<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thanks for that link Harold.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">One thing common to all original 1B2804 battery master switches is the Lucas rampant lion logo in the center of the knob as can be seen in this image..</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div><div><img src="cid:ii_k86rbcvb1" alt="image.png" width="344" height="353"><br><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>Any "Lucas Type" master switch being sold these days will almost certainly have a knob that looks like this:</div><div><div><img src="cid:ii_k86rernu2" alt="image.png" width="221" height="268"><br></div><div><u><i><b>Note, no angry pussy cat!!</b></i></u></div><div><br></div><div>Sure, if it has the small ignition grounding terminal, it will work just as well but original is original!!</div><div><br></div><div>M<br></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 3:35 PM Harold Manifold <<a href="mailto:manifold@telus.net">manifold@telus.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
<div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#0000ff">This one of the replacement options which is similar to the
original Lucas BMC 1B2804. Durite <font color="#000000">0-605-2</font></font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#0000ff"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#0000ff"><a href="https://www.durite.co.uk/ItemDetails/ItemDetails.aspx?ItemNumber=060502&SingleResultCriteria=&catid=54122" target="_blank">https://www.durite.co.uk/ItemDetails/ItemDetails.aspx?ItemNumber=060502&SingleResultCriteria=&catid=54122</a>#</font></span></div><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> Healeys
[mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael
Salter<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 24, 2020 6:46 PM<br><b>To:</b> Mark
Donaldson<br><b>Cc:</b> Healeys<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Master
Switch<br></font><br></div>
<div></div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">This is from the
Concours Guidelines and as far as we can determine is correct.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><i>The battery master switch was the same part
number from beginning to end of production, and varied only in its
mounting. It had a short stem (about 5/8 inch long) under the fluted part
of the knob. The top of the knob is molded with the text "OFF" and a
direction arrow. Replacement switches being sold today from Lucas have
significantly longer stems (maybe 1/4-3/8 inch longer) and look wrong, sort of
like giraffes.</i></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><i><br></i></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">If anyone has an
<u>original car</u> which has an original longer necked switch knob please be so
good as to send me provenance information as we are always keen to correct
any errors.</span><i><br></i></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><i><br></i></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Michael Salter</span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Technical Chairman <br></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Austin Healey Concours Registry<br></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><i><br></i></span></div></div><br>
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<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 2:36 PM Mark Donaldson
<<a href="mailto:ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz" target="_blank">ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz</a>>
wrote:<br></div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="padding-left:1ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex">
<div lang="EN-NZ">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:rgb(153,51,102)">Not
on mine, John. It is the original knob and is the short
version.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:rgb(153,51,102)">HBT7L/17600
- 25 January 1962 tri-carb<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:rgb(153,51,102)"><u></u><u></u></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:rgb(153,51,102)">Mark<br>Ardmore,
NZ<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(153,51,102)"><u></u><u></u></span> </p>
<div>
<div style="border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;border-style:solid none none;border-width:1pt medium medium;padding:3pt 0cm 0cm">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> John
Spaur <<a href="mailto:jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 24
March 2020 6:14 p.m.<br><b>To:</b> 'WILLIAM B LAWRENCE' <<a href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com" target="_blank">ynotink@msn.com</a>>; 'i erbs'
<<a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com" target="_blank">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>>; 'Mike MacLean' <<a href="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net" target="_blank">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> 'Healeys' <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys]
Master Switch<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u><u></u> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-US">I
have a 1962 BT7 tricarb and the longer knob is correct for that
model.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-US">John
Spaur<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span> </p>
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<div style="border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;border-style:solid none none;border-width:1pt medium medium;padding:3pt 0cm 0cm">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> Healeys
[<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of
</b>WILLIAM B LAWRENCE<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 23, 2020 9:18
PM<br><b>To:</b> i erbs <<a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com" target="_blank">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>>; Mike MacLean <<a href="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net" target="_blank">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys]
Master Switch<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span> </p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I bought one from Woolies in U.K. that was
identical to original except that the knob was longer. I was able to remove
the knob and shaft from the new switch and replace it with the one from my old
switch. Perfect match and the price was lower than any I’ve seen from US
suppliers.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">They seem to have good pricing on a lot of
Lucas stuff.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span> </p></div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Bill
Lawrence<u></u><u></u></span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">BN1 #554<u></u><u></u></span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span> </p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-US">
Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> on behalf of i erbs
<<a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com" target="_blank">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 24,
2020 3:04 AM<br><b>To:</b> Mike MacLean <<a href="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net" target="_blank">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys]
Master Switch</span><span lang="EN-US"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span> </p></div></div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I replaced mine two or three years ago, as
my rebuilding the oem unit failed after a while. I had to open up the hole in
the bracket as the body of the new one was a bit larger. Not sure why the
repops can't be exactly the same?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span> </p>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">On Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 5:18 PM Michael
MacLean <<a href="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net" target="_blank">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>>
wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p></div>
<blockquote style="border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none none none solid;border-width:medium medium medium 1pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;margin:5pt 0cm 5pt 4.8pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Has anyone installed one of the new
master shut off switch that Moss sells in the last year or two? Have
you had any problems with it? Trying to decide if I should invest in a
repro like the recent Moss offering or try to find an NOS switch, if I can.
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Mike
MacLea<u></u><u></u></span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span lang="EN-US">56
BN2<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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