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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I don’t suppose you remember the generator saga to do with my nephew’s BJ8, the one in Paris.....<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>PLUS, one “NOS” – they said – Lucas control box which looks pretty dodgy to me. That came off French eBay.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Anyhow, is there any way of bench testing these wretched things?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I’m tempted to suggest ditching the spare Indian control box and carrying my “Made in England” version as a spare.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>If these things are reliable as the water pumps from India...well, it’s just trouble in store???<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>A bench test anyone??<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-GB>*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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>