Re: [MBZ] Electrical Observation

2006-07-29 Thread OK Don
Thanks for sharing the observation. I will indeed measure the voltage, ans try to determine if there's a correlation to the flashing light. I've only noticed it a three times, out of probably 20 trips. Hi Don, Don't know if it has anything to do with your problem or not, but when my batter

Re: [MBZ] Electrical Observation

2006-07-28 Thread LarryT
Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . - Original Message - From: "OK Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Electrical Observation Speaking of weird things like that, t

Re: [MBZ] Electrical Observation

2006-07-28 Thread Jim Cathey
scenarios like "Charge Indicator lamp lights up wien ign switched off & enfine not running" along with a possible cause - like "Short circuit of positive diode" (whatever thehellthatis) There are two banks (of three) diodes inside the alternator, half on the positive side and half on the negat

Re: [MBZ] Electrical Observation

2006-07-28 Thread LT Don
Yep, just as I thought. "T" for "take it to Iowa." Ask the wife -- the voices don't lie. You'd better bring it north soon, too, or the fillings in your mouth will start bringing in rap stations instead of NPR. Don On 7/27/06, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Then it's sending "T" once each 1/

Re: [MBZ] Electrical Observation

2006-07-28 Thread OK Don
Then it's sending "T" once each 1/2 hour. On 7/27/06, LT Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It is in Morse code. If you watch carefully, it says, "Donate your car to Iowa Don." You're a ham -- did you forget how to decode Morse? -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "The Americans will always do the righ

Re: [MBZ] Electrical Observation

2006-07-28 Thread LT Don
It is in Morse code. If you watch carefully, it says, "Donate your car to Iowa Don." You're a ham -- did you forget how to decode Morse? On 7/27/06, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Speaking of weird things like that, the SRS light is flashing on for several seconds, seemingly at random, in th

Re: [MBZ] Electrical Observation

2006-07-28 Thread OK Don
Speaking of weird things like that, the SRS light is flashing on for several seconds, seemingly at random, in the '90 300D 2.5. Is this a clue to anything? On 7/27/06, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Today, when my battery and/or Alternator was failing I noticed the tach was bouncing up & down

[MBZ] Electrical Observation

2006-07-28 Thread LarryT
Today, when my battery and/or Alternator was failing I noticed the tach was bouncing up & down. Was that because the battery was down or the alt wasn;t charging? Also - while browsing the CD WorkShop Manual I noticed the section called "Programmed Repairs" and discovered a wealth of informati