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Re: what's this wire?

To: Rick Barnard <rstirb@townisp.com>
Subject: Re: what's this wire?
From: Scuzz <triumph-tr4@home.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 01:36:03 -0800
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
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Rick Barnard wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
>         The ignition switch on my '73 TR6 has a mystery wire on it.
> There's a little plastic housing with brass contacts riveted to the side of
> the switch housing, from which this wire starts.  It's a black wire with
> green tracer, about 4" long, with a bullet on the other end, which
> connects into the main harness.
>         It grounds to the switch body only when the key is removed and
> the lock pin pops out.
>         I suspect it has something to do with seat belt interlocks.  It's just
> odd that it's not on any wire diagram I have seen, Haynes, Bentley or
> Master's!
>         What's it's function?
>                         TIA
>                                 Rick


I don't know about the TR6s but it seems to me like your now standard
'you left the key in the ignition again' buzzer circuit.

-Shayne

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