[TR] An electrical question to the list and an offer

Bob yellowtr at adelphia.net
Sat Aug 13 06:09:07 MDT 2011


On Friday, August 12, 2011 06:14:30 pm thenicholls at verizon.net wrote:
> 1972 Triumph TR6 (Wiring lines up with the 71 electrical chart)
> 
> Driving to work this morning, a nice gentleman pulled up beside me in his
> Jeep and told me he owned a Sunbeam.  He also advised me that my drivers
> side brake light was out.  Got home tonight to test, this car is very
> original and has not had many electrical issues.  The brake light on the
> drivers side is working, except when the driving lights are on or all
> lights are on.  Any suggestions on how to proceed with this?  The bulb
> works fine, so I was hoping you electrical folks could point me in the
> right direction.  I have a new 1157 bulb to try, but it seems to not be
> the issue.
> 
> On the offer, my winter project this year was to redo the interior with a
> panel, seat and foam set from TRF.  I have the removed seat covers and the
> panel set original from 1972 in New Tan.  If anyone on the list needs
> panels or just the covering, feel free to email me at: 
> TheNicholls at Verizon.Net and I would be happy to send pictures.  You could
> name what you want, what you want to pay, and I will ship the cheapest way
> and let you know the total.
> 
> Any help is appreciated.
> 
> Craig H. Nicholls
> 1972 Triumph TR6 CC76891L
> 
>
Craig,

On the light issue the previous replies are correct. Check the ground in the 
socket. The original Lucas sockets depend on a contact ground and sometimes 
the problem is the ground in the socket. I had to solder mike in order to get 
them to work.

Since your lights work, the ground to the base is not the issue. You may just 
have to remove all sockets and replace them to insure they all are grounded.

There was a Ebay vendor that sold new improved sockets with a separate ground 
for each socket but he informs me he is out of stock.

Bob


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