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Subject: [Healeys] Distributor cap and wires
From: frogeye at porterscustom.com (David P)
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 10:29:23 -0700
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15-too young, 36-too old, 24-just right?? Just in case you've forgotten 
the firing order... LOL


On 3/10/2018 8:05 AM, Bluehealey wrote:
> My technique is to remove the bee-sting screws completely. Push the HT lead 
> into the hole and watch the end of the lead pass fully beyond the screw hole 
> until it seats at maximum depth. Then re-insert the screw.
> As Bob says it doesn?t work too well with carbon string cores.  In that case 
> I take a piece of solid copper wire (the earth lead in Twin&Earth domestic 
> cable works). A 1 inch piece folded into a ?U? shape is inserted into the 
> centre core with the second leg down the outside of the insulation.  I then 
> insert the HT into the cap and rotate it until the copper staple can be seen 
> down the screw hole.  The bee-sting screw then picks up on both legs of the 
> copper staple as it penetrates through the centre.  The copper spreads the 
> contact over more string and ensures continuity.
>
> Alan - from my iPad
> Bluehealey
>> On 10 Mar 2018, at 12:23, Bob Haskell <rchaskell at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> Elton,
>>
>> The screw is suppose to pierce the insulation and solidly contact (embed 
>> in?) the copper core at the center of the ignition wire.  Doesn't work well 
>> with carbon ignition leads.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Bob Haskell
>> AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
>> http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
>>
>>> On 03/09/2018 11:08 PM, Elton Schulz wrote:
>>> Fellow Listers,
>>> I recently purchased a new Lucas side entry distributor cap and new 
>>> ignition wires. I'm having no success in fastening the wires with the cap's 
>>> screws.  The screws are right up against the bottom stops of the wire holes 
>>> and the screws have too little wire to bite into. Try as I might, the wires 
>>> pull out with no effort.  What am I missing? Should there be a thimble or 
>>> sorts or something over the wire's end for the screw to catch?
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>> Elton
>>> BJ7
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