Hi Neil, if you want to see what the voltage regulator looks like for the Megasquirt ECU, go to http://www.megamanual.com/index.html and click on the "V3 DIY Main Board" link in the left column. About half way down that page will be schematics for the VR with components listed. I would be curious to see how this compares with the OE VW stuff.
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of neil n Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 5:50 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: How many volts can ECU handle? So there's obviously something in the ECU circuitry that regulates and/or protects the voltage sensitive components from damage (within reason). Something similar to the Vanagon voltage stabilzer on the instrument cluster foil. I have an air cooled Vanagon ECU. Maybe I'll pop off the cover and have a look-see. Much simpler I'm sure, so maybe there's an obvious component visible. Neil.
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