel gauges.
>
> It is a 10 volt regulator. It takes the variable 12-14 volts from
> the battery circuit and turns it into a stable 10 volts for the 2
> gauges. This prevents them from reading differently under various
> conditions. Without it the gauges would read differently at night
> or when the heater or headlights were on.
>
> Mark
>
> Jim Felder wrote:
>
>> I just removed the instrument cluster (didn't come with the car, I
>> bought it on ebay about a year ago because it had an accurate fuel
>> gauge) on my 83 diesel westy. Looking at the back of it just then
>> when I brought it inside for safekeeping, I see that behind the clock
>> side, on the back of the nacelle, is a connnector block on one side
>> and an electronic component, affixed with a single screw, on the
>> other.
>>
>> It is this electrical component I am asking about. It has three leads
>> coming out of it, two of which are messily soldered two leads coming
>> out of the blue cable. The middle of the three leads is connected to
>> nothing. I can make out the letters TCA 700Y on the component, but
>> other numbers are unreadable.
>>
>> What is this, and does it have anything to do with the fact that my
>> temp and turn signal LEDs don't work?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
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