It sounds like an early MGB light switch (which would look right). The MG
didn't have the panel light as a separate switch, but had a two position
switch instead.
Scott
B9471989
>From: Theo Smit <TSMIT@isotel.com>
>Reply-To: Theo Smit <TSMIT@isotel.com>
>To: "'cloverdale'" <marrone@wco.com>, Tiger List <tigers@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: Strange Panel Lamp Switch?
>Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 13:59:28 -0700
>
>That doesn't sound right. The conventional panel light switch is a
>two-position (off / on) and you have the little flip-up lenses on the
>indicator lights to give you 'low' and 'high'.
>However, you could always duct the blower air over the resistor to augment
>the heat coming off the heater core :).
>
>Theo
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cloverdale [SMTP:marrone@wco.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2000 2:02 PM
> > To: Tiger List
> > Subject: Strange Panel Lamp Switch?
> >
> > My car has a three position panel lamp switch. The three positions are
> > off,
> > low and high. The switch has a block resistor that clips onto contacts
>on
> > the switch. The switch looks like a match otherwise to all the other
> > switches that came with my car. As far as I can tell this type of which
> > is
> > not indicated in the schematics for Tigers are Alpines. What is this?
> > Did
> > some Tigers or other Rootes cars use this? Is this typical on Tigers
> > despite the wiring diagram?
> >
> > Frank
> > B9471116
> >
> >
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