Lucas Training Course
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Post by: MarkDa » Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:17 am
I came across these correspondence course notes for 'colonials' they cover electrical basics in period.
Good background reading and useful checking procedures.
Introduction.
Batteries - too large to paste
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sourc ... h8tmcRpuFW
Starters
Ignition
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sourc ... BhQthKc1r-
Generators
Control Box
Wiring
Lighting
Wipers Horns Indicators
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sourc ... 2gvrDRUCha
Overdrive - for completeness or a long term project!
Enjoy a nostalgic hour or two's reading rather than YouTube browsing!
Mark
Good background reading and useful checking procedures.
Introduction.
lucascourse0.pdf- Introduction
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Batteries - too large to paste
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sourc ... h8tmcRpuFW
Starters
- lucascourse2.pdf
- Starter
- (1.86 MiB) Downloaded 568 times
Ignition
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sourc ... BhQthKc1r-
Generators
- lucascourse4.pdf
- Generators
- (1.27 MiB) Downloaded 1247 times
Control Box
- lucascourse5.pdf
- Control Box
- (1.89 MiB) Downloaded 1491 times
Wiring
- lucascourse6.pdf
- Wiring
- (1.04 MiB) Downloaded 794 times
Lighting
- lucascourse7.pdf
- Lighting
- (1.69 MiB) Downloaded 1443 times
Wipers Horns Indicators
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sourc ... 2gvrDRUCha
Overdrive - for completeness or a long term project!
- lucascourse9.pdf
- Overdrive
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Enjoy a nostalgic hour or two's reading rather than YouTube browsing!
Mark
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Post by: John Larkin » Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:46 am
Dear Mark,
Well done for posting these Lucas technical documents. They look really useful!
Thanks,
John Larkin
Well done for posting these Lucas technical documents. They look really useful!
Thanks,
John Larkin
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Post by: MarkDa » Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:11 am
I guess about that time.
I read (wiring?) about the beneficial change to positive earth as the current (got to keep punning) standard.
After reading them one does wonder why it changed back.
You'll notice that the voltmeter pictures show a positive feed.
They also refer to individually braided cables with the tracer colour spirally woven - I've never seen those.
Maybe dated but fundamentally very sound papers.
I read (wiring?) about the beneficial change to positive earth as the current (got to keep punning) standard.
After reading them one does wonder why it changed back.
You'll notice that the voltmeter pictures show a positive feed.
They also refer to individually braided cables with the tracer colour spirally woven - I've never seen those.
Maybe dated but fundamentally very sound papers.
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Post by: Elan45 » Thu Apr 12, 2018 1:25 am
Marj,
Thanks for these. Do you have any of the training for the Lucas mechanical fuel injection. I'm going to have to set up the system on my 4 cyl 1300 BDH (not an.Elan though) from scratch
Roger
Thanks for these. Do you have any of the training for the Lucas mechanical fuel injection. I'm going to have to set up the system on my 4 cyl 1300 BDH (not an.Elan though) from scratch
Roger
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'67 Elan FHC pre-airflow
'67 Elan S3 SE upgrade to 26R by Original owner
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'61 20 FJ project
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Post by: MarkDa » Thu Apr 12, 2018 6:48 am
I've not seen that - these are probably from the late 50s.
Quick Google search found this - any good?
Quick Google search found this - any good?
- Lucas_fuel_injection_workshop_manual.pdf
- Lucas fuel injection
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Post by: Chancer » Thu Apr 12, 2018 11:12 am
I scrolled through the ignition one really really quickly hoping that my tired old brain would stop me on bits of interest and there were loads of them, whilst I dont kid myself that I know everything ignition systems have always been an obsession, I have loads of reference books and designed and made a programmable ignition system in a previous life plus several ignition triggering modules.
Hands up those of you that knew why the tip of the Lucas rotor arm has its particular shape? I certainly didnt, its to stop the engine running backwards, my ignition modules did not prevent that until I had wrecked a couple of valve trains, Lucas bods had it sussed and resolved in the 50's!
I look forward to reading them all at length and will probably print them all to add to my reference library.
Hands up those of you that knew why the tip of the Lucas rotor arm has its particular shape? I certainly didnt, its to stop the engine running backwards, my ignition modules did not prevent that until I had wrecked a couple of valve trains, Lucas bods had it sussed and resolved in the 50's!
I look forward to reading them all at length and will probably print them all to add to my reference library.
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Post by: Hawksfield » Thu Apr 12, 2018 4:42 pm
Mark
Some extra old info for you perusal
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15ESI0v ... sp=sharing
It may help some
Some extra old info for you perusal
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15ESI0v ... sp=sharing
It may help some
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Post by: StressCraxx » Fri Apr 13, 2018 3:41 am
Mark,
Thanks so much, these are excellent!
Thanks so much, these are excellent!
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Post by: Hawksfield » Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:40 am
Hi All
More useful Info
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mhaqNM ... sp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PhplxS ... sp=sharing
More useful Info
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mhaqNM ... sp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PhplxS ... sp=sharing
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