Control Box Terminals

[ian thomson]

I also did something similar when building my J2.  The early 30s control boxes, who's numbers I can't remember but they are similar to the TA ones, come with and without field fuses.  I had one without and I fitted a fuse holder from a domestic plug (we have plugs with fuses in over here) in the place designed for the field fuse by drilling out the rivets and bolting the fuse holder in with a 2ba nut and bolt.  On the subject of soldering connections I find the fuse boxes on MGBs to be prone to bad connections leading to a lack of headlights when you need them most.  I have overcome this (so far) by soldering around and over the rivets which come loose under the box. Ian Thomson

On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 8:46 PM +0100, "Joe Curto" joecurto@aol.com> wrote: I did something like that on MGTD fuse boxes, drill out the rivet side of the bad terminal and then the new one drill and tap 10/32 ( or 2 BA) and insert a screw in from the bottom and screw the terminal in place Joe Curto 718-762-7878 www.joecurto.com -----Original Message----- From: ian thomson i.thomson@talk21.com [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> To: MG-TABC List mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Fri, Sep 21, 2018 4:23 am Subject: [mg-tabc] Control Box Terminals   Re: "Has anyone successfully replace the grub screw terminals on the control box?" Steve, this is not uncommon. Being brass the terminals are relatively soft and liable to wear. Not being complete circles they are often overtightened at which point they, as you say, become liable to fatigue. For all these reasons you have to be gentle with them. I have never tried to replace them but it might work. Firstly though I would try to find a grub screw which is unworn and therefore fits better. Also I would tin the wire ends so that they grip better on tightening. You could of course go the whole hog and just solder the wires in! It would make things awkward if you need to take them out again but it would solve the problem, and how often do you remove these wires anyway? Good luck Ian Thomson Notts. 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[Steve S]

Thanks to all who responded both on and off list. Lots of good info and every potential solution was a good one. I'll ponder them all until I decide which one I like best. - Steve Simmons, TC8975