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Re: Fibre optic source?

To: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Subject: Re: Fibre optic source?
From: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 19:49:05
Ah.  

At 11:55 AM 11/22/99 -0000, Paul Hunt wrote:
>The last time I looked at a list of generic colours it was to a British
>Standard dated after the last MGB was built, and a number of colour usages
>were different.  However red/white is the instrument lighting on the MGB,
>and at some point manufacturers of lesser vehicles started illuminating
>instruments and controls from a single lamp (the fibre-optic source) with
>fibre optic strands going to each instrument or control that was
>illuminated.
>
>Not to be confused with white/red, which on the MG is the ignition switch to
>starter solenoid or relay wire.
>
>PaulH.
>http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.hunt1/
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>(http://194.168.54.52/paul.hunt1)
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
>To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Date: 22 November 1999 02:52
>Subject: Fibre optic source?
>
>
>>
>>In trying to decipher the wiring choices of my car's PO for radio
>>installation, I've been looking for a wiring color reference which I just
>>found on Skye's site (very helpful).  Upon reading the various entries, I
>>found one for a red wire with white tracer.  The purposes listed for the
>>red with white tracer has four uses, one of which is:
>>
>>d) Fuse to fibre optic source
>>
>>Is this just a terminology difference between UK and US, or is my car wired
>>for the Internet?  Can anyone elaborate on what "fibre optic source" is
>>intended to be used with the vehicle?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>- Tab
>>'78 B
>>
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