From: Sarge (micdunn@ev1.net)
Date: Mon Jul 04 2005 - 10:04:41 PDT
Ahhhh.....
Lord Lucas, Prince of Darkness....
-Sarge
----- Original Message -----
From: "m35products" <m35prod@optonline.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] m38a1
> TJ, I have no idea how electricity works ... something to do with Voo Doo
> > is my guess. ...
>
> Bill:
>
> Luckily, here is an explanation, based upon British automotive electrical
> technique. Anyone owning a British car will be able to relate. Enjoy!!!
>
> A P Bloom
> www.M35products.com
>
> "A Treatise on the Importance of Smoke" by Joseph Lucas
>
> All electrical components and wiring harnesses depend on proper
> circuit functioning, which is the transmission of charged ions by
> retention of the visible spectral manifestation known as "smoke."
> Smoke is the thing that makes electrical circuits work. Don't be
> fooled by scientists and engineers talking about excited electrons
> and the like. Smoke is the key to all things electrical.
>
> We know this to be true because every time one lets the smoke out of
> an electrical circuit, it stops working. This can be verified
> repeatedly through empirical testing. For example, if one places a
> large copper bar across the terminals of a battery, prodigious
> quantities of smoke are liberated and the battery shortly ceases to
> function. In addition, if one observes smoke escaping from an
> electrical component such as a Lucas voltage regulator, it will also
> be observed that the component no longer functions.
>
> The logic is elementary and inescapable! The function of the wiring
> harness is to conduct the smoke from one device to another. When the
> wiring harness springs a leak and lets all the smoke out of the
> system, nothing works right afterward.
>
> Starter motors were considered unsuitable for British motorcycles for
> some time largely because they regularly released large quantities of
> smoke from the electrical system.
>
> It has been reported that Lucas electrical components are possibly
> more prone to electrical leakage than their Bosch, Japanese or
> American counterparts. Experts point out that this is because Lucas
> is British, and all things British leak. British engines leak oil,
> British shock absorbers, hydraulic forks, and disk brake systems leak
> fluid, British tires leak air and British Intelligence leaks national
> defense secrets.
>
> Therefore, it follows that British electrical systems must leak
> smoke. Once again, the logic is clear and inescapable.
>
>
> Sometimes you may miss the component releasing the smoke that makes
> your electrical system function correctly, but if you sniff around
> you can often find the faulty component by the undeniable and
> telltale smoke smell. Sometimes this is a better indicator than
> standard electrical tests performed with a volt-ohm meter.
> In conclusion, the basic concept of transmission of electrical energy
> in the form of smoke provides a clear and logical explanation of the
> mysteries of electrical components and why they fail.
>
>
> "A gentleman does not motor about after dark." - Joseph Lucas, 1842 - 1903
>
>
>
>
> ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
> To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
> To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org>
> To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>
>
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Fri Oct 28 2005 - 23:22:15 PDT