[Healeys] 100-6/3000 overrive dash switch - Lucas?

[Oudesluys]

Curt, Paul,

Thanks for the pictures Curt, better than a thousand words.
These are indeed not Lucas made switches and totally different to the 
one I expected and had seen on an AH here during a classic British car 
show or perhaps in the Healey Museum. That was the standard Lucas switch 
as fitted to Jaguar, Landrover, MG, Triumph and loads of other British 
cars, some with a curved plastic toggle like in the MG.

Kees Oudesluijs
NL


Op 12-4-2013 1:22, Curtis Arndt schreef:
> Paul & Kees,
>
> The early dash overdrive switches (BN1s through BT7s) while having a 
> Lucas part number where in fact made by other vendors, "ARCOELECTRIC" 
> and "ARROW" to be specific.
>
> In fact I have and NOS Lucas overdrive switch in the box, but the NOS 
> switch inside is made by ARROW.  The Lucas part no. on the box is 
> 31452 and is correct as listed in the period Lucas catalogs for the 
> 100s.  This switch is for the early BN1s up to around early to mid 
> 1954 and had a very short toggle with a ball end plus the wires were 
> soldered on verses being attached with screws.
>
> The later BN1 switches were made by ARCO ELECTRIC and and had a 
> similar short toggle but tapered like the later switch toggles. It's 
> bakelite base was much smaller like the ARROW switch but it now had 
> brass screws to attach the two wires.
>
> Starting with the BN2 through the BT7s the switches were the familiar 
> long toggle type with a bigger Bakelite base also made by ARCO ELECTRIC.
>
> Now the question is... was ARCO ELECTRIC part of LUCAS or a contracted 
> vendor
>
> Paul and Kees, see photos, and yes I know the list strips photos, so 
> the rest of you will have to request that I send these to you.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Curt
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 12:16 AM, <fiat500f at aol.com 
> <mailto:fiat500f at aol.com>> wrote:
>
>     Is the overdrive switch on the dash of the BN4/6/7/BT7 a Lucas
>     switch?  I
>     can't find anything in the Lucas books listing the number.  I just
>     have the
>     BMC number, 1B9030.  Odd!
>
>      - Paul B.
>
>
>
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