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Ignition cut out device
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:31 pm
by youngb506
I've had my saloon for more than 20 years but never known what the two wires under the dash which I connect together to prevent the engine being started are wired to. Today I was touching one of the disconnected spade terminals when I started the car and got a load of smallish but very noticeable electric shocks. I'm sure this isn't meant to happen. Can anyone help me understand what's going on ?
Re: Ignition cut out device
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 6:26 pm
by oliver90owner
You tell us! Could be a couple or more of ways to prevent the power reaching the HT side. We really need to know where these wires originate and terminate.
Re: Ignition cut out device
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:29 pm
by Mark Wilson
As RAB says, probably a way of interrupting the HT circuit. Can we avoid being specific, though - don't want to educate anyone who shouldn't know as to how secret switches (or secret bare terminals....) are normally set up!
Re: Ignition cut out device
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 11:59 pm
by irmscher
It was probably using you as the ground earth
