If it is the type of switch that I have then a heat shield would make sense
because I imagine that that resistor can get pretty hot in the dim position.
My switch did not have a heat shield, the only thing that clips on is the
resistor itself.
Do you mean to say that there suppliers of this switch with the resistor?
If so could you please tell me who?
Thanks!
Frank
B9471116
-----Original Message-----
From: Tiger2@telus.net <Tiger2@telus.net>
To: Steve Laifman <Laifman@Flash.Net>
Cc: cloverdale <marrone@wco.com>; Tiger List <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, January 17, 2000 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: Strange Panel Lamp Switch?
>I have the stock dash toggle switches on my Mark II and the panel light
switch has
>off, dim and full. This gives me two settings for driving. One which is
bright for
>city driving and one which is dim, for dark highway driving. The same
switches are
>still available from any decent British car parts supplier, new or used.
My switch
>also has the clip on "heat shield" at the bottom, presumably to separate
the bottom
>wire from the bottom of the switch unit. Don't ask why, it's British.
>
>Mike Clark
>B382100417
>
>Steve Laifman wrote:
>
>> cloverdale wrote:
>>
>> > 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
>>
>> Frank,
>>
>> The only switches that have three positions are the headlight switch and
the
>> heater blower switch. Non have a resistor, although there is a fairly
large
>> resistor in line with the fan to give your dual speeds, it is not part of
the
>> switch. Sounds like you have something from another car. The correct
panel lamp
>> has only two positions, "off " and "not working". {9->
>>
>> Steve
>>
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