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cadetchris
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unknown switch

Post by cadetchris »

whilst recently attacking my heater matrix, i noticed a small black slider switch on the underside of the dash (just below and to the right of the choke) i flicked it around and nothing happened, even with the ignition on.

Whats it for?
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Post by d_harris »

Turns the speedo backlight on/off

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Post by mike.perry »

Something to do with the war time blackout :wink: :wink:
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Post by ssnjimb »

or dynamo power saving (8 watts lol)
I own a 1974 MG Midget 1275 in Teal Blue "Midget" is what we call him and he is in very good to excellant condition "midget" is a Chrome bumper/Round Wheel arch model.
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Post by cadetchris »

ah, why on earth would you want to turn the speedo backlight off? oh well, that means ill have to fix it then as it dosent do anything atm
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Post by Sidney'61 »

It'll only only do something when the lights are on!
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Post by tortron »

cadetchris wrote:ah, why on earth would you want to turn the speedo backlight off? oh well, that means ill have to fix it then as it dosent do anything atm
to save power when parked - used to leave your PARK lights on (funny that)
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