Another 6V 53-55 wiring issue
The vintage and modern color wiring diagrams I referenced in my recent post about 6V radio wiring show the wire to the coaxial noise suppression condenser on the ignition shielding to be pink. That is correct.
However, most people assume the continuation of that wiring from the condenser to the coil is also pink. Even Lectric Limited sells a pink wire for that application. (I advised them not to.) I see a lot of cars on the judging floor with pink wires inside the shielding. That is not correct. Both wires coming off the coil are black.
This shows again how restorers can be influenced by erroneous published information rather than paying close attention to how the cars were actually assembled. You learn from studying low mileage unrestored cars. So document everything when you disassemble your cars and verify if changes have already been made or its still original. If you are not sure how the factory did it find an unrestored car to examine. I did and I have over a thousand photos or several cars. Still there are things for us to learn.
However, most people assume the continuation of that wiring from the condenser to the coil is also pink. Even Lectric Limited sells a pink wire for that application. (I advised them not to.) I see a lot of cars on the judging floor with pink wires inside the shielding. That is not correct. Both wires coming off the coil are black.
This shows again how restorers can be influenced by erroneous published information rather than paying close attention to how the cars were actually assembled. You learn from studying low mileage unrestored cars. So document everything when you disassemble your cars and verify if changes have already been made or its still original. If you are not sure how the factory did it find an unrestored car to examine. I did and I have over a thousand photos or several cars. Still there are things for us to learn.
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