I think you can come out of the corner now.
Gernot
> ----------
> From: kengano@advant.com[SMTP:kengano@advant.com]
> Reply To: kengano@advant.com
> Sent: Friday, July 03, 1998 7:17 AM
> To: DANMAS@aol.com; triumphs@autox.team.net;
> spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: MY MISTAKE - PLEASE READ
>
>
> Dan:
>
> For all the great information you have provided and all the time it
> must
> take, I think I safely can say, pretty much for the whole group,
> "don't
> sweat it." Five minutes in the corner will be plenty.
>
> kengano@advant.com
> downstate illinois
> 1959 TR3A TS57756L
> 1958 Model 10 Sedan TBE9239LDLB
> "open mail program, insert foot."
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of DANMAS@aol.com
> > Sent: Thursday, July 02, 1998 10:14 PM
> > To: triumphs@autox.team.net; spitfires@autox.team.net
> > Subject: MY MISTAKE - PLEASE READ
> >
> >
> >
> > Fellow listers,
> >
> > Next to my computer, I keep a stack, about a foot tall, of wiring
> > diagrams,
> > shop manuals, vendor catalogs, text books, etc. In addition to
> > that, I have a
> > fairly large collection of books about LBCs, including all of the
> > "original"
> > series. Before I answer a question, even if I am certain I know
> > the answer, I
> > refer to these just to be sure. If I can't confirm my answer there,
> I will
> > contact someone, either on the list or in person, to get the
> > correct info. I
> > will often go examine a vehicle personally to ensure that my answers
> are
> > correct. I even flagged down a later model MGB in a parking lot
> once, and
> > asked the very surprised owner to lift the hood so I could get
> > the information
> > I needed. I try extremely hard to make sure my answers are
> > correct, as well as
> > complete. If I don't know the answer, or if I'm not absolutely
> > sure, I won't
> > reply. Few things bother me more than to know I have given some
> incorrect
> > advise.
> >
> > Never the less, sometimes I do make mistakes. When I posted the
> > instructions
> > for converting a generator system to a GM alternator (for the
> > TR3, TR4, TR4A,
> > Spitfire MKI, MKII, MKIII, and the GT6MKI), I made an error.
> > According to the
> > information I had, the brown/yellow and the brown/green wires
> > (yellow/green
> > and yellow in the TR2 TR3, TR3A, or TR3B) going to the generator
> > were the same
> > size, and I based my instructions on that. I have since learned
> > (today) that
> > the brown/green wire is smaller than the brown/yellow
> > (yellow/green is smaller
> > than the yellow in the TR2 -3 series), and is really undersized
> > even to carry
> > the relatively small current in one of these cars. I don't
> > believe there is
> > any danger of imminent meltdown, but I am not at all comfortable
> > with using
> > the brown/green wire as specified.
> >
> > This only applies to cars that previously had generators - the
> alternator
> > conversions are correct. If you have converted your car using the
> > instructions
> > I wrote, please upgrade the wiring as I suggested in the
> instructions, or
> > rewire to the corrected instructions, to be posted soon. I will
> revise the
> > instructions to use the larger brown/yellow wire, which is suited
> > for carrying
> > the normal current load. For the Spitfire and the GT6, the corrected
> > instructions are almost as simple as before, but the TR series will
> be a
> > little more complicated. The revised instructions will be similar
> > in format to
> > the present ones, in that there will be one set for using the
> > existing wiring,
> > with its limitations, and another for upgrading the wiring to use
> the full
> > alternator capacity. I am leaving tomorrow for Atlanta, and I will
> be back
> > Sunday evening. My first task Monday morning will be to make the
> > corrections
> > and get them to Ken Streeter and Tom Shirley for posting, but I
> > wanted to give
> > everyone a "heads-up" as soon as I was certain of my mistake.
> >
> > The other day I spotted a sign in front of a church that said "don't
> worry
> > about being embarrassed, worry about being ashamed." Right now, I am
> both.
> > More than that, though, I really feel bad that I have given some
> > bum advice to
> > folks who trust me.
> >
> > Dan Masters,
> > Alcoa, TN
> >
>
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