[TR] TR3 solenoid wire question

[wbeech at flash.net]

DON"T GROUND THE BROWN!

The two brown wires should be solenoid-to fuse box and the ammeter-to-fuse
box(both to the same post at the fuse box).  Separating wires on a single
post with washers does help to keep the connection a little neater and
everything in place when you tighten it down.  IMHO I would put the heavier
wire on the bottom then the lighter gauge wire, but neither order will
affect connectivity.

If you have extra wires that are not shown on your diagram, you need to
trace them out before you attach them to any thing.  This can be a little
time consuming but it is cheap insurance.

Bill Beecher
'58 TR-3A TS/30766 L (On the road in 2009!)
"A Triumph is man's best friend, it always comes when it is called...of
course, some times it is difficult to make it go"




-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of davewillner
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 10:37 AM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] TR3 solenoid wire question

I have an original selenoid on my car and I was doing some spring (early)
housekeeping and cleaned up the solenoid. I have a questions regarding the
order of the wires...I just had a spark when I tried to start it. I have a
white/red lead going to the started button, a black lead (heavy) to the
starter (off the bottom post of the solenoid) - no problem. I have a battery
lead on the top post as well as two brown leads, one to the fuse box and not
sure the other brown, a ground? Question, do these need to be separted with
nuts or washers on the top post? And is the order of any concern, I had the
two brown leads than the battery? My wiring diagrams also only showed one
brown lead off the top post to the fuse box? Appreciate it, thanks

Dave Willner
59 TR3A (TS65107L)
70 MGB
70 BSA 441
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