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OoSpennyoO
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 Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2019 8:59 pm Post subject: Air cooled "Vanagon Syndrome" |
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So i was following the capacitor fix and i couldnt get a 22 all i could get was two 10's. Will this work? Did i put them together correctly? The solder job isnt 10/10 will it be fine?
1982 Vanagon California
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OoSpennyoO
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| Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2019 9:41 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagon Capacitor fix |
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| I just twisted two 10s together and soldered them there |
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djkeev
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snowsyncro
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| Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 5:26 am Post subject: Re: Vanagon Capacitor fix |
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Yes, two 10 microfarad capacitors wired in parallel as you have shown will be the same as a single 20 microfarad capacitor.
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erdonline
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| Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 6:56 am Post subject: Re: Vanagon Capacitor fix |
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A quick search on allaboutcircuits.com shows that capacitors in parallel have an additive effect while those wired in series have a diminished effect. It's the opposite for resistors.
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snowsyncro
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| Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 7:09 am Post subject: Re: Vanagon Capacitor fix |
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| djkeev wrote: |
You've got a case of series vs parallel wiring.
Not 100% sure about resistors but if you wire two 6 volt batteries in a parallel system like you wired your resistors, you still only have 6 volts at the end. Granted, a strong 6 volts but 6 volts nonetheless.
If you wire the same batteries in a series...... - 6 + ****** - 6 + you wind up with 12 volts.
I imagine resistor play by the same rules?
You only have a really strong 10, not 20 as you have them wired in parallel.
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For resistors, they add as the sum of the reciprocals (1/R).
Voltages are as you stated, batteries in parallel have the same output voltage and double the current capacity. Batteries in series have the same current capacity and double the voltage.
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Ahwahnee
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| Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:11 am Post subject: Re: Vanagon Capacitor fix |
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As I recall, the usual instructions for the capacitor fix on a WBX is to bridge terminals 2 & 4.
It appears to me that the OP has bridged 2 & something else.
The OP has an air-cooled and the AFM has different connections so maybe I am miscounting.
Someone who knows should check his work. |
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OoSpennyoO
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| Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 4:34 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagon Capacitor fix |
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I know its 2 and four i believe this to be 2 and four but i dont really know
Thats why i put it here to get my work double checked
Its an air cooled but its also california emissions model so i was hoping it would be the same |
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OoSpennyoO
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| Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagon Capacitor fix |
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| Did i miswire it?? Should i solder it to where the little plug goes? |
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OoSpennyoO
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| Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 5:00 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagon Capacitor fix |
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| Is this a fix for the air cooled models? Some guy i met told me to do it so i just assumed all vanagons including the air cooled ones used this fix |
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