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Ajros
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 Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2025 12:50 pm Post subject: Alternator condenser or capacitor? |
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1974 super beetle, dual port 1600. Found a broken wire (from a capacitor?), and it appears the female end was plugged to the positive side of the alternator. what could this be? hunting down a replacement.
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Q-Dog
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2025 1:11 pm Post subject: Re: Alternator condenser or capacitor? |
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Not gonna click on your link, but maybe a noise suppressor for the radio:
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Glenn 
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2025 1:44 pm Post subject: Re: Alternator condenser or capacitor? |
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Please upload pictures to the Samba Gallery and then you can post them inline.
Makes things easier for everyone.
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Ajros
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2025 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Alternator condenser or capacitor? |
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| Q-Dog wrote: |
Not gonna click on your link, but maybe a noise suppressor for the radio:
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Thank you! Uploaded the picture to the gallery. I'll pick one up and give it a try.
| Cusser wrote: |
| Looks like an old AM radio static suppressor. |
Thank you!
| Glenn wrote: |
Please upload pictures to the Samba Gallery and then you can post them inline.
Makes things easier for everyone. |
Thank you for the response. I've edited the post accordingly.
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Glenn
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2025 2:55 pm Post subject: Re: Alternator condenser or capacitor? |
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| Ajros wrote: |
| Glenn wrote: |
Please upload pictures to the Samba Gallery and then you can post them inline.
Makes things easier for everyone. |
Thank you for the response. I've edited the post accordingly. |
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Ajros
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2025 1:46 pm Post subject: Re: Alternator condenser or capacitor? |
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| Q-Dog wrote: |
| You may not need it. Are you running an original AM radio? |
Thanks! sounds like I don't need it. Original AM radio isn't hooked up. if/when I install a new radio, I'll look to replace it or just leave it as-is. I don't really listen to AM radio nowadays.
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| Q-Dog wrote: |
| You may not need it. Are you running an original AM radio? |
Or does your radio make a whing, or clicking through the speakers? If not I wouldn't worry too much. |
Thank you! much relieved. I don't have a radio in the beetle yet.
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