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Re: simple question

To: joe johnson <joe.johnson@fmr.com>
Subject: Re: simple question
From: "Victor B. Michael" <vmichael@tibco.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 07:48:39 -0500
Joe,

My handbook for my 1977 Spitfire 1500 (page 32) shows the following:

35 Amp fuse (position 1)

Windscreen wiper, Fuel indication, Temperature indication, Stop lamp,
Reverse lamp, Turn signal, Seat belt warning

10 Amp fuse (position 2)

Front parking lamp, Front marker lamp, Rear marker lamp, Tail lamp,
Plate illumination lamp, Instrument illumination

35 Amp fuse (position 3)

Headlamp flasher, Key warning, Courtesy light, Horn, Hazard warning

So, it looks like you are correct. All of the items you list are
protected by the first fuse. It appears the electronic Tachometer was
added to that circuit when it was switched from mechanical to
electrical.

Hope this helps...

Victor Michael

P.S. I've included the 'spitfires' and 'triumphs' mailing lists as well.
In case you didn't know they existed. The members are a great bunch of
people with a lot of knowledge.

joe johnson wrote:
> 
> Hi, I'm embarrassed to ask this question to you because I think that I
> know the answer.  But, What better group of people could I ask for
> re-assurance.  My 1979 Triumph Spitfire's tachometer, directionals,
> wipers, fuel gauge and temperature gauge all quit working while I was
> driving it the other day.  Could it be that I blew a fuse?  I have had
> problems similar to this happen in the past and somehow I figured out
> that it was a fuse.  Easy enough to replace so, I did, and no problems
> since.  Except that now with all of the various parts that I mentioned
> all going at the same time, I think that they must all be related to the
> same fuse.  But I'm not sure.  I've been looking around in my Haynes
> manual to try to figure this one out.  Maybe I should spend more time
> with the manual.  Any thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated.
> 
> joe.johnson@fmr.com

-- 
Regards,

Vic

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