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FAO those of you that have had or do own the other A series, what electrical connector do I need to attach a wire to the back of these switches?

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April 11th, 2014, 12:12 pm
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Post Re: Mini Owners - what electrical connector?
try these
http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/V ... mepage.php
http://www.carbuildersolutions.com/uk/electrical


April 11th, 2014, 12:23 pm
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Post Re: Mini Owners - what electrical connector?
samfieldhouse wrote:
FAO those of you that have had or do own the other A series, what electrical connector do I need to attach a wire to the back of these switches?

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picture of the BACK might have been helpfull ;)

Lucar on the later ones IIRC its been 30 rs since i had a Mini Bullets on the early ones?

Just get them and then you can work out what you need .

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April 11th, 2014, 3:58 pm
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Post Re: Mini Owners - what electrical connector?
I have them (at parental home) but still can't see what I need... looks like 3mm bullet terminals?


April 11th, 2014, 4:06 pm
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Post Re: Mini Owners - what electrical connector?
yep same as the crimp bullets used to fix on to the coil.

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Post Re: Mini Owners - what electrical connector?
Ask Dave Boulton on Facebook, or I can pass his number on, he will have the bits you want.

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April 11th, 2014, 6:54 pm
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Post Re: Mini Owners - what electrical connector?
Bullets. Female multiblocks are what is fitted to the car. (like on the back of an 80's D*lly's hazard switch, but round).
Minispares might have them?

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April 14th, 2014, 3:18 pm
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Post Re: Mini Owners - what electrical connector?
So my learning has taught me this evening that the spades provide (always on) illumination of the switch. Such illumination it hides the decal telling you what the switch does!
On the 2 pin switches the pins are simply + and - and are switched by the switch, handy.
Irritatingly the smallest of my small bullet connectors is too big so I need to work out a way of attaching a cable.
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Mini spares do a plug thing but at £5 a go it seems expensive.

Any ideas why minis use spades AND bullets?


April 26th, 2014, 12:12 am
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And with the six pin plugs, the top for are switched + and - but weirdly, the bottom two work the other way, i.e. i goes live when the switch is off, is this to switch between circuits?


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Post Re: Mini Owners - what electrical connector?
BL was a law unto its self the change over to the almost universal Lucar spade conector would have probably sparked a national strike involving Liverpool dockers and London bin men and the panick buying of sugar.

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