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I had heard that in Lucas systems, it's the smoke that moves in the wires, not electrons. The goal is to keep the smoke from leaking out of the wires. If you see smoke leaking out the wires, the item at the far end of the wire doesn't get enough smoke to operate correctly so it stops.

Maybe this is the problem. Have you seen any smoke leaking out of any wires ?
 
RonMacPherson said:
I'm sure you've seen the sparks?

Okay, I should have said the path of current flow, and we all know that it isn't the direction we think it is. Right?
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Yes, I have seen these sparks you speak of.

Electrons flow one direction, holes flow the other, but the light doesn't care, it illuminates just the same.

I think it's easier to think of electron flow. It's easier to imagine of something flowing than imagining the lack of something flowing. Besides, you can invoke The Old Water Flowing Through a Pipe Analogy, which is used in every electronics textbook ever written.

But then I would use conventional flow once we got to diodes and transistors cuz then the arrows point the right way.
 
Well if it's smoke then I should be in good shape. Don't see any leaking out the wires, but sure have plenty coming out the exhaust!
 
Make sure it's just the smoke and not any of those loose electrons that turned, you know went to the "other side". So now they just go around blowing fuses.




tee hee
 
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