Re: [Healeys] Electrical question

[Michael Salter via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>]

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Tom, it is very unusual for a wire to fail, as I'm sure you know.
I would suspect the bullet connections on the dip switch cable where it
joins the main harness.
They are near the overdrive throttle switch as I recall.

M

On Tue., Oct. 26, 2021, 6:13 p.m. Tom Felts via Healeys, <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:

> BJ8     had power from the blue HL sw wire to the dip switch--all WAS
> well.  All of a sudden no power thru the hL sw blue wire to the dip sw.  HL
> switch is good.  Ran a wire directly from the HL switch to the dip
> sw-----have power--all works.
>
> Ohms's reading seems quite a bit higher thru that original wire than a reg
> wire i used.  Guess it is possible that the resistance is so high that it
> won't allow voltage to pass??   Anyone who has tried to trace that wire
> will know it is impossible to see the full length since it is encased in
> wrap.
>
> I'm down to disconnecting the original wire and running another power wire
> from the HL sw to the dip sw and moving on.  Of course that won't help me
> determine what caused it but I'll have lights.
>
> Anyone have any other ideas on cause?
>
> Anyone know what gauge wire I should use?
>
>
>
> Thanks
> tom
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<div dir=3D"auto">Tom, it is very unusual for a wire to fail, as I&#39;m su=
re you know.<div dir=3D"auto">I would suspect the bullet connections on the=
 dip switch cable where it joins the main harness.</div><div dir=3D"auto">T=
hey are near the overdrive throttle switch as I recall.</div><div dir=3D"au=
to"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">M</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue., Oct. 26, 2021, 6:13 p.m. To=
m Felts via Healeys, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></d=
iv><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left=
:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div>BJ8=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0had powe=
r from the blue HL sw wire to the dip switch--all WAS well.=C2=A0 All of a =
sudden no power thru the hL sw blue wire to the dip sw.=C2=A0 HL switch is =
good.=C2=A0 Ran a wire directly from the HL switch to the dip sw-----have p=
ower--all works.</div><div><br></div><div>Ohms&#39;s reading seems quite a =
bit higher thru that original wire than a reg wire i used.=C2=A0 Guess it i=
s possible that the resistance is so high that it won&#39;t allow voltage t=
o pass??=C2=A0 =C2=A0Anyone who has tried to trace that wire will know it i=
s impossible to see the full length since it is encased in wrap.</div><div>=
<br></div><div>I&#39;m down to disconnecting the original wire and running =
another power wire from the HL sw to the dip sw and moving on.=C2=A0 Of cou=
rse that won&#39;t help me determine what caused it but I&#39;ll have light=
s.=C2=A0 </div><div><br></div><div>Anyone have any other ideas on cause?</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>Anyone know what gauge wire I should use?</div><div>=
<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div>tom</div></di=
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