Re: [DML] Re: Where is the common electrical leak?

["DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxx>]

Martin,

You said:
"...Hi Joe, sorry but this is not correct. ..............The red
wire is simply the power supply to the solenoids."

I respectfully disagree.

The red 12 volt wire powers the lock module. The purple wire, which
feeds the solenoids, is on the output side of the module therefore once the
red wire is unplugged all power to the circuit is removed. Although
unplugging the solenoid harness will protect the solenoids from burn out the
lock module will still cause a battery drain if the red power feed is left
connected to a malfunctioning module.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Gutkowski" <webmaster@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: [DML] Re: Where is the common electrical leak?


> Hi Joe, sorry but this is not correct. The red wire is simply the power
> supply to the solenoids. The leak comes from the module itself,
> specifically the 20+ year old capacitors going bad. The purple wire in
> the lock module's main harness is the permanent 12v feed. Un-plug the
> main harness as well as the red wire is my advice.
>
> I've said it before and I'll say it again; the stock module is a poor
> design, but it IS servicable. Replace the relays with sealed units and
> add some protection diodes. It won't last as long as a LockZilla, but
> you'll still get several thousand switches out of it for an outlay of
> only a few $$ and half an hour with a soldering iron.
>
> Martin
> #1458
>
> DMC Joe wrote:
>
> >Joe,
> >
> >You are correct concerning disconnecting the red wire from the stock door
> >lock module. For more details check out my article on this subject:
> >http://www.geocities.com/dmcjoe/doorlock.html
> >
> >DMC Joe Help Club
> >DeLorean Web Mall: http://www.geocities.com/dmcjoe/home.html
> >
> >DeLorean Website Directory www.dmc.tv
> >
>