[TR] Hand Brake left on

[Alex]

Same thing I did to wire up a Lucas period reverse light on my TR3A. When 
you put the car in reverse the back up light goes on. I made a simple 
mounting bracket that is attached to the tranny. The bracket holds a TR6 
brake light switch. The switch is activated when the lever from the shifter 
extends out after the tranny is shifted into reverse and of course goes out 
when it is taken out of reverse. Works like a charm. Looks great too. The 
light is located to the right of the license plate and is mounted with a 
chrome bracket I made that is attached to the bumperette bracket. The other 
side has an identical Lucas light with a red lens (fog light) that is 
controlled from a period switch that is mounted on the TR3A factory radio 
stand that is mounted to the tranny tunnel.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Pugh" <anabil007 at comcast.net>
To: "Cosmo Kramer" <tr4a2712 at yahoo.com>
Cc: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] Hand Brake left on


> Me thinks if you can drive the car with the handbrake on ... you have not
> properly adjusted the system ...
>
> On Nov 6, 2011, at 6:10 AM, Cosmo Kramer wrote:
>
>> Hi List!
>> Well I thought that Randall had a good idea of placing a switch on
>> the Hand Brake (HB). The type that works like the refrigerator switch. 
>> When
>> the door is closed (the HB is down & not engaged), the light is off. Then
> when
>> the door is opened (the HB is engaged), the light would go on.
>> To carry this
>> one step future:
>> Set the wiring up in such a way so when the HB is engaged
>> (light is on), that the ignition circuit is disengaged (car won't start).
> This
>> could easy be done with a switch that would works in the reverse way the
>> refrigerator switch works (or like a standard 'on-off' switch is), but 
>> with
> a
>> 'button style' like the refrigerator switch is with a spring inside it.
> NOW,
>> there is no way she (or anyone else) can  start the car to drive it with
> the
>> HB on or engaged).
>>
>> This would work as an anti-theft device, too!   OR    An
>> automatic 'Kill Switch'. If you were driving along & say your brakes gave
> out
>> (like a leak in the MC or Brake Line) then once you lifted the HB, The
> engine
>> would die & the HB would be engaged & the brakes as well. Now if you
> released
>> the HB the engine would be off & the car's gears engaged until you 
>> pressed
> in
>> the clutch peddle or placed the tranny in Neutral.
>> Just a thought?-Cosmo
>> Kramer
>
>
>
> "Life is too short to drive Boring Cars"
>
> Bill Pugh
> Wallace, CA
> Casper
> 1957 TR3
> TS16665L
> anabil007 at comcast.net