Date:         Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:07:45 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Door Chime madness
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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fwiw,
I don't consider vanagons to have 'door chimes'
but they do have a key buzzer .....
which I guess is what's being talked about.
I *always* remove key buzzers from my vanagons.

what cars have a chime ? ....honda's ?
I remember a not-that-oboxious chime on some cars, from when I worked on
every kind of foreign car . and I don't think I've seen a vanagon with one.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: Door Chime madness


> Vanagons have door chimes?
>
> No one tells me anything.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
> On 7/22/2009 5:34 PM Troy wrote:
>
>> It's amazing how little electrical problems can make you think your
>> vehicle is possessed. My door chime has been working intermittently over
>> the last month or so and suddenly decided to work all the time, but
>> here's the mystery. Even when the door is closed the chime is still
>> working, however, the volume is extremely faint. I thought I was hearing
>> things at first it is so low. Presumably there is a very low phantom
>> voltage happening? I did replace the ignition switch a few months ago, no
>> issues since (or before really) and recently popped the cover off the
>> fuse box, and perhaps I disturbed something. Before I start ripping the
>> dash apart, any ideas of what is going on? I assume that since the volume
>> is dimmed, there is still a area small amount of voltage going through
>> the circuit. I also noticed after several days, voltage has gone from
>> 12.7 down to 12.3, so there is definitely a drain. I hate troubleshooting
>> electrical! Could somebody give me the basic steps to troublesh
> oot this circuit? I think there is a gray and white wire going to the
> switch but I cannot remember, with the actual chime somewhere on the left
> top of the dash. I definitely need to track this down or it's going to
> drain my battery dry. Any help appreciated.
>>
>> Troy