Although you have to admit that Lucas using a printed circuit board as the
rotating contact surface for the instrument light rheostat switch on the
rubber bumper MGBs probably was the world's all time zenith of engineered
planned obsolescence.
That switch was good for maybe 10 adjustments before we were back to warm
beer.
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On Apr 6, 2012, at 4:59 AM, Per Schoerner <healeyguy at bredband.net> wrote:
> Well, I think it's rather fun, all these statements about our friend Lucas,
inventor of darkness. Not to mention the "Lucas smoke kit", that is on sale on
Ebay from time to time.
> But to be honest, it's not really fair to blame him. I don't think Lucas
electricity systems are worse or better than any other electrical system of
the time. I've had a number of other cars with other electrical systems, and
have had exactly the same problems as with the Lucas equipped cars.
>
> Per in Sweden
>
> Chris Dimmock skrev 2012-04-05 17:55:
>> Isn't the inscription below the Lucas Family Crest "Home before dark"?
>> Isn't the Lucas Vacuum Cleaner the only Lucas product that didn't suck??
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