[Vwdiesel] Alternators versus Generators --( for beginners )

[LBaird119@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/23/2005 3:46:47 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk writes:

> 1) IMO too many fuses... fuses for fuses it seems. 
> 2) Circuitry broke new grounds (for me} with over complex design. 
> 

  VW kinda likes fuses it seems.  Wierd at first but once you realize 
that at least half of them are for lighting, it makes more sense.  Seems 
like overkill but sure helps when trying to isolate a problem in a circuit.  
I'll probably put a few in the truck when I build a harness for it.  Just 
like 
a house.  I lived in one with too few circuits (heck, ALL I've lived in!)  A 
few 
extra fused/breaker circuits is no more complex when it comes down to 
it.  More wire but less complex really.
  Having mostly dealt with VW/Audi circuitry with only my Porsche and 
Mustang to compare it to, it never seemed complex to me.  The wiring 
diagrams are totally different though.  Makes sense one day, none at 
all on others!  ;-)
     Loren