Steve B. wrote:
> I would think you are barking up the wrong tree thinking you have a
> design flaw. Thousands of people have been driving thousands of these
> cars for a number of years. If they had such an obvious design fault
> it would be well do***ented by now.
Steve -
I'm not calling it a design flaw, for the very reason you suggest. What
I am suggesting is that Bosch is a bit conservative about setting the
voltage regulation. And since there are tolerances on any device, some
units come in a bit lower than conservative. The good news is that a
Bosch will never destroy a battery by overcharging it - but some will be
on the low side, and that hurts batteries, too.
As for well do***ented? Well, I've been fighting this problem for more
than 10 years. In the course of that time, I've monitored this
newsgroup, as well as a couple owners' discussion boards, and this
problem of low battery comes up again and again. It also comes up on
Volvo and Mercedes Benz groups. Most people don't have the problem - but
a few do. It reminds me a bit of Lucas electrics on British cars - the
Prince of Darkness is not solely a British invention.
Now, when it happens, you can lay it off to bad wires, bad grounds, bad
batteries, bad connections, owner neglect, or anything else of the sort.
But most of the people who describe the problem also describe the
measures they have taken to identify and remedy those faults - and
almost always without noticeable improvement. Although there may be
doubt in your mind, there is no doubt in mine that the problem does
occasionally occur. I'm not accusing Bosch of anything. All I would like
is a bit of help in my own particular situation.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Bill
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