The link below is a picture of an original Rootes ammeter cable I picked up
at the swap meet at the Millennium 2000 in England. It's brown with a white
strip and made of a heavy gauge wire. I don't know if this fits an Alpine
or Tiger, because the parts book only lists an ammeter kit and doesn't list
the cable separately. Oh, almost forgot, it's not for sale.
Jim
http://www.sunbeamtiger.net/AmmeterCable.jpg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Laifman" <SLaifman@SoCal.rr.com>
To: "TM" <strombecker@shaw.ca>
Cc: "Tiger List" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: Amp gauge wire colors
> Tigers and TM,
>
> Can't speak for Norman's one word reply, as I can't trace it's meaning.
> He does know his Tigers, but the one word message is indecipherable to
> me with the information available.
>
> Anyway, my Rootes Workshop Manual clearly shows the ammeter with dashed
> lines for the connections, indicating option, but ONLY on the generator
> equipped models. The Mk II does NOT show any ammeter wiring or device.
>
> The wire between the Generator Control Box (Regulator) goes to terminal
> B and is labeled "WR", which MIGHT mean a combination (stripped) of the
> listed "W" (White) and "R" (Red). This goes to the left (facing
> instrument) terminal. The wire coming back is labled "N", which is
> clearly indicated as "Brown". This wire goes to the Starter Motor
> Solenoid Relay on the terminal connected to the "+" of the battery.
>
> Don't ask me why they chose those letters, the others were at least
> close, except for "U", which is Blue!
>
> Is it possible that, over the years, color leaching has occurred between
> the red/white stripes until the bleed into "pink"? Could it be difficult
> to see and the colors blend together? If I can't get my head in there
> with my glasses on, things tend to blur, as well. I don't know.
>
> Pink is NOT a listed color on any chart I have for the Tiger, except for
> the Playboy Tiger body color, located on http://www.TigersUnited.com .
> You want to see it, go find it. (8-) The hood ornament makes it worth
> the effort.
>
> But, did you know that J. Edgar Hoover was known to secretly wear a pink
> tutu in private?
>
> Perhaps that has something to do with Lucas wire color choices? (8-)
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> Steve Laifman
> Editor
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