[Healeys] Control boxes

[John Vrugtman]

my experience with those boxes, 2 tried, 1 worked, 1 did not.
John

On 9/19/2017 12:43 PM, Simon Lachlan wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I don’t suppose you remember the generator saga to do with my nephew’s 
> BJ8, the one in Paris.....
>
> Well, we got everything working with a rebuilt genny and a new control 
> box. That was time ago and we’ve had no charging issues since.
>
> When he bought the car, it came with a very generous “box of bits”* 
> amongst which were 2 apparently new control boxes. The one in the car 
> “looked” new but it was about as much use as a chocolate teapot. So 
> that’s gone in the bin. All that’s left are two Indian control boxes, 
> one in the car plus one in its box.
>
> PLUS, one “NOS” – they said – Lucas control box which looks pretty 
> dodgy to me. That came off French eBay.
>
> AND, one that I bought off British eBay...NOS. It says “Made in 
> England” but not Lucas. It is VERY similar to the Lucas version. Same 
> size, same mountings, same weight even. Still boxed.
>
> Anyhow, is there any way of bench testing these wretched things?
>
> I’m tempted to suggest ditching the spare Indian control box and 
> carrying my “Made in England” version as a spare.
>
> If these things are reliable as the water pumps from India...well, 
> it’s just trouble in store???
>
> A bench test anyone??
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon
>
> *The “box of bits”.....boxes of front suspension parts, king pins, oil 
> cooler.....masses of stuff, all new. Plus a load of various additives 
> which had to be thrown away as not accepted by the shipping company.
>
>
>
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