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Tom-for that wire replacement, I would use a 14GA. wire-headlights=0Ahav=
e large amp draw. The high resistance you measured usually means=0Apoor=
(corroded) connection, frayed wire or loose. If harness is=0Ahealthy, I=
would check the switch terminals for loose or corroded at=0Aboth the pa=
nel and for sure the dip on the floor (it gets crud from=0Aroad). That p=
ath also has two butt connectors that could be loose or=0Acorroded. Afte=
r cleaning, be sure to push the bullets well into the=0Arubber sleeve. H=
ank=0A=0A=09-----------------------------------------From: "Tom Felts vi=
a=0AHealeys" =0ATo: "Alan Seigrist"=0ACc: "healeys"=0ASent: Wednesday Oc=
tober 27 2021 9:45:21AM=0ASubject: Re: [Healeys] Electrical question=0A=
=0A I went ahead and ran a new wire--used 16 gauge-------I did check the=
=0Abullet connections to the old wire and they were good---I cannot=0Aun=
derstand why a wire would suddenly stop conveying current---but=0Asince=
I found nothing else---that must have been the problem. =0A works like=
a charm now with the new wire. =0A ----- Original Message -----=0A From=
: Alan Seigrist =0A To: Michael Salter =0A Cc: Tom Felts , healeys =0A S=
ent: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 11:03:15 -0400 (EDT)=0A Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ele=
ctrical question=0A=0A One time I had the main ignition - coil wire fail=
in my BJ8=0Aharness... much smoke was released and I was not able to pu=
t the smoke=0Aback in the wire. turned off the battery switch, disconnec=
ted it, then=0Aran a separate main wire , turned switch back on and drov=
e home... =0A !! =0A On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 6:47 AM Michael Salter vi=
a Healeys wrote:=0A Tom, it is very unusual for a wire to fail, as I'm=
sure you know. I=0Awould suspect the bullet connections on the dip swit=
ch cable where it=0Ajoins the main harness. They are near the overdrive=
throttle switch as=0AI recall. =0A M =0A On Tue., Oct. 26, 2021, 6:13=
p.m. Tom Felts via Healeys, wrote:=0A BJ8 had power from the blue HL=
sw wire to the dip switch--all WAS=0Awell. All of a sudden no power thr=
u the hL sw blue wire to the dip sw.=0AHL switch is good. Ran a wire dir=
ectly from the HL switch to the dip=0Asw-----have power--all works. =0A=
Ohms's reading seems quite a bit higher thru that original wire than=0A=
a reg wire i used. Guess it is possible that the resistance is so high=
=0Athat it won't allow voltage to pass?? Anyone who has tried to trace=
=0Athat wire will know it is impossible to see the full length since it=
=0Ais encased in wrap. =0A I'm down to disconnecting the original wire a=
nd running another power=0Awire from the HL sw to the dip sw and moving=
on. Of course that won't=0Ahelp me determine what caused it but I'll ha=
ve lights. =0A Anyone have any other ideas on cause? =0A Anyone know wh=
at gauge wire I should use? =0A=0A Thanks tom _________________________=
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<html><body>Tom-for that wire replacement, I would use a 14GA. wire-head=
lights have large amp draw. The high resistance you measured usually mea=
ns poor (corroded) connection, frayed wire or loose. If harness is healt=
hy, I would check the switch terminals for loose or corroded at both the=
panel and for sure the dip on the floor (it gets crud from road). =
That path also has two butt connectors that could be loose or corroded.=
After cleaning, be sure to push the bullets well into the rubber sleeve=
. Hank<br><br><div class=3D"reply-new-signature"></div><p>--------------=
---------------------------</p>From: "Tom Felts via Healeys" <healeys@au=
tox.team.net><br>To: "Alan Seigrist"<br>Cc: "healeys"<br>Sent: Wednesday=
October 27 2021 9:45:21AM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Electrical question=
<br><br>=0A<div>I went ahead and ran a new wire--used 16 gauge-------I d=
id=0Acheck the bullet connections to the old wire and they were good---I=
=0Acannot understand why a wire would suddenly stop conveying=0Acurrent-=
--but since I found nothing else---that must have been the=0Aproblem.</d=
iv>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>works like a charm now with the new wire.</=
div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>----- Original Message -----<br>=0AFrom: A=
lan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com><br>=0ATo: Michael Salter <m=
ichaelsalter@gmail.com><br>=0ACc: Tom Felts <tomfelts@windstream.n=
et>, healeys=0A<healeys@autox.team.net><br>=0ASent: Wed, 27 Oct=
2021 11:03:15 -0400 (EDT)<br>=0ASubject: Re: [Healeys] Electrical quest=
ion<br></div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div dir=3D"ltr">One time I had=
the main ignition - coil wire=0Afail in my BJ8 harness... much smoke wa=
s released and I was not=0Aable to put the smoke back in the wire. =
turned off the=0Abattery switch, disconnected it, then ran a separate m=
ain wire ,=0Aturned switch back on and drove home...=0A<div><br></d=
iv>=0A<div>!!</div>=0A</div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">=0A<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 6:4=
7 AM=0AMichael Salter via Healeys <<a>healeys@autox.team.net</a>>=
=0Awrote:<br></div>=0A<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0px 0px 0px .8ex;border-left:1px solid #cccccc;padding-left:1ex;">=0A<di=
v>Tom, it is very unusual for a wire to fail, as I'm=0Asure you know.=0A=
<div>I would suspect the bullet connections on the dip=0Aswitch cable wh=
ere it joins the main harness.</div>=0A<div>They are near the overdrive=
throttle switch as I=0Arecall.</div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>M</div>=
=0A</div>=0A<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=0A<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"=
gmail_attr">On Tue., Oct. 26, 2021, 6:13 p.m.=0ATom Felts via Healeys, &=
lt;<a>healeys@autox.team.net</a>>=0Awrote:<br></div>=0A<blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px .8ex;border-left:1px sol=
id #cccccc;padding-left:1ex;">=0A<div>=0A<div>BJ8 had=
power from the blue HL sw wire to=0Athe dip switch--all WAS well. =
All of a sudden no power thru=0Athe hL sw blue wire to the dip sw. =
; HL switch is good. =0ARan a wire directly from the HL switch to t=
he dip sw-----have=0Apower--all works.</div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>Oh=
ms's reading seems quite a bit higher thru that original=0Awire than a r=
eg wire i used. Guess it is possible that the=0Aresistance is so h=
igh that it won't allow voltage to pass?? =0A Anyone who has t=
ried to trace that wire will know it is=0Aimpossible to see the full len=
gth since it is encased in=0Awrap.</div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>I'm do=
wn to disconnecting the original wire and running=0Aanother power wire f=
rom the HL sw to the dip sw and moving=0Aon. Of course that won't=
help me determine what caused it but=0AI'll have lights. </div>=0A=
<div><br></div>=0A<div>Anyone have any other ideas on cause?</div>=0A<di=
v><br></div>=0A<div>Anyone know what gauge wire I should use?</div>=0A<d=
iv><br></div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>Thanks</div>=0A=
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