[TR] TR3 Solenoid suggestion
Randall
TR3driver at ca.rr.com
Mon Apr 13 17:50:50 MDT 2015
> But what was suggested to me was to connect both
> thick cables (battery and starter) to one pole on the
> solenoid, and connect a standard wire between the other pole
> and the starter solenoid. It was explained to me that this
> allows one to keep the "button", while also extending the
> life of the original firewall solenoid.
> I tried it, and it worked fine (today I started a TR3 which
> hadn't run since 1975!). So, my question is, is the logic
> correct and is this a preferred way of keeping the "button"
> when installing gear-reduction starters on our cars?
It is certainly the way I prefer, and I've said so several times. I've been running that way since 2001 or so; with an original
solenoid that lost some of it's smoke on the way home from VTR 2000.
Another benefit of this connection is that the solenoid on the Hitachi gear-drive starter draws a lot more current than the original
TR3 solenoid. If you wire the original switch to the new solenoid, it may shorten the life of the switch.
-- Randall
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