Date:         Thu, 8 Feb 2007 12:25:59 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: westy wiring woes
Comments: To: Nathaniel Poole <myth.wright@GMAIL.COM>
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It depends on which version of the led panel you have. The early version
has a large power transistor behind the painted cover that turns on
power to the pump when it thinks there is water in the tank. A round
silver thing about the size of a nickel, if there you have the kind that
can disable the pump when the tank level reading is NG. Used 80/81 at
least but lots of panels have been swapped over the years.

The simple thing is to bypass the transistor and I have done so on
several early Westys that I have worked on. That way the pump always has
power available

Mark

Nathaniel Poole wrote:

> Or maybe not. before I whip out the trusty voltmeter, maybe this is
> what it's supposed to do? My water tank is bone dry. When I flip the
> power to the water pump nothing happens -is this normal when the tank
> is empty? ALso the h20 level indicator doesn't read anything. I know
> there is power as the battery level is working and other accessories.
>
>
> Nathaniel
>