[T3] 73 type 3 FI ignition condenser ?

[William Jahn]

 Yes the one I got is made in Mexico. I don’t recall where the first one that’s on the car was made that I got in 97 seems right when the old style were discontinued . I do recall the instructions were in English. 

 I do recall before the voltage while driving even at idle was higher than it is now. I don’t know when the 5 Ma draw arrived , I only checked it because the battery voltage because I kept track was always dropping with the car sitting . I would charge it @ 2amp for 3 hours, the charger I have tapers off and I never see the amp meter on it showing 2 amps unless I set it to the 12 amp setting then the voltage is above 15 volts to high.   On the 2 amp setting @ 3hours I have 12.68 after 12 hours the next day it would be .04 less and each day it would continue at this rate , within 5 days it would be @ 12.32. The  when I started it I could tell the starter turned slower. 

 Interstate kept telling me it was the battery even though it was new so they gave me a replacement and that one leaked then gave me another that I have now yet all dropped voltage at the same rate. The first 2 averaged 12.78 volts once charged and sat for 12 hours this one always is 12.5 which is what Interstate said was fine. Had an autozone battery before this yet never bothered to check the voltage 


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From: Jim Adney
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 1:23 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] 73 type 3 FI ignition condenser ?

On 13 Mar 2019 at 14:35, William Jahn wrote:

> Also it  seems the Bosch voltage regulator is a bit different from the
> one I got in 97 as it does not have the little Bosch emblem stamped on
> the tops of the 3 diodes even though it does have all the Bosch numbers
> on the side and a Bosch box. 

I checked, and my VRs have the Bosch logos on the ends of the diodes. I've 
had those units on the shelf for a long time, so I'm guessing they were rather 
early production. These were made in Mexico; were yours?

I doubt if the logo there is important. Diodes are pretty generic; I don't see it 
making much difference, and they could still be made by Bosch, but maybe 
just no longer marked that way.

I'm not surprised that they draw a bit of current even when off. It's common 
for similar devices to need some standby current so they will start up reliably 
when needed. A lot of work has gone into "micropower" standby devices in 
the past decade or 2. The power may be insignificant even if it is not zero.

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