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On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, 05:04:39 PM EDT, triumphs-request@autox.team.net <triumphs-request@autox.team.net> wrote:
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Re: TR4 Ignitions switch AUX vs.ON (Geo Hahn)<br></div><div dir="ltr"> 2. Anybody need one of these? (<a href="mailto:auprichard@uprichard.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">auprichard@uprichard.net</a>)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 1<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:03:08 -0700<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Geo Hahn <<a href="mailto:ahwahneetr@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ahwahneetr@gmail.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: <a href="mailto:ptegler@verizon.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ptegler@verizon.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cc: dave <<a href="mailto:dave@ranteer.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dave@ranteer.com</a>>, Triumphs <<a href="mailto:Triumphs@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Triumphs@autox.team.net</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [TR] TR4 Ignitions switch AUX vs.ON<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID:<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <CANzE1bGSbDNqTsvMHj026AtzAwOMcVDUn0mJuK+<a href="mailto:SyxOiTQnFyg@mail.gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SyxOiTQnFyg@mail.gmail.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">X3 on disconnecting the battery when not in use. I just leave the clamp<br></div><div dir="ltr">loose enough that I can pull it off.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">"Now considering the design of these vehicles, there is quite an array of<br></div><div dir="ltr">wiring that sits 'live' all the time, many unfused."<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">That is why I have also installed fusible links on the brown wire and white<br></div><div dir="ltr">wire circuits.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Without those links the 'fuse' is your wiring loom. If you ever smell one<br></div><div dir="ltr">burning... it is a scent that stays in your memory.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Geo<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 8:48 AM <<a href="mailto:ptegler@verizon.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ptegler@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Here Here!<br></div><div dir="ltr">> In 2004 I had a dozen of so people in my garage, rebuilding 6-8<br></div><div dir="ltr">> transmissions in a group tech session. One fellow (without a tranny in<br></div><div dir="ltr">> hand) simply drove up in his Triumph for the day's event. One question he<br></div><div dir="ltr">> posed during the day to those in attendance, was what might<br></div><div dir="ltr">> be draining his battery when the car was just sitting for a week or so.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> We all told him to just put a battery cut-off switch in to be safe, at<br></div><div dir="ltr">> least until he figured out his long standing battery issue.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Fast forward to 2010? - 2012? time frame...we (our gang) get an email<br></div><div dir="ltr">> telling of the demise of his car and his exit from the hobby.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> As the story goes, he heard a loud crack from the garage (attached). Upon<br></div><div dir="ltr">> opening the kitchen/garage door, he was met with thick acrid black smoke<br></div><div dir="ltr">> that instantly filled the kitchen/house. both his Triumph and wife's SUV<br></div><div dir="ltr">> were engulfed in flames. The smoke in the house was bad enough that it<br></div><div dir="ltr">> killed his two large amazon parrots. Needless to say building damage as<br></div><div dir="ltr">> well as the loss of two cherished pets and two motor vehicles was enough<br></div><div dir="ltr">> for the wife to say "you're done! no more cars!"<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Now considering the design of these vehicles, there is quite an array of<br></div><div dir="ltr">> wiring that sits 'live' all the time, many unfused. A little vibration and<br></div><div dir="ltr">> chaffing can easily reduce insulation thickness etc. Cracked and brittle<br></div><div dir="ltr">> jackets... the list goes on.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> IT CAN NOT BE STATED UNEQUIVICABLY ENOUGH..... INSTALL A BATTERY CUT-OFF.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> If for no other reason, the simplicity of safely working on the car as<br></div><div dir="ltr">> needed,.... theft deterrent, etc.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> If for a good reason, peace of mind, and the story above. (yes true<br></div><div dir="ltr">> story above..from someone that DID 'have a clue' about what he was doing.)<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> ptegler<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> -----Original Message-----<br></div><div dir="ltr">> From: dave <<a href="mailto:dave@ranteer.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dave@ranteer.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">> To: <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Sent: Wed, Sep 30, 2020 8:08 am<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Subject: Re: [TR] TR4 Ignitions switch AUX vs.ON<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> We have battery cutoff switches on all our cars. Given the dicey<br></div><div dir="ltr">> electrics on these cars I think it?s a pretty important thing to do.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Pretty much every time we walk away from the car we disconnect it.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> *From:* Triumphs <<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> *On Behalf Of *Will<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Daehler<br></div><div dir="ltr">> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 29, 2020 4:17 PM<br></div><div dir="ltr">> *To:* <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> *Subject:* [TR] TR4 Ignitions switch AUX vs.ON<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> OK, I have in the past inadvertently left my key in the ON position. For<br></div><div dir="ltr">> days and days. The result was a burned out coil and points which I was<br></div><div dir="ltr">> forced to replace before the car started again. This made me look hard and<br></div><div dir="ltr">> long at my fifty year old ignition switch. Although there was a contact<br></div><div dir="ltr">> available for AUX on the back of the switch, and it was certainly wired<br></div><div dir="ltr">> correctly, there didn?t seem to be a AUX key position. There appeared to be<br></div><div dir="ltr">> only three positions, Start, On and Off. Three clicks, not four. I was<br></div><div dir="ltr">> able to create a momentary and intermittent AUX effect by twisting the key<br></div><div dir="ltr">> hard to the left and firmly holding it there, the radio would come on.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> It eventually occurred to me that the switch was worn out, and so I<br></div><div dir="ltr">> replaced it with a new one. Voila, I now have an AUX function, and can now<br></div><div dir="ltr">> listen to the radio at leisure without burning out the ignition circuits.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> This replacement switch also has the feature where you have to push the key<br></div><div dir="ltr">> in slightly when simultaneously turning the key to the AUX position.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Faithfully submitted,<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Will Daehler<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> 63 TR4<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Powder Blue<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> ** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Unsubscribe/Manage:<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ptegler@verizon.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ptegler@verizon.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> ** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Unsubscribe/Manage:<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ahwahneetr@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ahwahneetr@gmail.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://autox.team.net/pipermail/triumphs/attachments/20200930/e22b42bd/attachment-0001.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/pipermail/triumphs/attachments/20200930/e22b42bd/attachment-0001.htm</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 2<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:54:42 -0400<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: <<a href="mailto:auprichard@uprichard.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">auprichard@uprichard.net</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: <<a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a>>, <<a href="mailto:6-pack@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6-pack@autox.team.net</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: [TR] Anybody need one of these?<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <000001d6976b$ecad8d20$c608a760$@uprichard.net><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cost of shipping only. 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