[Tigers] Hot Ignition

[Owain Lloyd]

yes, i run most stuff unswitched (and fused).  the only switched stuff
i have goes through a relay.  i don't the idea of putting a lot or
current through switches.  it just doesn't make any sense.

all i have now is headlights running through the switch but i have
that fuse too (since last week!)

On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Smit, Theo <Theo.Smit at dynastream.com> wrote:
> Steve Sage had that happen to him. Check all your spade connections on
> the back of the switch to see if any are loose. If not, then the
> contacts inside are in poor enough shape that they can't pass all the
> current required by the ignition, wipers and heater... I'm wiring my
> Tiger with a Painless auxiliary fuse panel (3 unswitched and 4 switched)
> where a 30 amp relay takes all the high-current load and the ignition
> switch just closes the relay coil.
>
> Theo
>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> ] On Behalf Of Carmods at aol.com
>> Sent: September 19, 2008 7:01 AM
>> To: tigers at autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Tigers] Hot Ignition
>>
>> Last Sunday I drove my Tiger home from a show in a driving
>> rain storm with the head lights, wipers and heater blower
>> running. When I got home and turned off the ignition I
>> noticed the switch and key were hot. I've never noticed that
>> before, so my question is, is that normal or is the ignition
>> switch  about to fail?
>>
>> John Logan
>>
>>
>>
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