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Re: Flickering Ignition light

To: "Hans Duinhoven" <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>, "MG list"
Subject: Re: Flickering Ignition light
From: "Steve Gorr" <sgorr2@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:45:00 -0500
You got it right on, Hans. The outer brush had worn down to the point that 
the spring no longer could maintain contact. It also explains why it would 
worsen (get brighter) as it got hot and the spring got even weaker.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hans Duinhoven" <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>
To: "Steve Gorr" <sgorr2@comcast.net>; "MG list" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 2:46 AM
Subject: Re: Flickering Ignition light


> Check brushes for good contact. Yes your guess for bad diode(s) can be 
> another cause, but I would say these do not seem to cause a flickering 
> ignition light.
> So check for bad contacts and almost broken wires - often near contacts or 
> connectors.




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