Snip---Keith (Yes the bugeye will have the batteries in the Trunk..)
Hey Kieth , what about those of us with no trunk ??
George in DC
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> From: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> To: Rick Byrnes <rick@rbmotorsports.com>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Electrical cut off
> Date: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 10:06 AM
>
> Another neat thing about Joe Timney's remote electric cut-off switch
is
> that it can also be driver actuated, so that everything electrical can be
> shut off by the driver (upside down or not) before the safety crew gets
> there. Guarantee ya I'll have one in the new Coupe.
>
> John Beckett, LSR Comp Coupe #79
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Byrnes" <rick@rbmotorsports.com>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 9:38 AM
> Subject: Electrical
>
>
> > In originally building my car I was too influenced by the OEM way of
doing
> > things. In some ways this was not good, but in safety I chose to use a
> > production inertia switch on the energizing side of a fuel pump
solenoid.
> > If I go on my head, the inertia switch trips interrupting the ground
and
> 12
> > v supply to the fuel pumps is shut off. Since this is just the coil
side
> of
> > the solenoid, high current is not experienced by this component. It
has
> > provided satisfactory operation of pumps but has not yet been asked to
do
> > its job.
> > The point is, while thinking like an OEM engineer or Tech hampers our
> > thought process relative to going really fast, some devices and systems
> are
> > really nice to copy or use directly off the shelf. With the
disciplines
> > found at OEM's these days, the durability, quality and reliability
pretty
> > much take care of themselves.
> >
> > At any rate, if the Merkur goes upside down, the engine will not be
> running
> > when Chris and Ed show up.
> > My next project will be done the same way.
> >
> > Rick Byrnes
> > We have enough youth...........How about a fountain of smart
> > www.rbmotorsports.com
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