31 Jul
2004
31 Jul
'04
2 a.m.
At 04:28 PM 7/30/04 -0700, you wrote:
...or had experience with Magneti Morelli eqquipment!
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Marelli
- don
Hi
The only problems I've ever had with Lucas was there fuel pumps,
ignition coils, distributors, alternators and fuse holders.
The Magneti Marelli stuff was actually a little better. I
never had issue with the alternators ( regulators were junk )
but then I never had an Italian car with an electric fuel pump.
For switches, the worst I ever encountered were used in
Audi's.
I have to agree with you there (x-VW Quantum made by Audi). I think the
switches are the only part of the Lucas ssytem that I never had trouble
with. One day I should sit down and write the (long) horror story of my
trip from Florida to Biloxi Missisippi in a '63 MG Midget. Everything that
could fail did, along a good amount of stuff that couldn't! If you ever
want to see something REAL funny, try to by Lucas parts in Missisippi! :-/
Joe
>From: "Don Maslin" <donm(a)cts.com>
>
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>
>On Fri, 30 Jul 2004, Joe R. wrote:
>
>> At 04:41 PM 7/29/04 -0700, you wrote:
>> >>> That's called a 'Light Emitting EPROM' and it's an
expensive and
>> >>> short-lived alternative to an LED.
>> >
>> >>Is this related to things like the SER (Smoke Emiting Resistor -- one
>> >>where the power rating is massivle exceeded), SEC (Sound Emitinf
Capacitor
>-- an
electrolytic wired backwards), the Friode (a diode that's
>open-circuit both ways), etc?
Sounds like what Lucas Electric used to use.
http://pw1.netcom.com/~krk/lotus/humor/lucasjokes.html
ROFL! Only someone who's had a vehicle with Lucas electronics could
truely appreciate that!
Joe (x-1952 MG TD)