[Healeys] Electrical question

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Tom-for that wire replacement, I would use a 14GA. wire-headlights
have large amp draw. The high resistance you measured usually means
poor (corroded) connection, frayed wire or loose. If harness is
healthy, I would check the switch terminals for loose or corroded at
both the panel and for sure the dip on the floor (it gets crud from
road). That path also has two butt connectors that could be loose or
corroded. After cleaning, be sure to push the bullets well into the
rubber sleeve. Hank

	-----------------------------------------From: "Tom Felts via
Healeys" 
To: "Alan Seigrist"
Cc: "healeys"
Sent: Wednesday October 27 2021 9:45:21AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Electrical question

 I went ahead and ran a new wire--used 16 gauge-------I did check the
bullet connections to the old wire and they were good---I cannot
understand why a wire would suddenly stop conveying current---but
since I found nothing else---that must have been the problem. 
 works like a charm now with the new wire. 
 ----- Original Message -----
 From: Alan Seigrist 
 To: Michael Salter 
 Cc: Tom Felts , healeys 
 Sent: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 11:03:15 -0400 (EDT)
 Subject: Re: [Healeys] Electrical question

 One time I had the main ignition - coil wire fail in my BJ8
harness... much smoke was released and I was not able to put the smoke
back in the wire. turned off the battery switch, disconnected it, then
ran a separate main wire , turned switch back on and drove home... 
 !!  
  On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 6:47 AM Michael Salter via Healeys  wrote:
  Tom, it is very unusual for a wire to fail, as I'm sure you know. I
would suspect the bullet connections on the dip switch cable where it
joins the main harness. They are near the overdrive throttle switch as
I recall. 
 M  
 On Tue., Oct. 26, 2021, 6:13 p.m. Tom Felts via Healeys,  wrote:
   BJ8 had power from the blue HL sw wire to the dip switch--all WAS
well. All of a sudden no power thru the hL sw blue wire to the dip sw.
HL switch is good. Ran a wire directly from the HL switch to the dip
sw-----have power--all works. 
 Ohms's reading seems quite a bit higher thru that original wire than
a reg wire i used. Guess it is possible that the resistance is so high
that it won't allow voltage to pass?? Anyone who has tried to trace
that wire will know it is impossible to see the full length since it
is encased in wrap. 
 I'm down to disconnecting the original wire and running another power
wire from the HL sw to the dip sw and moving on. Of course that won't
help me determine what caused it but I'll have lights.  
 Anyone have any other ideas on cause? 
 Anyone know what gauge wire I should use? 

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