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Re: [Healeys] Electric Issue

To: "'R. Lindsay'" <050.rpl@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Electric Issue
From: Henry G Leach via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2021 00:05:09 +0000 0ZsqxbLsb13nm4yjx5Db7aJpoQFV63xtUVmq6OxC6UGxyjCNwCAjnbRdIg0Fhee/dUhoyCkjk3dyqGDdzlKD8FfVffNAJKBWh1qU2vl8EbuV+vb6tXjw/iEd Z1dqjMjhUT9rynJ3x6OctQ==
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Price-just a quick guess. BJ8s with a wood dashes need good grounds=0Afr=
om each instrument. Check to make sure there is a black wire on the=0ATa=
ch and Speedo mounting lug, and that they read ohms to ground. (less=0At=
han 5 ohms on wire). There is also a small u-shaped connector on the=0At=
ach that must be properly installed to function correctly.=0AAdditionall=
y, unlike an ammeter, your volt meter also needs to be=0Agrounded. It re=
ads battery pos to neg where the ammeter is a series=0Aconnection to the=
 regulator. Hank=0A=0A=09-----------------------------------------From:=
 "R. Lindsay via=0AHealeys" =0ATo: "Kees Oudesluijs", "Healey List"=0ACc=
: =0ASent: Sunday June 13 2021 1:03:55PM=0ASubject: [Healeys] Electric I=
ssue=0A=0A =EF=BB=BF I have been working on electrical issues on my BJ8.=
 Today=E2=80=99s=0Aissue seems to be the panel lights. I am reinstalling=
 a volt meter. It=0Ais installed and doesn=E2=80=99t work. I have switch=
ed the lines - no=0Achange. =0A Before I reinstalled the volt meter as w=
ell as after, when I turn on=0Athe main lights and panel lights, the tac=
h stops working. When the=0Alights are off, the tach runs fine when the=
 panel lights are on. I=0Ahave tried changing the connections to the bac=
k of the speedo (because=0Athe speedo connections were undone), but no c=
hange. I did not touch=0Athe tach. The dip switch blue light works fine=
 but its been daylight=0Awhen I=E2=80=99ve been working on the car, so d=
ifficult to test the other=0Alights. =0A Any thoughts/suggestions to fix=
 this?=0A=0A Price Lindsay =0A Sent from my iPad

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<html><body>Price-just a quick guess.&nbsp; BJ8s with a wood dashes need=
 good grounds from each instrument.&nbsp; Check to make sure there is a=
 black wire on the Tach and Speedo mounting lug, and that they read ohms=
 to ground. (less than 5 ohms on wire). There is also a small u-shaped c=
onnector on the tach that must be properly installed to function correct=
ly.<div><br></div><div>Additionally, unlike an ammeter, your volt meter=
 also needs to be grounded. It reads battery pos to neg where the ammete=
r is a series connection to the regulator. Hank<br><br><div class=3D"rep=
ly-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>=
From: "R. Lindsay via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: "Kees Oud=
esluijs", "Healey List"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Sunday June 13 2021 1:03:55PM<b=
r>Subject: [Healeys] Electric Issue<br><br>=0A<div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF=
=0A=0AI have been working on electrical issues on my BJ8. Today=E2=80=99=
s issue=0Aseems to be the panel lights. &nbsp;I am reinstalling a volt m=
eter.=0A&nbsp;It is installed and doesn=E2=80=99t work. &nbsp;I have swi=
tched the=0Alines - no change. &nbsp;=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>Before I=
 reinstalled the volt meter as well as after, when I=0Aturn on the main=
 lights and panel lights, the tach stops working.=0AWhen the lights are=
 off, the tach runs fine when the panel lights=0Aare on. &nbsp;I have tr=
ied changing the connections to the back of=0Athe speedo (because the sp=
eedo connections were undone), but no=0Achange. &nbsp;I did not touch th=
e tach. The dip switch blue light=0Aworks fine but its been daylight whe=
n I=E2=80=99ve been working on the car,=0Aso difficult to test the other=
 lights.</div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>Any thoughts/suggestions to fix=
 this?<br><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div>=0A<div dir=3D"ltr">Price Lindsay=
=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>Sent from my iPad</div>=0A</div>=0A</div>=0A</=
div>=0A</healeys@autox.team.net></div></body></html>

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