[W126 Coupe] 126 batteries

[Richard & Nancy Diefenbach]

While we're talking about batteries I thought you might enjoy this one.

 

Ever wondered about the mysteries of your cars electrical system. Here is an
interesting article that should relieve your curiosity:

 

All electrical components and wiring harnesses depend on proper circuit
functioning, which is the transmission of charged ions by retention of the
visible spectral manifestation known as "smoke". Smoke is the thing that
makes electrical circuits work. Don't be fooled by scientists and engineers
talking about excited electrons and the like. Smoke is the key to all things
electrical.

 

We know this to be true because every time one lets the smoke out of an
electrical circuit, it stops working. This can be verified repeatedly
through empirical testing. For example, if one places a large copper bar
across the terminals of a battery, prodigious quantities of smoke are
liberated and the battery shortly ceases to function. In addition, if one
observes smoke escaping from an electrical component such as a Lucas voltage
regulator, it will also be observed that the component no longer functions.

 

The logic is elementary and inescapable! The function of the wiring harness
is to conduct the smoke from one device to another. When the wiring harness
springs a leak and lets all the smoke out of the system, nothing works right
afterward.

 

Starter motors were considered unsuitable for British motorcycles for some
time largely because they regularly released large quantities of smoke from
the electrical system. It has been reported that Lucas electrical components
are possibly more prone to electrical leakage than their Bosch, Japanese or
American counterparts. Experts point out that this is because Lucas is
British, and all things British leak. British engines leak oil, British
shock absorbers, hydraulic forks, and disk brake systems leak fluid, British
tires leak air and British Intelligence leaks national

defense secrets.

 

Therefore, it follows that British electrical systems must leak smoke. Once
again, the logic is clear and inescapable.

 

Sometimes you may miss the component releasing the smoke that makes your
electrical system function correctly, but if you sniff around you can often
find the faulty component by the undeniable and telltale smoke smell.
Sometimes this is a better indicator than standard electrical tests
performed with a volt-ohm meter.

 

In conclusion, the basic concept of transmission of electrical energy in the
form of smoke provides a clear and logical explanation of the mysteries of
electrical components and why they fail.

 

"A gentleman does not motor about after dark." - Joseph Lucas, 1842 - 1903

 

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