[TR] Wonky Turn Signal Switch (TR6)

[Geo Hahn]

Tom -

A 'double throw center-off' toggle switch can be used as a jury-rigged turn
signal switch, in fact my TR3 came to me that way.

Geo

On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 11:38 AM, <pdqtr6 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Help!! I'm frantically trying to get ready to go to Armagh for the
> Roadster Factory Summer Party, and I'm in the middle of an electrical
> crisis. My turn signals (front, back and both sides) stopped working this
> year when I started the season. I have used Dan Master's "Yellow Bible" to
> trace the fault. Today I decided to look at the actual switch, and much to
> my horror, I found the wiring at the switch in a mummy-wrap of black tape.
> A sure sign that a DPO has committed some crime there in the past. Sure
> enough, the "common" wire (light green / brown stripe) was just sitting
> there in the midst of the mess with no connection to the switch at all!
> Clearly a new switch is required, but is there anything I can do
> temporarily to get my turn signals to work until I arrive at TRF? It's too
> late to order it now as I'm leaving on Wednesday, but some McGiverish ideas
> would be welcome indeed...
>
> Also, my brake lights are on vacation, but that should be a simple fix
> since there isn't much to the circuit and I can get another switch (if
> needed) at my FLAPS.
>
> Thank you...
>
> Tom Walling
> '73 TR6
>
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