> Not certain, but when looking at this diagram in the past I considered them
> to just be a connection. If you look between the directional switch and the
> rear turn lamps, you'll see them where the wire tees together. Just my
> humble opinion, YMMV.
>
Don
> Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 13:43:28 -0500
> From: "BJ8 Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [Spits] Haynes manual wiring diagram
> To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
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>
> Thanks to Tod, Jim, and Andrew for responding to my question about the
> interpretation of symbols in the Haynes wiring diagram.
>
> The wiring diagram (credited to Tom O'Malley) at
> http://www.triumphspitfire.com/wiring.html is really nice and I have
> printed
> it out as a better alternative to the Haynes diagram.
> However, unfortunately, I don't believe it answers my original question.
> The O'Malley wiring diagram also has one of the same symbols and but does
> not define it, either. For example, in the Haynes diagram between Item 48
> (Fuel Gauge) and Item 49 (Tank Unit) there is a circle divided into
> quarters. In the O'Malley diagram, the symbol is retained between the
> gauge
> and the tank, but also does not say what it it represents. There are lots
> of these symbols in the O'Malley diagram without any definition of them.
> In the Haynes diagram between Item 39 (Hazard Warning Switch) and Item 41
> (Hazard/Flasher Unit) the Light Green/Brown wire goes through a circular
> symbol that is half black and half white. The O'Malley diagram shows
> nothing but the wire between the two items.
> The other Haynes symbol not defined is a circle divided into quarters with
> alternate quarters colored either white or black. The O'Malley diagram
> neither uses this symbol nor shows anything it might represent.
>
> It was also suggested that the symbols represent connectors, but if so,
> what
> kind? The usual Lucas type wire connectors are shown in both diagrams.
>
> The link at http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/symbol.htm defines the circle
> divided into quarters as the symbol for a transducer that converts
> electrical energy into light, or in other words, a lamp bulb. But that
> obviously is not what it is used for in the Haynes diagram.
>
> Anybody know for sure what these symbols mean? I'm sure there must be
> someone on the list who has run into this before.
>
> Thanks again!
> Steve Byers
> Havelock, NC
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