That, I didn't know.... Thanks for the education Carter! You do realize
that I have to go shock myself on the horn now to see if it works! Wish me
luck...
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Carter Shore [mailto:clshore@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 10:11 PM
To: Bill Miller; Chip Kigar; spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Shocking shifting
Actually, the solenoid coil can produce a shock when
the current is interrupted. I'm not advising anyone to
actually do this, but if you touch the horn terminals
while the horn button is pushed, you will feel what I
mean!
Even though there is only 12V on the coil, when the
current is interrupted, the magnetic field in the
winding collapses very quickly, causing a high induced
EMF, ie high voltage, sometimes 200-300 Volts.
An intermittent switch, or O/D wiring touching the
gearshift lever could cause this condition.
Shocking,isn't it?
Carter
--- Bill Miller <millerb@netusa1.net> wrote:
>
> Don't look for a frayed OD wire.... You can't get
> shocked from 12VDC (go
> touch the two battery terminals with your hands!)
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