Its electrical but What the hell is it?????

Post by: **bloodknock** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:35 pm

I kneel at the foot of the font of all Lotus wisdom again........71 Elan Sprint stripped nearly 40 years ago, now under rebuild. All parts packaged and stored at stripdown, but forgot to identify this object... any clues????
My guess, RFI Inductance for radio feed, any one got a better idea?

Post by: **billwill** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:59 pm

Beats me, I've not seen one of those before.

It could be as you say a radio interference choke. if so it is likely to have a ferrite rod in there.

Or it could be the ballast dropper resistor for an ignition coil of a Ballasted ignition coil system, but if so I would expect it to get a bit hot and that does not look like heat resistant cover.

Post by: **john.p.clegg** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 5:34 am

It's an in line something (male on one end,female on other),do you have a meter?

John :wink:

Post by: **rgh0** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 5:51 am

Braided wires and what looks like coaxial plugs makes me think something to do with the radio antenna system do you have matching plugs / wires on anything else?

regards
Rohan

Post by: **john.p.clegg** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 6:02 am

Sorry Rohan but they're not coax , just spade terminals...

John :wink:

Post by: **lotusfan** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 6:55 am

Try measuring the resistance with a multimeter, if it is much higher in one direction than the other it stands a chance of being a diode.

Post by: **AlfaLofa** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 7:04 am

bloodknock wrote:My guess, RFI Inductance for radio feed

I think you are right - I bought one yesterday and it looks somewhat similar to your gizmo.

Post by: **bloodknock** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 10:36 pm

Resistance 1.8 ohms both directions. Male spade one end, female at the other. Looks more andmore like a choke to me, unless someone knows better.......

Post by: **AHM** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 11:03 pm

a fuse holder

Post by: **bloodknock** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 8:43 am

No way into it. Its a moulded assembly, surely a fuse would accessible to change?

Post by: **AHM** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 11:17 am

In the photo it looks like there is a slot cut into it at either end.

Post by: **Jeff@Jae** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 8:51 pm

Add on inline fuse ? I remember new +2s had several of those in a bag along with a bunch of Nylok nuts as part of the PDI when prepping those cars for the showroom.

Post by: **bloodknock** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 9:39 pm

There is a fine slot but there appears to be no way into it. Ive tried limited gentle persuasion shot of destroying the thing. Ive passed progressively increasing current through it up to 30A (briefly)

Post by: **billwill** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 9:49 pm

bloodknock wrote:There is a fine slot but there appears to be no way into it. Ive tried limited gentle persuasion shot of destroying the thing. Ive passed progressively increasing current through it up to 30A (briefly)

Maybe it is a fuse & you just replace the whole thing, connectors and all, if the fuse blows.

Post by: **john.p.clegg** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:42 am

A fuse with a resistance of 1.8 Ohms???

In-line choke for the radio.

John :wink:

Its electrical but What the hell is it?????

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