On Wednesday, February 15, 2006, at 11:08 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
That's what the older 114/115 used. They added the timer as a safety measure, because the defroster is a serious draw on the charging system. The timer is set to the value that should just about do the job. Also, by being timed the system goes off with the key and doesn't come back on by itself, as would be the case with the simple switch. If the light were out on the knob and you forgot and left it on the defroster could seriously suck your battery down with time and short-cycle driving, and you would be completely unaware in the absence of disappearing frost. -- Jim
I understand all that. Isn't Wilton trying to rig a charger for his electric chair? As I understand you have a different purpose for the hijacked current. Perhaps Wilton can hardwire a timer or a sensor that switches off when fully charged. It seems that 15-20 minutes would not be enough time to fully charge a low battery.
Johnny B. I Mac Therefore I am
