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Subject: FW: TR Control Head
From: Davies William-qswi646 <QSWI646@email.mot.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 09:32:30 -0000 charset="iso-8859-1"
Cc: "'List, Triumph'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>

John,
        It's a long time since I've rebuilt one of these (Standard Atlas -
same head as a TR2 I believe!). I think the tube itself acts as ground -
does this sound correct?

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> ?. Secondly, should there be an earth wire connecting to the 
> brass ring on
> the control head, and if so where does it earth to. It is not 
> part of the
> new loom as it has only four wires, should it have the earth 
> wire as well?.
> I noticed an earth is shown in the workshop manual at the 
> control head end,
> but surely any wire woud have to travel down the stator tube 
> as there is no
> where else for it to exit the control head.

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