[T3] Voltage

[Dave Hall]

Turn off all electrical equipment and disconnect the battery negative, then
simply put an ammeter between the battery negative post and the negative
cable clamp. If there is any current it will show a reading.  If it goes
minus, change the leads around.  Pick the highest current range on your
current meter and gradually change to more sensitive ranges.  If the
interior light is on, that would show at a bit under 1 amp.  Turn it off for
this check.

I don't understand how electricity would get out of the exposed coils of the
starter - it's not like water in a pipe.  It has to have a complete circuit
to flow.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Adriel
Rowley
Sent: 30 November 2010 17:58
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Voltage




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> From: dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:03:49 +0000
> Subject: Re: [T3] Voltage
>
> Modern batteries are much better at keeping their charge. I had not 
> started or charged my Type 3 for several months, maybe as many as 6 
> (shame on me!), but there was still enough in the 5 year old battery 
> to turn the engine over and over to fill the carbs and still start it.
>
Well then, why was this not the case on my Squareback?  How do I test if
there is a phantom drain?

> My son went back-packing round the world, and his modern VW was left 
> parked in grandma's garage, and started easily after 6 months without 
> any charging, and that needs a higher starting current than our old 
> low-compression engines.
>
I was told modern cars shut there starter circuit off, thus they loose no
current out the exposed coils in the starter.


Thank you,
Adriel
 		 	   		  
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