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Re: [Healeys] Electrical question

To: Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Electrical question
From: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 23:03:15 +0800
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One time I  had the main ignition - coil wire fail in my BJ8 harness...
much smoke was released and I was not able to put the smoke back in the
wire.  turned off the battery switch, disconnected it, then ran a separate
main wire , turned switch back on and drove home...

!!

On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 6:47 AM Michael Salter via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:

> 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"ltr">One time I=C2=A0 had the main ignition - coil wire fail in=
 my BJ8 harness... much smoke was released and I was not able to put the sm=
oke back in the wire.=C2=A0 turned off the battery switch, disconnected it,=
 then ran a separate main wire , turned=C2=A0switch back on and drove home.=
..<div><br></div><div>!!</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 6:47 AM Michael Salte=
r via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.t=
eam.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"=
margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-lef=
t:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Tom, it is very unusual for a wire to fail, as I&#=
39;m sure 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">They are near the overdrive throttle switch as I recall.</div><div di=
r=3D"auto"><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. Tom Felts via Healeys, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; r=
el=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<b=
r></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div>BJ8=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0had power 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 di=
p sw.=C2=A0 HL switch is good.=C2=A0 Ran a wire directly from the HL switch=
 to the dip sw-----have power--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 is possible that the resistance is so high that it =
won&#39;t allow voltage to pass??=C2=A0 =C2=A0Anyone who has tried to trace=
 that wire will know it is impossible to see the full length since it is en=
cased in wrap.</div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;m down to disconnecting the o=
riginal wire and running another power wire from the HL sw to the dip sw an=
d moving on.=C2=A0 Of course that won&#39;t help me determine what caused i=
t but I&#39;ll have lights.=C2=A0 </div><div><br></div><div>Anyone have any=
 other ideas on cause?</div><div><br></div><div>Anyone know what gauge wire=
 I should use?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank=
s</div><div>tom</div></div>_______________________________________________<=
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