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Thinking about Solenoids

JPSmit

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Some of you will recall the great Lucas smoke escape of 2020. The car is running again but something is draining the battery. Ms Triss is going into storage this week and I will as usual remove the battery but, next spring am thinking of remaking the wire harness at least in the bay. The more I look the more I think I can significantly simplify the harness between stuff that is redundant from years of adding to the harness and not taking away and, the pollution monitor stuff that has all been removed. A fellow from my club re-did his and it is way simpler.

I also have a generic harness that I bought thinking I might need it for the Vauxhall.

The reason I am posting here and not the Spridget forum is that I am wondering about the Solenoid. I have added I think 5 relays to the car (of the top of my head - one for each horn, high beam, low beam. driving light - So I have more power wires comning from the solenoid - which isn't a problem but it is unsightly. They all have inline fuses, but, is there a neater solution? Is there a Bus I could use or a separate fuse box? what have others tried?

thanks all
 
Bolted this unit directly to the Healey's solenoid as auxiliary fused-power for relayed driving lights, Low / High beams and an accessory.
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Ooo that's what I'm thinking of - thanks, will have to see if it fits
 
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