Hey,
It actually turned out that my first measuring of voltage in the fusebox
was wrong - and the problem was just as Andy describes. Thanks!!
Now I just have to replace front brake pads, tighten the hand brake and
add a safety-fix to the battery to get the good old Spitfire road worthy
again... ;-)
Cheers,
Thomas
-----Original Message-----
From: ZoboHerald@aol.com [mailto:ZoboHerald@aol.com]
Sent: 22. mai 2005 23:40
To: thomas.dertz@creo.no; spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Electrical system - lights - low voltage
In a message dated 5/22/2005 10:36:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
thomas.dertz@creo.no writes:
One after one the lights on my Spitfire Mk II have disappeared -
fortunately with the exception of the headlights. I was able to get my
break lights back online today by cleaing the sockets, but front park
lights, rear lights and licence plate light are still out....
Any idea as to why, where and how to fix it
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In many, many years of experience in this area with any number of
Triumphs, what you describe is almost invariably caused by dirty
contacts in the fuse box. If the fuse is intact, just "roll" it
around...and chances are your "running lights" will come back. If that
brings back everything but taillights, chances are you're due for just a
bit more cleaning up of the contacts in the taillight base.
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er,
Triumph Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
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