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Date:         Sun, 7 Apr 2019 11:31:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 2000 rpm buzzer of oil pressure
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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Comparing a "dumb" device like an O2 sensor to that L board puts it in perspective. Thanks!

Neil.

On 4/7/19, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Sensitive enough that if the main ground is bad enough that alternator > output causes a voltage drop you can get false warnings from that. .... As little as a .5 volt float can put the > O2 sensor into full enrichment maybe even black smoke mode. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Neil N [mailto:musomuso@gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, April 7, 2019 12:30 PM > To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> > Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > Subject: Re: 2000 rpm buzzer of oil pressure > > Is the (voltage?) range spec for the high pressure oil warning circuit on L > board really so sensitive that a presumably small increase in resistance in > a badly corroded high pressure brown ground path wire will cause the alarm > to sound?

-- Neil n

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