That's the limiting resistor, which when switched in, gives you the two speed fan control. Some models of the Spitfire/GT6 air box used a power circuit type fully mounted power resistor as the 'resistive' element.
The second speed (low speed) works and is wired up much like your 6V ignition coil and it's associated ballast resistor (or ballast wire in your electrical harness) . If you were to add a switch across the resistor, you would be applying the full 12V to the coil. Same too is the fan speed hi/lo setup. .... I just looked the schematics and it does show the resistor. One switch contact wire funs right to the motor, and the other wire passes through a little rectangular box in the schematic view. That little rectangle, not identified separately, and drawn in between the motor and switch is the resistor. Paul Tegler [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.teglerizer.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 12:51 PM Subject: GT6+ Electrical Device > Listers; > > I'm in the process of rebuilding and cleaning up the heater box on my 1970 > GT6+. Inside the sheet metal housing is an electrical device. It is about > three inches long and appears to be some sort of coil. The wires attached are > light green with a yellow stripe and medium green with a white stripe. The > third wire is black. I checked the wiring diagram and can't find anything > with that configuration. The closest thing was a voltage stabilizer. Both the > Triumph manual and the Haynes manual fail to illustate or even mention this > device. Any help identifying what this is would be appreciated. I'd like to > test it and make sure it's functioning before everything is painted and put > back together. The foam sealing on the inside of the heater box is amazing, > but easy to duplicate with the right pieces of felt and insulation foam. > > Greg Wolf > 1970 GT6+ "Ian" > KC79746L > Laurel Green > Bridgewater Michigan /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
