Re: British Cars Digest #1078 Fri Jan 28 01:48:24 MST 1994

["W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>]

On Fri, 28 Jan 1994, Doug Phillips wrote:

> about british mechanical and electrical stuff. Last night the host yanked a 
> transistor from a tele, hooked it up to a 12v battery, a potato, and a Lucas 
> driving lamp. The current from the potato acted to engage the switch in the 
> transistor in order to illuminate the Lucas lamp. (it's much more fun to see 
>it 

If I am not mistaken, that's the standard driving lamp circuit on Humber
Super Snipes.  Of course, in time, the potato sends out shoots, which are
known as...

        Sprouts of Lucas

Ray Gibbons