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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: kballowe on February 09, 2026, 06:53:26 AM
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Somewhere, I have a very old bottle of smoke I bought in the mid-70s.
I don't know if it's still usable.
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Ah yes, The Prince of darkness!
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Didn't Lucas invent the intermittent wipers for cars? :evil:
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I don't know about that, but rumor has it Lucas invented refrigerators for keeping beer warm.
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is there also a negative earth formula?
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It's 1978 in Rota, Spain.
I get into my Mini Cooper 850, hit the starter and the cab immediately fills with smoke. After that, I learned about quick-disconnect battery terminals.
Then it was an MG. Later, a Triumph.
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Lord Lucas, Prince of Darkness guide me safely through the night with my trusty Triumph headlight
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And vintage Italian electrics or so great….said no one.
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That would be Pope Marelli 3rd-------
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It's 1978 in Rota, Spain.
I get into my Mini Cooper 850, hit the starter and the cab immediately fills with smoke. After that, I learned about quick-disconnect battery terminals.
Then it was an MG. Later, a Triumph.
One reason I drove a Ford
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And vintage Italian electrics or so great….said no one.
I never realized wire could be that thin and still contain smoke
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It's 1978 in Rota, Spain.
I get into my Mini Cooper 850, hit the starter and the cab immediately fills with smoke. After that, I learned about quick-disconnect battery terminals.
Then it was an MG. Later, a Triumph.
I think I was in Rota either 77 or 78, a fun little boat ride from Mayport on the Zoo.
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Ah yes, The Prince of darkness!
Yes.....indeed!! :laugh: :grin: :rolleyes: :shocked: :huh:
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My Favorite...
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I told my girlfriend that joke on the way to a vintage motorcycle meet. We were admiring a Triumph so she told the joke to one of the bystanders. Turned out he's the treasurer of the Norton club (Sam Justice - a retired judge), and he didn't appreciate the joke. He proceeded to educate her on the real reasons for the electrical problems and that they could actually be quite reliable.
I'd heard somewhere that one of the main problems was the plating of the connectors wasn't the best, which allowed oxidation and poor connections.
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Back when I used to daily drive Triumphs (cars) and Land Rovers, a little blob of Vaseline on every connection made the Lucas electrics very dependable.
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Steve