I used the hole for a cigarette lighter and now have somewhere to plug in my
Discman.
Please reply to Robert L. Gannon at trsix74@Home.com or trsix74@Yahoo.com
TR6 1974 CF22956U
TR3A 1960 TS70951L
----- Original Message -----
From: vze2846b <vze2846b@verizon.net>
To: 6pack list <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: BE CAREFUL WITH THE RHEOSTAT!
> I'd like to add my $0.02 here. Even at full brightness the dash lights
> are lame. Rather than mess with a switch that was never going to be
> positioned any where other than full, I disconnected the rheostat wires
> and reconnected all of them into one junction. Now, when the lights are
> on, the dash lights are on full bright. No more wiggling the switch or
> wondering if the next bump will extinguish the lights.
>
> I left the rheostat in the hole for originality sake, but I've also heard
> of several creative uses for the open space.
>
> Peter Macholdt
> '68 TR250
>
> >I just read Dan Detweiler's message about the dash light rheostat and the
> >excellent suggestions for Dan to get the knob off. I offer this little
> >piece
> >of advice - be careful when re-installing the knob! In the summer of
'99, I
> >was hurriedly getting my car ready to drive across country to
Pennsylvania
> >(from the Seattle area!) for the 30th anniversary celebration of the TR6
> >at the
> >Summer Party and I installed a new wooden dash and all new knobs. The
new
> >rheostat knob was quite tight going on - and took quite a push to get to
> >slide
> >on the shaft even with some lube. As I continued to push, I felt the
> >rheostat
> >break apart, the shaft fell limp in the hole, and it rained little pieces
> >from
> >the back side of the dash! The back of the rheostat is only held on with
> >some
> >little tabs that bend around from the sides, and they can't take much
force
> >before they straighten up and the whole thing falls apart. I didn't have
> >time
> >to fix it before we left for the trip, so we had to drive 6,200 miles
with
> >only
> >a flashlight to see the guages at night! When we were safely home, I
> >loosened
> >the dash to the "service position" and was able to remove the rheostat
and
> >put
> >it all back together again. Unfortunately, I broke it a second time when
I
> >tried to get that darned knob back on, even though I was being extra
> >careful!
> >So the next time I just re-used the old knob which fit a lot more easily
> >on the
> >shaft, but by then I had lost a couple of the internal pieces which flew
all
> >over the place every time the rheostat came apart so I had to spend a few
> >hours
> >making new contacts, etc. before it was again operational. I also used
some
> >epoxy to help give it a little more strength as I believe that the little
> >tabs
> >probably fatigue after being bent a few times.
> >
> >Rex
> >Townsend
> >
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>
> Peter Macholdt
> 609-466-2127 Phone
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