Seems to me that if the creator had installed some form of protection in the
lighting circuit, there would be less potential for the "Lucas Smoke Theory"
to exist. Protection is a good thing. If some wives & husbands also chose
some form of protection, the world might also be a better place. But then,
not everyone believes in insurance either. And Australians don't seem to
believe in sun block.
I didn't have a live round in my fuse box, but the Lucas 50 amp fuse in the
horn circuit, that came with my Mog, did let the Lucas Smoke out!
Cheers,
Fred Kuzyk
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jane McDaid <Murphys@ziplink.net>
To: toad <toad@storm.ca>; CHarris990@aol.com <CHarris990@aol.com>
Cc: pdburket@intrepid.net <pdburket@intrepid.net>; morgans@autox.team.net
<morgans@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: inline fuses
>I once had a 1960 VW bus that three college friends & I purchased in 1971
>for $300, fixed up a little with the help of John Muir's book "How to keep
>your Volkswagen Alive, for the Compleat Idiot" and drove it from Boston to
>California & back in three weeks. When one of the few electrical circuits
>blew a fuse somewhere in Arizona, we had occasion to examine the fuse box,
>where we found that some prior owner had replaced a blown fuse on another
>circuit with a live .22 cal long rifle shell. It seemed to be working fine,
>but we opted to replace it with a traditional 15 amp buss fuse.
>
>I like the comfy feeling of security that comes from removing as many of
>the uncertainties of Morgan driving as are reasonable. Upgrading electrics
>is definitely time & money well spent.
>
>If you want to be the adventuresome sort who likes to venture forth never
>knowing just where you'll stop, how far you'll get or when you might
>return, try a small sailboat and rely upon the wind. Highway breakdowns are
>not much fun and can be hazardous to your health.
>
>Jerry Murphy
>'67 +4 with weak, but working and mostly original electrics!
>
>
>At 08:26 PM 12/8/98 -0500, toad wrote:
>>CHarris990@aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Friends,
>>> I mean no disrespect but is there a true reason to complicate the
>electrical
>>> system on a Morgan? Every time you add a relay or anything else there
>is an
>>> increase of something else to go wrong. If you wish to complicate your
>life
>>> go talk to your wife. If you must have a more modern electrical system
>get a
>>> rice burner.
>>> As for removing the radiator, just remove the cowl.
>>> Harris
>>
>>
>>Mr. Harris
>>
>>I must ask with tongue in cheek if you can see in the dark. Once a fuse
>>blows, it blows and you are for sure in the Kingdom of Darkness. If a
>>circuit breaker trips once it has cooled down it resets itrself and
>>viola you have lights again even if for only a fleeting moment. Maybe
>>just enough light to get you safely to the edge of the road stopped.
>>
>>I see you have been takhing to my wife.
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Toad
>>
>>'59 plus 4
>>'57 Plus 4
>>'33 Super Sport
>>
>>
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