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"Give the poor switch time to recover. "
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Better to give it a decent burial. There are plenty of switches available
including ones that ground the alternator when the circuit is killed. I
replaced my switch with a Hella unit years ago and put it in the positive
cable to the starter, thus providing a way of shutting off current from the
battery to the rest of the car.
Best--Michael Oritt
On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 3:37 PM Roland Wilhelmy via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
> The battery switch is on the light duty side but it must carry the full
> starting current. I can imagine that the terminals inside the switch get
> hot and warp just a bit disconnecting the battery. Then if given a chance
> to cool the terminals return to make connection once more.
>
> Side note: Roger Moment recommends limiting the length of time running th=
e
> starter when firing up a newly rebuilt engine and getting oil pressure,
> etc. Give the poor switch time to recover.
>
> -Roland
>
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2022, 11:53 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> The starter balking is understandable--at least, intuitively--but all
>> the other electricals ceasing to work isn't (assuming the battery is
>> still connected). After all, this isn't a modern car with a PCM, ECU,
>> etc; we're just talking copper wire here. My folks' Lincoln would die
>> when one of the CoPs would put a voltage spike on its primary lead,
>> which would knock the PCM out cold. No such silliness in a Healey.
>>
>> Just to be contrarian, maybe the starter is causing a dead short, someho=
w?
>>
>>
>> On 4/5/2022 4:41 AM, Bob Begani via Healeys wrote:
>> > Perry, the ground is negative. From comments made by others am just
>> going to replace the ground strap and with serrated washers so they dig
>> into the metal especially on the frame. Will keep all advised.
>> >
>> > Bob
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Perry
>> Small via Healeys
>> > Sent: Monday, April 4, 2022 7:32 PM
>> > To: healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
>> > Subject: [Healeys] Starter electrical issues
>> >
>> > Bob
>> > Is it possible that the after market high torque starter that you are
>> using is set up for negative ground only? For a contact type starter lik=
e
>> the original Lucas, it doesn=E2=80=99t care but perhaps your replacement=
unit has
>> protection built in.
>> > P
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">"=
;<span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34)">Give the poor switch time to recover. =
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an style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34)">----------------------------------</span><=
/div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><span style=3D"co=
lor:rgb(34,34,34)">Better to give it a decent burial.=C2=A0 There are plent=
y of switches available including=C2=A0ones that ground the alternator when=
=C2=A0the circuit=C2=A0is killed.=C2=A0=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"color:rg=
b(34,34,34)">I replaced my switch with a Hella unit years ago and put it in=
the=C2=A0positive cable to the=C2=A0starter, thus providing a way of shutt=
ing off current from the battery to the rest of the car.=C2=A0=C2=A0</span>=
</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><span style=3D"c=
olor:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"=
color:#3333ff"><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34)">Best--Michael Oritt</spa=
n></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmai=
l_attr">On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 3:37 PM Roland Wilhelmy via Healeys <<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:=
<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8=
ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"aut=
o">The battery switch is on the light duty side but it must carry the full =
starting current. I can imagine that the terminals inside the switch get ho=
t and warp just a bit disconnecting the battery. Then if given a chance to =
cool the terminals return to make connection once more.=C2=A0<div dir=3D"au=
to"><br><div dir=3D"auto">Side note: Roger Moment recommends limiting the l=
ength of time running the starter when firing up a newly rebuilt engine and=
getting oil pressure, etc. Give the poor switch time to recover.=C2=A0</di=
v><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">-Roland</div></div></div><b=
r><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, =
Apr 5, 2022, 11:53 AM Bob Spidell <<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.ne=
t" target=3D"_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px =
solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">The starter balking is understanda=
ble--at least, intuitively--but all <br>
the other electricals ceasing to work isn't (assuming the battery is <b=
r>
still connected). After all, this isn't a modern car with a PCM, ECU, <=
br>
etc; we're just talking copper wire here. My folks' Lincoln would d=
ie <br>
when one of the CoPs would put a voltage spike on its primary lead, <br>
which would knock the PCM out cold. No such silliness in a Healey.<br>
<br>
Just to be contrarian, maybe the starter is causing a dead short, somehow?<=
br>
<br>
<br>
On 4/5/2022 4:41 AM, Bob Begani via Healeys wrote:<br>
> Perry, the ground is negative.=C2=A0 From comments made by others am j=
ust going to replace the ground strap and with serrated washers so they dig=
into the metal especially on the frame.=C2=A0 Will keep all advised.<br>
><br>
> Bob<br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"; re=
l=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> O=
n Behalf Of Perry Small via Healeys<br>
> Sent: Monday, April 4, 2022 7:32 PM<br>
> To: healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; rel=3D"noref=
errer" target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>
> Subject: [Healeys] Starter electrical issues<br>
><br>
> Bob<br>
> Is it possible that the after market high torque starter that you are =
using is set up for negative ground only? For a contact type starter like t=
he original Lucas, it doesn=E2=80=99t care but perhaps your replacement uni=
t has protection built in.<br>
> P<br>
><br>
> Sent from my iPhone<br>
> _______________________________________________<br>
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