Chris Kantarjiev wrote:
>
> I need a Lucas relay - and not for any of our British cars. It's for
> the Ferrari, which for some reason, has a Lucas wiper motor (just like
> the one in my 4A) and Lucas electrics driving the cooling fans. It's
> the relay in that circuit that is acting up - we opened the can and the
> points had grown stalactities. There wasn't enough metal left on one
> side to file them flat!
>
> So why am I asking you folks? Well, it's a Lucas 6RA relay - the
> rectangular can with two mounting ears. It's the spitting image of the
> horn relay on my TR4A and GT6+, even though the numbers on the can
> don't match. The Ferrari relay is marked "33232D" and the 4A relay is
> marked "33188" (Stanpart 137747/1).
>
> I don't have Lucas references to tell me what the difference between
> these relays is; the contact layout is exactly the same - a single
> winding contact (W1), and two load contacts (C1 and C2). C2 supplies
> current to both the winding and the load; C1 has a double spade
> connector. As far as I an tell, this relay was used on the 4A, the
> whole GT6 range, and some Spits (and maybe Heralds).
>
> All the usual suspects have superceded both these numbers to a
> different Lucas part, which is a 28RA relay - the later round can
> style. I'd really rather find the right part.
>
> So now I'm looking for a takeoff. If you have a parts car (or just a pile
> of Lucas parts) with a spare, I'd like to buy it from you...
When I had a TR 7... my lucas headlamp motor relays kept burning out...
they were a sort of blue cylindrical affair... that cost bucks!!! I
finally went to Radio Shack... and found a cubical relay, with the same
male connectors... at the time, they were $1.99 each... I put 'em in...
an didn't have to replace 'em for a couple years... (probably the guy
who bought my car hasn't had to deal with 'em either!! )
Anyways... I suggest... since you probably don't care about being
"original"... just take it to radio shack... or a similar electronic's
store... just educated yourself a bit on what sort of load it's
demanding, etc... and go for it!!
Justin
jmwagner@greenheart.com
Los Angeles
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