On 1/24/2011 7:34 PM, Miniac7 at aol.com wrote:
This is why I have a Lucas Smoke Check gauge in my Sprite.
When I push the test button, I can see the smoke which means I still
have enough smoke in my harness to get me through the day.
Don't believe me, look here.
http://s445.photobucket.com/albums/qq179/spritenut/
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> ELECTRICAL THEORY BY JOSEPH LUCAS
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> Positive ground depends upon proper circuit functioning, which is the
> transmission of negative ions by retention of the visible spectral
> manifestation known as "smoke". Smoke is the thing that makes
> electrical circuits work; we know this to be true because every time
> one lets the smoke out of the electrical system, it stops working.
> This can be verified repeatedly through empirical testing.
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> When, for example, the smoke escapes from an electrical component
> (like, say, a Lucas voltage regulator), it will be observed that the
> component stops working. The function of the wire harness is to carry
> the smoke from one device to another; when the wire harness "springs a
> leak," and lets all the smoke out of the system, nothing works
> afterwards. Starter motors were frowned upon in British motorcycles for
> some time, largely because they consume large quantities of smoke,
> requiring very large wires.
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> It has been noted that Lucas components are possibly more prone to
> electrical leakage than Bosch or generic Japanese electrics. Experts
> point out that this is because Lucas is British and all things British
> leak. British engines leak oil, shock absorbers and hydraulic forks and
> disk brakes leak fluid, British tyres leak air, and the British defense
> establishment leaks secrets... so, naturally, British electrics leak
> smoke.
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>> From the basic concept of electrical transmission of energy in the form
> of smoke, a better understanding of the mysteries of electrical
> components - - especially those of Lucas manufacture - - is gained by
> the casual user.
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Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
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