[Tigers] Tigers Digest, Vol 11, Issue 284

Gary garywinblad at comcast.net
Tue Nov 5 08:07:00 MST 2019


The switch has a block of carbon that clips in.  If its still there, 
poor contact makes the lights dimmer, if someone

"put a penny in the fuse holder" it will have two bright positions.  
Bright is a british joke though.  Dim and dimmer

and off are the correct functions.

Gary


On 11/5/2019 6:50 AM, Warren Goodman via Tigers wrote:
>
> My newest old car has the same function. Dim and not as dim.  I have 
> not seen Joe's but I bet he has softened the color of the LEDs . My 
> aftermarket previous owner installed LEDs are actually on the verge of 
> being annoyingly bright, " not Joe's brand."
>
> BTW the two position switch often has bad contacts. Some switches will 
> benefit from a electrical contact cleaner spray.
>
>
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>   1. Panel Lights (Joe Brown)
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> Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2019 21:26:45 -0600
> From: Joe Brown <jbbrown1980 at gmail.com <mailto:jbbrown1980 at gmail.com>>
> To: Tiger Group <tigers at autox.team.net <mailto:tigers at autox.team.net>>
> Subject: [Tigers] Panel Lights
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> I now have everything wired up and installed on my dashboard and I have a
> couple of questions about the panel lights.
>
> 1. Why is the switch 3 position (off-on-on). The panel  lights are on in
> both of the on positions.  Why isn't this switch just an off-on switch?
>
> 2. The panel lights come on but you can barely see them. What are some
> good  LED replacements?
>
> Thanks,
> Joe
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> From: "Ron Fraser" <rfraser at bluefrog.com <mailto:rfraser at bluefrog.com>>
> To: "'Joe Brown'" <jbbrown1980 at gmail.com <mailto:jbbrown1980 at gmail.com>>
> Cc: <tigers at Autox.Team.Net <mailto:tigers at Autox.Team.Net>>
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> Joe
>
>
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> 1 ? I have no idea why the switch is like that ? I leave it in the ON 
> position
>
>
>
> 2 ? Joe Parlanti, TE/AE president has LED kits ? I installed his panel 
> light kit ? works great, now I can see the gages at night
>
> http://www.velocesolutionsllc.com/Sunbeam-Alpine-and-Tiger-Exterior-Lighting-Kit-Alpine-Tiger-Exterior.htm
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>
>
>
>
> Ron Fraser
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>
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> From: Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net 
> <mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net>> On Behalf Of Joe Brown via Tigers
> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2019 10:27 PM
> To: Tiger Group <tigers at autox.team.net <mailto:tigers at autox.team.net>>
> Subject: [Tigers] Panel Lights
>
>
>
> I now have everything wired up and installed on my dashboard and I 
> have a couple of questions about the panel lights.
>
>
>
> 1. Why is the switch 3 position (off-on-on). The panel  lights are on 
> in both of the on positions.  Why isn't this switch  just an off-on 
> switch?
>
>
>
> 2. The panel lights come on but you can barely see them. What are some 
> good  LED replacements?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe
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> Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 21:11:26 -0800
> From: Norman Miller <rootes1 at earthlink.net <mailto:rootes1 at earthlink.net>>
> To: tigers at Autox.Team.Net <mailto:tigers at Autox.Team.Net>
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Panel Lights
> Message-ID: <E1iRr7q-0009wO-0A at elasmtp-dupuy.atl.sa.earthlink.net 
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> Come on you guys.  The two position switch is
> designed for dim, bright and off.  Rootes did
> change this in later cars - simply on or off.
>
>
>
> At 08:16 PM 11/4/2019, Ron Fraser via Tigers wrote:
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> >
> >Joe
> >? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
> >1 ? I have no idea why the switch is like that ?
> >I leave ve it in the ON position
> >
> >2 ? Joe Parlanti, TE/AE president has LED kits ?
> >I installed his panel light kit ? works great, now I can see the 
> gages at night
> ><http://www.velocesolutionsllc.com/Sunbeam-Alpine-and-Tiger-Exterior-Lighting-Kit-Alpine-Tiger-Exterior.htm>http://www.velocesolutionsllc.com/Sunbeam-Alpine-and-Tiger-Exterior-Lighting-Kit-Alpine-Tiger-Exterior.htm
> >
> >
> >Ron Fraser
> >
> >From: Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net 
> <mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net>> On Behalf Of Joe Brown via Tigers
> >Sent: Monday, November 04, 2019 10:27 PM
> >To: Tiger Group <tigers at autox.team.net <mailto:tigers at autox.team.net>>
> >Subject: [Tigers] Panel Lights
> >
> >I now have everything wired up and installed on
> >my dashboard and I have a couple of questions about the panel lights.
> >
> >1. Why is the switch 3 position (off-on-on). The
> >panel  lights are on in both of the on
> >positions.  Why isn't this switch  just an off-on switch?
> >
> >2. The panel lights come on but you can barely
> >see them. What are some good  LED replacements?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Joe
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> Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2019 21:22:27 -0800
> From: "Tom Witt" <atwittsend at verizon.net <mailto:atwittsend at verizon.net>>
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> ?The two position switch is designed for dim, bright and off.?
>
> Yes, but when the King?s English gets translated into American English 
> it becomes, can barely see, can?t see, and the position that doesn?t 
> drain the battery.
>
> From: Norman Miller via Tigers
> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2019 9:11 PM
> To: tigers at Autox.Team.Net <mailto:tigers at Autox.Team.Net>
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Panel Lights
>
> Come on you guys.  The two position switch is designed for dim, bright 
> and off.  Rootes did change this in later cars - simply on or off.
>
>
>
> At 08:16 PM 11/4/2019, Ron Fraser via Tigers wrote:
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>   Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
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>   Joe
>   ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>   1 ? I have no idea why the switch is like that ? I leave ve it in 
> the ON position
>
>   2 ? Joe Parlanti, TE/AE president has LED kits ? I installed his 
> panel light kit ? works great, now I can see the gages at night
> http://www.velocesolutionsllc.com/Sunbeam-Alpine-and-Tiger-Exterior-Lighting-Kit-Alpine-Tiger-Exterior.htm 
> <http://www.velocesolutionsllc.com/Sunbeam-Alpine-and-Tiger-Exterior-Lighting-Kit-Alpine-Tiger-Exterior.htm 
> >
>
>
>   Ron Fraser
>
>   From: Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net 
> <mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net>> On Behalf Of Joe Brown via Tigers
>   Sent: Monday, November 04, 2019 10:27 PM
>   To: Tiger Group <tigers at autox.team.net <mailto:tigers at autox.team.net>>
>   Subject: [Tigers] Panel Lights
>
>   I now have everything wired up and installed on my dashboard and I 
> have a couple of questions about the panel lights.
>
>   1. Why is the switch 3 position (off-on-on). The panel  lights are 
> on in both of the on positions.  Why isn't this switch  just an off-on 
> switch?
>
>   2. The panel lights come on but you can barely see them. What are 
> some good  LED replacements?
>
>   Thanks,
>   Joe
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