To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderator@xxxxxxxxxxx To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews ------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are 4 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. DMC Electrics Yahoogroup From: Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2. Re: dead battery blues? From: dherv10@xxxxxxx 3. Re: Pacific Rim and John Lane From: dherv10@xxxxxxx 4. Re: Delorean wiring From: dherv10@xxxxxxx ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 1 Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2002 12:29:59 +0100 From: Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: DMC Electrics Yahoogroup Hi all NO, this is not just another new group! I just thought given the current threads now might be a good time to plug the dmc_electrics groups that I created several months ago for detailed discussion of the DeLorean's electrics. Us "leccy" types can get a bit carried away with tech-talk so what goes on on this list is only of interst to those who are happy working with a multimeter, can read the wiring diagram without a second thought, know what a capacitor does etc etc. It's a quiet list with low traffic, and if you have any electrical gremlins which you'd like to try and solve yourself, please feel free to join http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmc_electrics/ Martin #1458 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 10:11:30 EDT From: dherv10@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: dead battery blues? Brian, Most common is the door light switches didn't turn off and it ran the battery down. John hervey http://www.specialtauto.com/ << Well, just the other day I planned to take the D for a spin around the block, because it has been sitting for a few weeks. when I tried to start it the battery was dead. So I charged the battery for a few hours and it fired right up. The folowing day I went to drive it again and the battery was dead and it is a new battery What could this be? I have never had this problem before. Any ideas would be very helpfull thank you brian >> ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 10:21:33 EDT From: dherv10@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: Pacific Rim and John Lane I also had a bad experience with Mr. Lane, He didn't read the instructions with the alternator I sold a person and he burned up two of them. He didn't hook up the brown/yellow light wire and burned up two regulators. It seems nobody could tell him anything. He may be good on engines, but on other things I would watch out. John Hervey http://www.specialtauto.com/ << Had John Lane do some work on my Delorean about two years ago, which was not engine related. I do not doubt that he is quite good at working with the PRV, and that he can get a lot of power out of them at a price. Nevertheless, he does not seem to know much about the REST of the car. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 4 Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 10:31:52 EDT From: dherv10@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: Delorean wiring Bill and group. As already stated is's current not voltage that kills the switch over time. I can normally take the switch apart clean the contacts and reposition them and should work fine. I am also working on a fix to divert the current away from the switch. John Hervey http://www.specialtauto.com/ << Wasn't going to say anything, but thread Re: voltage (I think you all mean amps) thru headlight switch prompts the following: When I got my D first thing I did was study its wiring. Initially thought was asinine (differs greatly from contemporary Detroit or Kenosha). Now see some wisdom behind the design. Martin Gutkowski is correct -- amperage thru headlight switch isn't enough to melt anything (not counting the bulb). This applies for all other dash controls as well. Makes sense to keep the amps behind the seat, does it not? FWIW: My headlight switch is squirrely too. Sometimes routes the juice, sometimes does not. At one point had to drive w/ relay jumpered (can you say "language barrier" -- since when does "main beam" mean all 4!). I rigged up a concealed switch to pypass the dash control when it wants to be cantakerous. Has behaved itself since. I think it's intimidated. Now, if I could only find a decent ground on a plastic car ... Bill Robertson #5939 >> ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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