Dear Bob, Dear Scotty,
Two years ago, when I had to drive 600miles in heavy rain in my J2, original
CJF2 unit burnt out. Fortunately one of my friend lived close the place it
broke, so I called on him and borrowed a FrogEye control box (late TD/TF as
well, it is cheap and still new one available). I dismantled it and cut the base
plate by hacksaw to get only one post of coil unit. Then I screwed it under the
dash-panel (to wooden body frame) and connected by-pass wiring from broken CJF2
to this one post bare coil unit. The result was good enough, it created 20amp on
high rev (4000+). Maybe too much amp but I was satisfied of course.
This one is still under the dash and working perfectly, hence I don't repair
CFJ2 yet, just fuses are located in that 'dead' box.
I am not an electrician so I don't like electrical job (it is invisible
anyway!), but above is one of my few success repair stories of electric devises.
How do you think?
Anyway Scotty, will you send e-mail of RF95 application to me as well ?
I will have it for my J2 Racer which is under restoration.
Best Regards,
Hiro Nishio
Kobe, Japan
J2 2771 Racer (Under restoration)
J2 4302
PB 0608 Airline (Under restoration)
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Subject: RE: MG J2 Cut-out and fuse box-Reply long
Author: "Scotty" <scotty@dove.net.au>
Date: 00/11/27 11:26
On Tuesday, November 28, Bob wrote
Subject: FW: MG J2 Cut-out and fuse box
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I have a J2 which needs a CJF2 Lucas cutout and fuse box.
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Bob these units are rare, expensive and darned hard to find. From my own
experience looking for one.
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I have a couple of TA units which are CJR3 which look very similar.
Any problem using the TA CJR3 unit in the J2 in place of the correct CJF2??
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Don't you need to use the right ignition switch for one of those? The CJF3
was fitted to the TA and early TB, I think? It seems to be a bigger unit
than the CJF2. More the size of unit on the 'P' types.
*NOTE*
I have a copy of a LUCAS Technical Services, bulletin. [10 Pages] Titled,
Replacing, Third brush generators, with Compensated Voltage Equipment.
Typical Wiring Modifications. [With wiring diagrams]
Pages 8&9 advise on the replacement of the Original Control Box,
Model CJR2 or CJR3.
The replacement box is an RF95 unit which was fitted to TC and TD models and
probably Y types, [I think]. Anyone like to educate me on the RF95
applications, in MG's.
I can scan this page and e-mail it to you if you think it would help.
Regards to all,
Scotty,
Adelaide, Australia.
PS I intend to fit an RF95 to my J2 when I get around to restoring it. YMMV.
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