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Re: 45D condensor loooks odd

To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>, <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: 45D condensor loooks odd
From: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 05:41:28 -0800
Yes, that's exactly it. Functionally, I don't think it makes a
difference, but for condensor replacemet, which I thought was a regular
maintenance thing, it's a weird arrangement. I'm curious how common this
is, though...
 
-=Chris


<-----Original Message----->

                 From: Guy Weller
Sent: 3/12/2004 8:31:08 AM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net;spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 45D condensor loooks odd 

Chris, 
Hope it is OK. 
That is exactly how it came off the TC - it all looked pretty original
and 
un-tampered with to me. 
Looking at the photo I presume that you just mean the orange and black
wires 
are both crimped to the same bit of copper that connects to the points 
terminal post. Usually I think you are right, they have seperate
connectors 
each so that they can be replaced independantly. 

If you snip off the orange wire from that terminal , then the spade 
connector on a replacement condenser should just slip under the terminal
spring in the normal way 

Guy 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris King" 
To: ; 
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 12:46 PM 
Subject: 45D condensor loooks odd 


> I have a dizzy out of a Triumph 1500TC (Lucas41449, stock for late UK 
> 1500 engines) that I'm going to put in my Midget 1500. I'm putting in 
> new points, condensor, etc. The condensor that is in there currently
is 
> crimped to a spade connector that on its other side has the coil wire 
> crimped to it. Is this normal? Or should I just cut the odd connector 
> off and crimp a spade to the coil wire so I can change condensors
later 
> on? 





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