[Healeys] Overdrive relay

[Per Schoerner]

Steve
That's not the way it works. The wiring outside the relay is such that 
when you energize the relay it will provide currency to hold itself. 
When you step on the accelerator pedal the cut out switch will break 
this currency so that the relay cuts off. In fact, it's nothing special, 
you can use any relay you have on the shelf, it doesn't matter.

Best regards, Per in Sweden

BJ8 Healeys skrev:
> Hello, Healeyphiles -
>  
> Just curious if anyone has ever taken apart an overdrive relay and
> understands the function of the piece that is attached to the upper end of
> the coil and zigs around to "restrain" the moveable contact in the opening
> direction?  
>  
> I have a used relay and a brand new Moss replacement (Made in the UK!) that
> works the same way out of the box.  I am not getting a "latching" function
> to hold the overdrive engaged when I flip off the dash switch.  The last
> time this happened, it was the relay, but this time a new one ain't fixing
> the problem.  I think the part mentioned above is key to how the relay
> latches, but haven't quite got it scoped out yet.
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC  
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