Poor quality genuine parts - Lucas Iighting Switch

zeaphod · Oct 14, 2019

Just arrived in the post - I'm sure this can't be right - open contacts? It will make it easy to keep the contacts clean, but I can't help thinking there should be a back on the switch. The soldering is poor too, and will need to be redone.

zeaphod · Oct 14, 2019

It's a crap photo, but you can see the solder has just been blobbed on - no way this would have passed muster when I was an apprentice.

mick the builder · Oct 14, 2019

zeaphod said:
It's a crap photo, but you can see the solder has just been blobbed on - no way this would have passed muster when I was an apprentice.
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Looks like terminals were cold when solder applied or no flux.

zeaphod · Oct 14, 2019

Red faces here - the old switch doesn't have a back either - just a nice layer of corrosion on the terminals. Given the dirt/dust the vehicles were expected to be exposed to, it seems like a bit of a liability.

mystery · Oct 14, 2019

got leave some where for the smoke to escape LOCUS parts maybe

Poor quality genuine parts - Lucas Iighting Switch

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