[Healeys] High beam warning light color

[Perry]

In case you want a slightly different take on the speedo /high beam, tach/ignition discussion as Richard had asked, I pulled out some of the Sprite gauges today to see if Smiths/Austin Healey had a set pattern of where the warning lights were placed. Found early 6000 RPM Sprite tachometers, some with ignition and some with high beam. Same with several of the 100MPH Speedos. 
As we used to say when we were kids, Go Figure. Still don’t know what that really means, but since I’m puzzled, I’ll go with that.
Perry

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From: Richard Korn via Healeys
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2020 4:59 PM
To: Ron Fine
Cc: Healey Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] High beam warning light color

Hi All,

It seems to me that the Anderson -Moment book is in error. According to the Concours guidelines and all other sources and pictures I looked at today, the Tach has the Ignition light and the Speedo has the High Beam light for all Big Healeys from the 100 through the BJ7. 

Instruments (Gauges) Gauges 
Gauges on Big Healeys through the BJ7 models (with the exception of the 100S which is not covered in these standards) were supplied as original with, from left to right, 
• "Safety gauge" that showed oil pressure and water temperature 
• Speedometer that incorporated a mileage meter (with a number on the face 
indicating ratios), trip meter, and a high beam warning light, 
  Tachometer that incorporated a "ignition" (discharging) warning light (with various numbers on the face denoting ratios) 
• Fuel gauge 
• European market gauges were metric (speedometer (KPH) and 
safety (combo) gauge (centigrade))

I would like to see a photo of a gauge the other way around.

Richard


On Aug 15, 2020, at 02:41, Ron Fine <ronfineesq at earthlink.net> wrote:

Hi Bruce,
 
Your quote from Anderson and Moment is correct but their description is contradicted by the faces of my speedo and tach.  In my BN7 the tach has printed on the face above the red colored lens “Ignition”  and the speedo has printed above the blue light “ High Beam”.   Foreign Speedo put a red lens into my speedo but after reviewing the feed back here and other sites I decided to put the blue lens into the High Beam on the speedo and the red lens in the Ignition warning light on the tach.. 
 
After 15 years of driving my car without any colored lens I am happy to see color now.
 
Thanks to everyone for the advise and information.
 
Ron Fine  
 
From: Bruce Steele
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 9:50 PM
To: 'Ron Fine' ; 'Healey Mailing List'
Subject: RE: [Healeys] High beam warning light color
 
Hi, Ron.  According to Anderson and Moment, pg. 104, “On the right was the tachometer with a number on the face indicating the ratio, and incorporating the red (emphasis mine) high-beam warning light.”  Based on this, I used a red lens (a piece of stage light gel) when I had mine apart.
 
Bruce Steele
Brea, CA
1960 BN7
 
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ron Fine
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 7:27 PM
To: Healey Mailing List <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] High beam warning light color
 
I need some help with the proper color for the high beam warning light in my ‘61 BN7.
 
The 2004 Originality Guide (page 9) says that cars destined for “continental export” had blue warning lights for the high beam and red for the ignition warning light.  My car was shipped directly to California for sale by a dealer here.  Is that considered “continental export”?
 
I just had my speedo repaired by Foreign Speedo.  The little colored lens for the high beam warning light was missing since I bought the car.  Preston told me they discovered a red lens inside and he reinstalled it.  
 
So, I am wondering if it should be blue or red?  Since I have the gages out,  now would be the time to make it right if I can find out what is right.
 
Any help would be appreciated.
 
Thanks
 
Ron Fine
http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/cynicbass@gmail.com


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