Here's another horn question I forgot to ask. What year did the horn switch go
from
the center cap to the column for the late model Midgets? I was thinking 1978,
but I
was just talking to a mechanic and he says he's seen them that way in both 1975
and
1976 models.
adrian
"Peter C." wrote:
> Richard,
> So the spring and wire bit is just a "flexible" ground connection for
>the
> switch which is in the button?
> Elegant, duh..... Thanks. I kept wanting the spring, brass, and wire
> thing (term: horn BRUSH) to be the switch.
> Peter C
> At 11:45 AM 5/27/99 , Richard Shipman wrote:
> >Peter,
> >
> >On my '74 Midget, the brass plunger is used to bring the horn's ground
> >circuit up to the horn centerpiece which is pressed onto the center of the
> >steering wheel. The "switch" is in this centerpiece. If you remove this
> >assembly and look at it from the back while pressing the horn button, you
> >can see how it works. When this assembly is pressed, the circuit brought up
> >through the brass plunger is shorted to ground and the horn beeps.
> >
> >Hope this helps,
> >
> >Richard Shipman
> >'74 Midget
> >'68 MGBGT
> >'58 Morris Minor 1000
> >
> >At 11:07 AM 5/27/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >>Herb,
> >> If you look at that plastic and brass plunger, it has a wire
>connecting
> >>the 2 brass contacts.. 1 at each end, so there is continuity all the time.
> >>This has been a mystery to me...... any electrical engineers out there?
> >>Peter C
> >>At 10:25 AM 5/27/99 , Herb_Goede@amsinc.com wrote:
> >>>>Depending on the year of your car this is how it works. The cone shaped
> >>>piece that mounts to the dash and fills in the space between the wheel and
> >>>the dash should have a brass contact ring to fit between it and the wheel.
> >>>The ring should have a wire connected to it. The wheel has a 3/8" hole
> >>>next to the mounting hole. A plastic and brass plunger fits in there and
> >>>rides against the brass ring. When you push the horn button it compresses
> >>>the plunger and completes the ground circuit and you get beep beep.
> >>>
> >>>Herb G.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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