[T3] Charging issue still

[Jim Adney]

On 14 Jan 2011 at 10:17, Tim Keohane wrote:

> Just made the round trip twice this time. No lights, radio etc except  
> the components for engine operation. The results were the same. I  
> could see a steady decline in voltage at the battery until at 35 to 40  
> M P H the battery was reading 12.4 v to 12.6 v.  The maximum it  
> reached was a constant 13.9 v, though I did see some spikes at 14 v  
> for less than 2 seconds early on.

Those numbers are WAY too low.

Do the "full fielding" test in my faq. If the generator passes, 
replace the VR. The correct Bosch number used to be 30-019, but the 
new solid state Bosch VR may have a different number now. Either one 
should work just fine.

-- 
*******************************
Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
*******************************