DANMAS wrote:
>
> In a message dated 4/22/98 1:28:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> dee_jackson@gilbarco.com writes:
>
> > As to the black/purple wire thing. Joe Curry, keeper of the Spitfire flame,
> > advised
> > that his Haynes shows that to be part of the brake light citcuit. Makes
> > sense, my
> > brake light only has 1 wire going to it.
>
> Dee,
>
> According to the schematics I have, the brake switch on a GT6 should have one
> green wire (power in) and one green/purple wire (power to the lamps). This is
> consistant with the color code used in Spitfires, TR6s, MGs, and most other
> British cars of this era. The purple/black wire is for the horn button. I
> would suspect an error in the Haynes manual.
>
Dan,
The circuit you mention is correct as you stated. But not the circuit
that I described. The Wire is black with a purple stripe (horn is
purple with black stripe). This circuit connects the BRAKE "Failure"
switch to the brake warning lamp and also th the oil pressure warning
lamp.
Regards,
Joe Curry
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