Re: [DMCForum] Re: ANSWERS TO MY SEVERAL ELECTRICAL QUESTIONS
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Re: [DMCForum] Re: ANSWERS TO MY SEVERAL ELECTRICAL QUESTIONS



Bill,

You're awesome, right on the money about the question
of the day.  The black and light green/white wires
were for the little light on the shifter lever of the
automatic.  The clock has a 4-wire circular connector
that goes to it.  Does #5939 have a console clock in
it??

Mike   TPS   1630



--- content22207 <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Automatics had a lightbulb to illuminate the
> "PRND12" display -- could
> have been that. Could have been an unused clock
> power lead. I guess it
> could even have been the A/C panel illumination (if
> it never was wired
> per factory). 
> 
> Everything keyed to the headlight switch is
> Red/Orange, if I recall
> correctly. There's a big junction right under the
> rheostat. In the
> process of rewiring my headlight circuit I tied the
> A/C panel bulbs
> bank to it so they wouldn't be illuminated all the
> time. Whose bright
> idea was the original design anyway (I see no need
> to illuminate the
> panel in broad daylight, unless you just want to
> melt the plastic).
> Left my clock alone, however, even though it's
> pretty useless due to
> the mounting angle.
> 
> I also chunked the rheostat (didn't work anyway).
> Once upon a time I
> intended to mount cruise control buttons there, but
> the unit still
> remains in its box. Yet another languishing project.
> 
> That two wire plug to the idle speed motor/vacuum
> advance solenoid may
> have been intended to trigger automatics in gear
> versus park/neutral.
> Would allow you to idle slow, then open the
> butterfly futher when the
> transmission was in gear (maintaining same slow idle
> speed). Volvo's
> idle spec was 900 +/- 50 RPM, and that may have been
> to compensate for
> the load of an automatic transmission (dropping back
> to 750-800 when
> engaged), which was common practice in those days.
> Most solenoids that
> pressed against the throttle linkage were tied to
> A/C compressor clutches.
> 
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
> 
> >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, mike clemens
> <rmclemns@...> wrote:
> >
> > Two reasons to have a capacitor in any circuit:
> > 
> > First-----to give any starting circuit an extra
> jolt
> > of power when first firing up the circuit.  A good
> > example is your home A/C unit.  There is normally
> a
> > huge capacitor wired into the starting circuit. 
> It's
> > that great big huge oblong thing attached to some
> > obscure place that has two wires going into it. 
> > Capacitors store power and only discharge when
> called
> > upon----or some stupid idiot puts his finger
> across
> > the terminals.  :-)   (Not that I have ever done
> > something like that!!!  LOL)
> > 
> > Second-----To stop any electrical interference
> with
> > your radio.  Note that on the Delorean there are
> many
> > capacitors wired into any circuit that is in
> > continuous motion, when the circuit is energized. 
> Ex:
> > the A/C fan, the coil, the fan speed switch, etc. 
> > Josh's car even had two capacitors wired into the
> > radio circuit (sometime) and the only reason I can
> > figure out why is because the PO didn't want to
> take
> > the time to figure out what the real cause of his
> > static was.
> > 
> > My thoughts on your original question are that the
> > engineers decided they needed a capacitor in the
> idle
> > speed circuit and this was a good place to put it
> as
> > any.  Anybody else have any other thoughts??
> > 
> > Now, just to enlighten everybody----Josh's car had
> a
> > two wires, under the consol, beside the drivers
> right
> > knee that were black and light green/white, but
> they
> > had been cut off at the connector and taped over. 
> > This puzzled me for a long time before I finally
> > figured out the problem.  Anybody want to give it
> a
> > try.  The answer will follow tomorrow, for anyone
> that
> > is interested.
> > 
> > Mike   TPS   1630
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- timnagin <timnagin@...> wrote:
> > 
> > > What would this connector do on cars that used
> it? 
> > > My car doesn't have it.
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > Greg
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > >   _____  
> > > 
> > > From: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > > Of mike clemens
> > > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 3:29 PM
> > > To: dmcforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > > dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [DMCForum] ANSWERS TO MY SEVERAL
> ELECTRICAL
> > > QUESTIONS
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > Thanks to all who responded, especially Dave D.,
> > > Bill R., and Greg. Between everyone, I think I
> have
> > > solved the melted wiring problem.
> > > 
> > > The single white/orange wire does indeed fasten
> to
> > > oil
> > > pressure switch on the lower, drivers side
> engine
> > > block, which turns the light off and on in the
> > > instrument panel.
> > > 
> > > The relay is for the start resistor circuit.
> > > 
> > > And the white plug, which by the way 'does not'
> have
> > > a
> > > black and white set of wires, but a black and
> "RED"
> > > set of wires. That was my mistake and the red
> wire
> > > goes to a capacitor that is utilized in the idle
> > > speed
> > > regulator/vacuum solenoid circuit. As some folks
> > > noted, it was utilized on some cars and not on
> > > others.
> > > 
> > > Mike TPS 1630
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been
> > > removed]
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >        
> >
>
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