Re: Quattro Digest V2 #471

[Peter Orban <ORBAN@NRCAMT.IAMT.NRC.CA>]

> From: Frank Deutschmann <fhd@interport.net>
> Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 12:46:40 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Re: FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>

...
> -- last night I was looking
> at the Bentley wiring diagram for the Coupe, and I have to say that the
> electrical people at Audi are either 1) driking too much of that Oktoberfest
> special brew, or 2) have some sick sense of humor!
>
> An example: the motor for the interior air temp sensor number 1 is powered
> by the exciter indicator circuit on the alternator!
...

The wiring is optimized for shortest weight, or in other words, shortest
length. If two gizmos need the same signal and are next to each other
they will only run one wire, no matter how unrelated they are. The wiring
diagram merely represents the actual wiring.

Peter
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Peter Orban
National Research Council of Canada
Internet: peter.orban@nrc.ca