<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">I have inline fuses connected to the head light wires coming off of the back side of the switch.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Ira Erbs<br>Portland, OR<br> _______ _______<br> (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)<br> (_________________________)<br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Per Schoerner <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:per@schoerner.se" target="_blank">per@schoerner.se</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Yes, it seems so, I already have a fuse box and a new loom that I will install some time.<br>
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Per<br>
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> 7 okt 2015 kl. 16:38 skrev Simon Lachlan <<a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk">simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk</a>>:<br>
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> This does seem to be a frequent problem area doesn't it? I fused mine inline<br>
> then moved on to one of those neat 7 fuse boxes that'll go right onto the<br>
> bulkhead in place of the original.<br>
> Peace of mind? Maybe. More peace of mind? Certainly.<br>
> Simon<br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: Healeys [mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of Per<br>
> Schoerner<br>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2015 10:03<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Headlamp switch<br>
><br>
> Hi<br>
> This happened to me too a couple of years ago. Shortly after switching the<br>
> lights on smoke was let out of the cable loom. It turned out to be the red<br>
> cable that goes from the the light switch to a junction just under the fuse<br>
> box. This is the cable that feeds the side lights, aka parking lights. Upon<br>
> investigation the only thing I could find was that there seemed to be a<br>
> shortcut in the left rear light bulb. And as this circuit is not fused the<br>
> part that carries the most current of it burned. That is the piece from the<br>
> light switch to the junction, that feeds 4 bulbs, while the other parts of<br>
> this circuit only feed one or two bulbs.<br>
> Luckily no other cables in the loom got affected by this, so I just replaced<br>
> that piece of the red cable.<br>
><br>
> Per<br>
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>> Den 2015-10-01 kl. 06:48, skrev Ross:<br>
>> Gents<br>
>><br>
>> On a recent outing I noticed smoke emanating from under the dash when<br>
>> the headlamps were switched on. My 13 year old son thought we were<br>
>> going up in flames and decided to walk home. With the lights off no<br>
>> more smoke or burnt plastic smell occurred and I easily beat my son<br>
>> home. I disconnected the what was left of the two red wires, no damage<br>
>> to any other wires. The switch is the original Lucas unit for a 1958<br>
> 100-Six.<br>
>> Should I assume that it was the switch that failed or should I be<br>
>> looking for something else. The harness was replaced during the<br>
>> restoration but the switches were kept.<br>
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