[W126 Coupe] 126 batteries

[Jonathan Hodgman]

Grew up in/around Austin Healey's and Jag's...we never got stuck 
Anywhere.  hell, I drove a 64 3000 for 2 years in college.  put 25,000 
HARD(!!!!) miles on that car over those two years, never skipped @ beat 
even @ 7K RPM..thanks to custom rods, pistons, lightened crank, fly 
wheel, stage 3 cam and some serious head work:)

If you maintained the cars as per the schedule (think 1950's Ferrari 
V12) they worked Great.  Treat it like a chevy and you'll be sitting 
somewhere going nowhere fast;-)

Jonathan

On 5/4/2011 2:12 PM, Day . Ralph wrote:

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> Okay, I had a British Daimler SP250 once.  Yup, Lucas positive ground 

> electrical system.  The thing eat voltage regulators for lunch.  When 

> the part was crossed over to a Rolls Royce part number, the price 

> tripled for the regulator.  That's when I unloaded the car.  Too bad, 

> it was a fun car to drive.

>

> *Ralph D. Day*

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> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 04, 2011 2:10 PM

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> *Subject:* Re: [W126 Coupe] 126 batteries

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> LUCAS....PRINCE OF DARKNESS

>

> On May 4, 2011, at 2:06 PM, Mister McGoo wrote:

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>

> Thanks.  That is a great explanation!  I'll use it.

>

> I use to smoke too, and I don't work either.  -Bellamy

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> From:diefenbach at kingcon.com <mailto:diefenbach at kingcon.com>

> To:mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com <mailto:mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

> Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 13:21:18 -0400

> Subject: [W126 Coupe] 126 batteries

>

> 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, whichis 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 outof 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 logicis 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 thisis 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 logicis clear and inescapable.

>

> Sometimes you may miss the component releasing the smoke that makes 

> your electrical system function correctly, butif 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 conceptof 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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