<VV> EM wiring question

[shortle]

And what was the purpose of the "selenium rectifier"?
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301

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>From: Jim Becker via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Sent: Feb 12, 2015 1:47 PM
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>Subject: Re: <VV> EM wiring question
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>Connected as you describe, the only function it could have is to bypass a 
>bad connection in the harness.
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>Jim Becker
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>-----Original Message----- 
>From: Ned Madsen via VirtualVairs
>Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 2:31 PM
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>Subject: Re:  EM wiring question
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>Sounds good, except the yellow wire is from the light switch in the dash to 
>the high beam switch on the floor. Both high and low beam H/Ls go through 
>the high beam switch. The high beam side of that switch has two wires, one 
>for the lights and one for the indicator in the dash. Could it be that the 
>high fan can't be used when the lights are on?
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>Since this car has no AC, I'll be considering this wire to be extra.
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>The wiring on this car was such a mess. At some point in its past, someone 
>bought a box of those 3 way splices and took it as a challenge to use them 
>all. Several wires had multiple splices within just a few inches, yet no 
>wires coming off the splice. Fortunately, Terry Kalp provided both the fuse 
>block and trunk harnesses. Returning wiring to stock in not always fun or 
>easy.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Frank DuVal via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
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>Sent: Wed, Feb 11, 2015 10:37 pm
>Subject: Re: <VV> EM wiring question
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>Yes , Paul is correct. My 64 supposedly has this wire, as the prior
>owner told me it was there since it was a factory A/C Monza. It is due
>to current limitations on the generator. It cannot supply both high
>beams and high speed blower while charging the battery. Not a problem in
>the daytime, and high blower speed not usually needed at night.
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>Frank DuVal
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>On 2/11/2015 9:52 PM, Dusty Steinberg via VirtualVairs wrote:
>> That wire is part of a air conditioning wire harness.  When the high beams 
>> are activated, going from memory, I believe that it activated a relay that 
>> kicked the air conditioner fan down from the high speed to the medium 
>> speed.  The reason that I remember this is because I had one in my 1962 
>> air conditioned Monza, that I am restoring, and it is one of the "missing" 
>> wires, that made it into a box a parts, and now the whole box of parts has 
>> gone missing.  Possibly you have found my missing wire... LOL..
>> Paul in CT
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> Subject: <VV> EM wiring question
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>>> I replaced the fuse box wiring harness in a 64 with an earlier harness. 
>>> There's an extra wire, yellow, coming off the high beam switch plug that 
>>> goes to the headlight switxh. This wire is not in a loom, it's about 4 
>>> feet long and has a single female plug at the end. It only has power when 
>>> the head l ights are on. Any idea what it would be for?
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