Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 16:24:33 -0400
Reply-To: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: camper water level indicator
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Oh you faint of heart!
I usually check it by sound when lighting it. So it is not hot at all. Once lit for a time it is warm and if not I then listen to see if working. Mine never gets hot enough to burn a ear and you don’t need to touch it with your ear!
Still that idea to use the stethoscope is pretty cool! I even have a extra one.
Now lets see about adding audio indicators to all this stuff. Who needs all these silly lights.
Water tank level could be wave sounds for example. Or a low too high tone works fine too.
Eric Caron
85 GL auto. With a original fridg that just keeps working!
Eric
> On Jun 17, 2019, at 11:25 AM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> LOL! Yeah, I think you can put your ear close enough with burning it..
> Sometimes
> I don't even have to get too close to "hear" it. As with anything that
> gets hot, caution
> is always advised. Don't let your kids see you touching it or they will
> imitate when you're
> not looking....
>
> Steven
> 91 Westy
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 16, 2019 at 11:36 PM Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com>
> wrote:
>
>> You guys put your ear to the vent? You’re going to burn your ear off!!
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jun 14, 2019, at 9:39 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Darn, Jim beat me to it! This is how a blind Westy owner does it! I
>> go around the van and put my ear to the vent. If you hear the sound of the
>> ocean in a sea shell go try again. If you hear a intermittent rumble you ar
>> all set.
>>>
>>> I know of people that have changed the LED and now it is very bright ,so
>> fixing it for sighted folks is the way to go but my method work, and I get
>> a little more exercise going around the van until lit.
>>>
>>>
>>> Eric Caron
>>> 85 GL Auto
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Jun 14, 2019, at 10:24 PM, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> As a backup means of determining if the fridge is operating (on flame,
>> which is what the LED will tell you) you can always lay a hand on the
>> outside flue vent. If you listen closely you can tell what cycle the fridge
>> by the sound coming from the flue.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jun 14, 2019 at 4:26 PM, <David Beierl (mailto:dbeierl@gmail.com)>
>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can I jump on this thread to ask about the LED light near the bottom
>> of
>>>>>> that same panel (on my 87 Westy). I think the light is to indicate
>> that
>>>>>> the fridge is working on gas.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mine has never worked and it would be nice to have. It's hard on the
>> neck
>>>>>> trying to see the flame through the tiny window at the bottom of the
>>>>>> fridge. Does anyone have any thoughts on what the cause and cure
>> might be?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Likeliest is black wire in LED panel harness unplugged from single
>>>>> connector in fridge harness. Or wire unplugged from the terminal where
>> the
>>>>> thermocouple screws into the gas valve.
>>>>>
>>>>> After that likeliest is right-hand chip is bad.
>>>>>
>>>>> You *cannot* test this with a 1.5V battery. The signal goes negative to
>>>>> chassis ground, and the absolute maximum voltage for the chip negative
>> to
>>>>> the negative supply pin is 350 mV. If you can make a voltage divider
>>>>> limited to say -250 mV max you could use that.
>>>>>
>>>>> But when in doubt, replace the chip. Chips failing and the power switch
>>>>> coming unsoldered are about all that goes wrong with the board.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yrs,
>>>>> d
>>>>>
>>
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