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Re: [TR] TR3 Electric question

To: Alexander Delis <ols@bcdef.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Electric question
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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 21:49:23 +0000 (UTC)
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Thread-topic: TR3 Electric question
Alex, as a precaution it might be worth pulling the instrument panel.  With so 
many wires back there, and who knows did the work last, you may have a couple 
of hot copper connections too close and shorting intermittently.  

One can never be too careful about one's shorts.

...just saying.

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
New Hampshire

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alexander Delis" <ols@bcdef.net>
To: "Triumph List" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 9:25:12 PM
Subject: [TR] TR3 Electric question

Good day list

Had an odd occurrence in my TR3 the other night.

I was out with my wife having a wonderful time driving about, and decided to 
stop for ice cream. I pulled into the lot of the ice cream stand, turned off 
the lights and the car.

We suddenly saw smoke coming from under the dash. I realized that the side and 
headlamps were on even though the switch was off.

The switch was too hot to touch.

I flipped my battery interrupt switch then turned the head/side lamp switch on 
and off several times then turned the battery back on.

The headlights were off, but the side lights were still on

Turned the battery back off, cycled the switch several more times and tried 
again

This time everything was off. I drove home and the lights worked fine and the 
switch was not hot at all

Iâ??ve driven it a few times since and all seems OK again

I donâ??t trust it and turn the battery off while it is parked in my garage

I think the switch is bad and have ordered another from TRF

I donâ??t know what could have happened- I would think that if the power got 
shunted to ground in the switch that the lights either would not work or would 
be very dim

What is the consensus as to what happened?

TIA

Alex

1958 TR3 TS33884LO
1968 GT6 KC10303






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