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Re: [TR] TR4A - Gauge Lamp Oddities

To: David Brister <david.brister@wanadoo.fr>, Triumph <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR4A - Gauge Lamp Oddities
From: John Macartney <macartney.john@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:12:07 +0100 (BST)
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David Brister wrote:=0ACircular terminals and you trap them under the knurl=
ed nuts which fix the gauge=0Alocating brackets. Suspect without this the g=
rounding would be very shaky.=0A=0ANot grounding instruments as David descr=
ibes seems to be a common problem on many restored Triumphs and circular te=
rminals under the gauge nuts were normal practice as ISTR. But grounding on=
 Triumphs, especially those with a separate chassis is still overlooked by =
some. You must ensure the woven grounding strap between engine and chassis =
is doing what it should - and especially on Heralds, which leaves only the =
choke cable as the alternative path to ground (earth) if no strap is presen=
t. FWIW......=0A=A0=0AJonmac
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ar=
ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span></span>David Brister =
wrote:</div><div>Circular terminals and you trap them under the knurled nut=
s which fix the gauge<br>locating brackets. Suspect without this the ground=
ing would be very shaky.<br></div><div>Not grounding instruments as David d=
escribes seems to be a common problem on many restored Triumphs and circula=
r terminals under the gauge nuts were normal practice as ISTR. But groundin=
g on Triumphs, especially those with a separate chassis is still overlooked=
 by some. You must ensure the woven grounding strap between engine and chas=
sis is doing what it should - and especially on Heralds, which leaves only =
the choke cable as the alternative path to ground (earth) if no strap is pr=
esent. FWIW......</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Jonmac<br><br><br></div></div>=
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