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09-08-2018, 09:17 AM | #1 |
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Alternate Elixtrical Component Theroy
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Found this on this site, http://www.dynamoregulatorconversions.com/ when looking into upgrading bulbs on this Barn Post https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=250049 The following just about sums up old and worn electrical components as fitted to British cars pre 1960. Today it needn't be a problem.
Have a read. Positive grounding depends on proper circuit functioning, which is the transmission of negative ions by retention of the visible spectral manifestation known as smoke". This has been referred to as the smoke theory as when the smoke comes out its finished, cooked or done for. Smoke is the thing that makes electrical circuits work. We know this to be true because every time one lets the smoke out of an electrical circuit, it stops working. This can be verified repeatedly through empirical testing. For example, if one places a copper bar across the terminals of a battery, prodigious quantities of smoke are liberated and the battery shortly ceases to function. In addition, if one observes smoke escaping from an electrical component such as a Lucas voltage regulator, it will also be observed that the component no longer functions. The logic is elementary and inescapable! The function of the wiring harness is to conduct the smoke from one device to another. When the wiring springs a leak and lets all the smoke out of the system, nothing works afterwards. Starter motors were considered unsuitable for British motorcycles for some time largely because they consumed large quantities of smoke, requiring very unsightly large wires. It has been reported that Lucas electrical components are possibly more prone to electrical leakage than their Bosch, Japanese or American counterparts. Experts point out that this is because Lucas is British, and all things British leak. British engines leak oil, British shock absorbers, hydraulic forks and disk brake systems leak fluid, British tyres leak air. Therefore, it follows that British electrical systems must leak smoke. Once again, the logic is clear and inescapable. In conclusion, the basic concept of transmission of electrical energy in the form of smoke provides a logical explanation of the mysteries of electrical components especially British units manufactured by Joseph Lucas, Ltd |
09-08-2018, 09:36 AM | #2 |
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Re: Alternate Elixtrical Component Theroy
Makes sense to me!!!
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09-08-2018, 10:06 AM | #3 |
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Somebody is "blowing Smoke"!
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09-08-2018, 11:05 AM | #4 |
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In my youth I struggled with all manner of electrical issues with an MG and an Austin Healy. A repairman of Scottish origin told me, with a wink, that Lucas was the real Prince of Darkness.
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09-08-2018, 11:10 AM | #5 |
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I was at a British motorcycle show a few years ago, and the T shirt guy had one that had a picture of a light switch. The positions were labeled, Off, Dim, Flicker.
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09-08-2018, 11:15 AM | #6 |
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