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Subject: Re: [Healeys] FW: Master Switch
From: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:06:17 -0400
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There have been a couple of references to marine grade switches. For us 
landlubbers, does that mean that it holds up to the weather better with 
less chance of internal corrosion? What do these things look like?

Thanks.

Charlie

On 3/26/2020 11:40 AM, Alex wrote:
>
> *A few years ago I installed a marine-grade switch on my BT7. I bought 
> it from West Marine. Fits nicely and works great!*
>
> *== Alex in Maine*
>
> *1960 BT7, 1946 MG-TC*
>
>
> On 3/26/2020 8:48 AM, Robert Begani wrote:
>>
>> A Good analysis why the original Healey switch and replacements do 
>> not work well.  May choose to keep the original in a box and buy a 
>> Hella, or continue to do with out a switch and use a direct ground to 
>> the frame.
>>
>> Bob Begani
>>
>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of 
>> *Michael Oritt
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 25, 2020 5:25 PM
>> *To:* Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
>> *Cc:* Austin Healey <healeys@autox.team.net>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Master Switch
>>
>> For my money (and car) I opted for a high quality marine-grade 
>> shutoff switch such as that made by Hella and others, sold on the 
>> Pegasus site.
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 4:31 PM Michael Salter 
>>
>>     My experience with the original Lucas Master switches has been a
>>     little different.
>>
>>     Many years ago, after having a newly installed NOS switch fail on
>>     my own car, I  discovered that it had failed because the ground
>>     cable running from the switch to the frame was not
>>     properly installed.
>>
>>     The full starter current must pass through the switch then
>>     through the cable to ground. When there is resistance in that
>>     cable current passes through THE SPRING to then ground through
>>     the body of the switch and the switch mounting bracket.
>>
>>     This high current rapidly overheats the spring and it looses
>>     tension ruining the switch.
>>
>>     I have disassembled several of these switches to stretch the
>>     spring as suggested but often found that the brass of the spring
>>     had been totally annealed as a result of being overheated because
>>     of the current that had passed through them.
>>
>>     For my own car (and several others since)  I made a new spring
>>     from copper coated steel welding wire wich lasted until I sold
>>     the car many years later.
>>
>>     M
>>
>>     On Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 9:00 AM John Spaur, <jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net
>>
>>         In my experience with the switches they overheat and the
>>         spring collapses.
>>
>>         Good to know you have the rivets.
>>
>>         John
>>
>>         *From:* David Nock [mailto:healeydoc@gmail.com
>>         *Sent:* Wednesday, March 25, 2020 7:57 AM
>>         *To:* John Spaur <jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net
>>         *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Master Switch
>>
>>         The number one fault with both the original and the new
>>         switch is the spring inside looses its tension and you then
>>         loose the ground connection. We have sourced the correct
>>         rivets to restore your original battery switch.
>>
>>         I have also had to take apart the new switches to make them
>>         work correctly. Simply drill out the rivets. Stretch out the
>>         new spring and install new rivets.
>>
>>         David Nock
>>         209 948 8767
>>         www.britishcarspecialists.com
>>         <http://www.britishcarspecialists.com>
>>
>>         Help us have our Founder Norman Nock inducteed into the
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>>
>>         *From:*John Spaur
>>
>>         *Sent:*Tuesday, March 24, 2020 9:53 PM
>>
>>         *To:*'Healeys'
>>
>>         *Subject:*Re: [Healeys] Master Switch
>>
>>         I have tried to post this to the list several times but it
>>         keeps bouncing.
>>
>>         The internal part in the reproduction switches is plastic,
>>         not Bakelite. If your engine is hard to start and you crank
>>         it too long the plastic part melts and the switch is toast. I
>>         rebuilt one recently with the proper Bakelite part. However,
>>         they are not always interchangeable with the newer metal case
>>         because the metal case is slightly smaller.
>>
>>         John
>>
>>         â??62 BT7
>>
>>         San Jose, CA
>>
>>         
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    <p>There have been a couple of references to marine grade switches. 
      For us landlubbers, does that mean that it holds up to the weather
      better with less chance of internal corrosion? What do these
      things look like?</p>
    <p>Thanks.</p>
    <p>Charlie<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/26/2020 11:40 AM, Alex wrote:<br>
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      <p><b>A few years ago I installed a marine-grade switch on my BT7.
          I bought it from West Marine. Fits nicely and works great!</b></p>
      <p><b>== Alex in Maine</b></p>
      <p><b>1960 BT7, 1946 MG-TC</b><br>
      </p>
      <br>
      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/26/2020 8:48 AM, Robert Begani
        wrote:<br>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">A
              Good analysis why the original Healey switch and
              replacements do not work well.  May choose to keep the
              original in a box and buy a Hella, or continue to do with
              out a switch and use a direct ground to the 
frame.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Bob
              Begani<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Healeys <a
              class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
              href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";
              moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;healeys-bounces@autox.team.net&gt;</a>
            <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Oritt<br>
            <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 25, 2020 5:25 PM<br>
            <b>To:</b> Michael Salter <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
              href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com";
              moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;michaelsalter@gmail.com&gt;</a><br>
            <b>Cc:</b> Austin Healey <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
              href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
              moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt;</a><br>
            <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Master Switch<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3333FF">For my
                  money (and car) I opted for a high quality
                  marine-grade shutoff switch such as that made by Hella
                  and others, sold on the Pegasus site.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            </div>
          </div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <div>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 4:31 PM
                Michael Salter &lt;<a
                  href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com";
                  moz-do-not-send="true">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>&gt;
                wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
            </div>
            <blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC
              1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in
              6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in">
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal">My experience with the original
                  Lucas Master switches has been a little 
different. <o:p></o:p></p>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                      
style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Many years
                      ago, after</span> having a newly installed NOS
                    switch fail on my own car, I  discovered that it had
                    failed because the ground cable running from the
                    switch to the frame was not 
properly installed. <o:p></o:p></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal">The full starter current must
                    pass through the switch then through the cable to
                    ground. When there is resistance in that cable
                    current passes through THE SPRING to then ground
                    through the body of the switch and the switch
                    mounting bracket.<o:p></o:p></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal">This high current rapidly
                    overheats the spring and it looses tension ruining
                    the switch.<o:p></o:p></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal">I have disassembled several of
                    these switches to stretch the spring as suggested
                    but often found that the brass of the spring had
                    been totally annealed as a result of being
                    overheated because of the current that had passed
                    through them.<o:p></o:p></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal">For my own car (and several
                    others since)  I made a new spring from copper
                    coated steel welding wire wich lasted until I sold
                    the car many years later. <o:p></o:p></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal">M<o:p></o:p></p>
                </div>
              </div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
              <div>
                <div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 9:00 AM
                    John Spaur, &lt;<a
                      href="mailto:jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net";
                      target="_blank" 
moz-do-not-send="true">jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net</a>&gt;
                    wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"
                        
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                          style="color:#1F497D">In my experience with
                          the switches they overheat and the spring
                          collapses.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
                        
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                          style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
                        
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                          style="color:#1F497D">Good to know you have
                          the rivets.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
                        
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                          style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
                        
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                          style="color:#1F497D">John</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"
                        
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                          style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"
                            
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>From:</b>
                            David Nock [mailto:<a
                              href="mailto:healeydoc@gmail.com";
                              target="_blank" 
moz-do-not-send="true">healeydoc@gmail.com</a>]
                            <br>
                            <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 25, 2020 7:57
                            AM<br>
                            <b>To:</b> John Spaur &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net";
                              target="_blank" 
moz-do-not-send="true">jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net</a>&gt;;
                            'Healeys' &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
                              target="_blank" 
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br>
                            <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Master 
Switch<o:p></o:p></p>
                        </div>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"
                        
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
                              
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:&quot;Century&quot;,serif;color:black">The number one
                                fault with both the original and the new
                                switch is the spring inside looses its
                                tension and you then loose the ground
                                connection. We have sourced the correct
                                rivets to restore your original battery
                                switch.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"
                              
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"
                              
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:&quot;Century&quot;,serif;color:black">I have also
                                had to take apart the new switches to
                                make them work correctly. Simply drill
                                out the rivets. Stretch out the new
                                spring and install new 
rivets.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                          </div>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">
                                      John Spaur </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">
                                      Tuesday, March 24, 2020 9:53 
PM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">
                                      'Healeys' </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                      Re: [Healeys] Master 
Switch</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                style="color:#1F497D">I have tried to
                                post this to the list several times but
                                it keeps bouncing.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                style="color:#1F497D">The internal part
                                in the reproduction switches is plastic,
                                not Bakelite. If your engine is hard to
                                start and you crank it too long the
                                plastic part melts and the switch is
                                toast. I rebuilt one recently with the
                                proper Bakelite part. However, they are
                                not always interchangeable with the
                                newer metal case because the metal case
                                is slightly smaller.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                style="color:#1F497D">John</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
                                style="color:#1F497D">â??62 
BT7</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                                style="color:#1F497D">San Jose, 
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