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Re: Car Stereo - Ugh!

To: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: Car Stereo - Ugh!
From: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:18:48 -0500
Cc: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>, Spridgets list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
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Reply-to: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>
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ULIX!!! good to see you back    Brad

Ulix Goettsch wrote:

> On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, Charles D. Sorkin wrote:
>
> > Dear List:
> >
> > How's this for a problem...
> >
> > I installed a 5.75 inch Kenwood Radio/Tape player in the '74 Midget,
> > reassembled the center console turuned it on, and it worked!  Now for the
> > odd part (perhaps some Lucas demon or a gremlin has posessed the car).
> >
> > When I started driving around, the first time I used the turn signal, the
> > radio started blinking as well.  When the green arrow flashes, the radio
> > goes off and on in exact sync.
>
> Charles,
> this kind of stuff usually happens when a bad ground is involved.  I
> haven't quite figured out what happens, but you can see it on some old
> clunkers driving around.  They'll have a kind of dim tail light and when
> they set the turn signal, every time the signal goes on, the tail light
> goes off.  I fixed problems like this by cleaning the grounds of the
> taillights.  Maybe you have a similar problem.
>
>     Ulix                                       __/__,__      ___/__|__
> ..............................................(_o____o_)....<_O_____O_/...
> http://students.washington.edu/~ulix/         '67 Sprite     '74 X1/9


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